Questions about Luke 21:5-28

  1. What is the sign of Jerusalem's desolation?
    1. The sun, moon, and stars will darken.
      • No, that is the sign of the Lord's official Second Coming.
    2. Lightning will flash in the east and even into the west.
      • No, that is not a sign.
    3. False Christ's will be abundant.
      • No, there are many false Christs today.
    4. Right Answer!Jerusalem will be surrounded by armies.
      • Yes, this is the sign that Jerusalem will soon be destroyed. This was accomplished in 70 AD by the Roman army.

     

     

  2. Was this sign mentioned in Matthew's and Mark's account?
    1. Yes.
      • No, this sign is only found in Luke.
    2. Right Answer!No.
      • This is correct. This sign of Jerusalem's destruction is only found in Luke.

     

     

  3. Matthew and Mark both said that those in Judea should flee at the abomination that causes desolation sign, but Luke says to flee when the city is surrounded, why the difference?
    1. Luke is speaking of a different time.
      • Yes, Luke was speaking of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD, and Matthew and Mark mentioned only the destruction that is yet to occur after the abomination that causes desolation sign.
      • Luke 21:12
        "But before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. (NIV)
      • See how Luke says that before all this..? This is different than the other gospel accounts.
      • It is important to understand that the gospel accounts do not differ in accuracy. They must all be examined together to get the complete picture.
      • This is not the best answer.
    2. Not all details are recorded in each and every account.
      • Yes, this is correct, but this is not the best answer.
    3. These events mean whatever a person interprets them to mean.
      • No, this is totally wrong.
    4. Both things are going to happen.
      • Yes, both will happen, but this is not he best answer.
    5. Right Answer!All but (c.).
      • Yes, this is the best answer.

     

     

  4. What is the time of punishment mentioned in Luke 21:22?
    1. This is speaking of the great day of the Lord.
    2. This is speaking about the time of God's terrible wrath.
    3. This is talking about the day of vengeance of our God.
    4. This is taking of the Jews banishment from the land of Judea and the persecution of her people.

    5. Right Answer!All of the above.
      • Yes, this time goes by many names and is the focus of most of the prophecies.

     

     

  5. During the time of punishment which people are punished in Luke 21:23?
    1. The Gentiles.
      • This is true, but this is not the people that the text is talking about.
    2. Right Answer!The Jews.
      • Yes, this is a time that God will use to purify his chosen people.
    3. The Romans.
      • No, the text is not talking about the Romans.
    4. The Christians
      • No the Christians will have been "raptured" by this point.

     

     

  6. When are the times of the Gentiles fulfilled?
    1. Right Answer!When the Lord reestablishes the Israelites in the land of Israel.
      • Yes, this is the best answer.
    2. It was fulfilled in 1947 with the establishment of the modern nation of Israel.
      • No, the Gentiles still have power over the Israelites.
    3. They were prophetically fulfilled in 487 AD with the official fall of the Roman Empire.
      • No, and I have no idea when the Roman Empire officially fell.
    4. When the two witnesses of Revelation chapter twelve begin to preach.
      • No.

     

     

  7. Upon who shall the day of destruction fall like a trap?
    1. Everyone.
      • No, not everyone.
    2. Right Answer!Those that have had their hearts weighed down will dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life.
      • Yes, those that do not have a faith filled relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
    3. All peoples on the face of the earth that are twenty years old or older.
      • No.
    4. Those people that have not declared before witnesses, "Jesus is Lord."
      • No. There is no magic power in those words, as so many teach. It is those that have true faith in God that shall be saved, not those that pray the "sinner's prayer" and say the magic words.

 

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