“ In your patience possess ye your souls. ”
The account of the destruction of Jerusalem contained in this chapter has been fully considered in the notes at Matthew 24 . All that will be necessary here will be an explanation of a few words t...
In your patience (d) possess ye your souls. (d) Though you are surrounded on all sides with many miseries, yet nonetheless be valiant and courageous, and bear out these things bravely.
The Eschatological Discourse (Mark 13*, Matthew 24*). Lk. follows Mk., though with certain modifications and amplifications. In Mt., Mk. is blended with Q, but Lk. has already used the Q material i...
patience . patient endurance. possess ye . ye shall possess. Occurs only here, and Luke 18:12 . Matthew 10:9 ; Acts 1:18 ; Acts 8:20 ; Acts 22:28 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:4 . souls . lives. App-...
Luke 21:19 . In your patience. Here Christ enjoins on his followers a different method of defending their life from what is dictated by carnal reason. For naturally every man desires to plac...
DISCOURSE: 1571 ENCOURAGEMENT TO BEAR PERSECUTION Luke 21:17-19 . Ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake. But there shall not an hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye yo...
In your patience possess ye your souls. In your patience - Rather, your perseverance, your faithful continuance in my word and doctrine. Ye will preserve your souls. Ye shall escape the Roman sword,...
In your patience possess ye your souls.— "Keep the government of your own spirits through grace in these awful scenes, which will bear down so many others; and you will secure the most valuable sel...
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, Far the exposition, see the notes at Mark 13:1-37 .
The Widow's Mite. Prophecy of the Fall of Jerusalem and the Second Advent 1-4. The widow's mite ( Mark 12:41 ). See on Mk.
(7-19) Master, but when shall these things be? — See Notes on Matthew 24:3-14 ; Mark 13:3-13 . St. Luke omits the Mount of Olives as being the scene of the question and the prophecy, and the name...
Days That Try Men's Souls Luke 21:5-19 When we ask speculative questions, the Master bids us take heed to ourselves. His predictions in this passage were literally fulfilled in the events whi...
Here we have another illustration of the fact that nothing could escape the Master's vigilance. Of the gifts being cast into the treasury He was the true Appraiser. He saw the widow as she cast in he...
And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. But when ye shall hear of wars and comm...
PATIENCE ‘In your patience possess ye your souls.’ Luke 21:19 I. Patience never seems to be an heroic remedy , least of all in the face of action so overwhelming and scenes so terrific as t...
In your patience, possess ye your souls. By patiently bearing all afflictions, reproaches, indignities, and persecutions, enjoy yourselves; let nothing disturb or distress you; possess that peace a...
In your patience possess ye your souls. Ver. 19. In your patience possess ] That is, enjoy yourselves, however the world goes with you. He that cannot have patience had need made up his pack and...
It shall turn to you for a testimony The persecutions which you suffer shall become a glorious proof both of your innocence and of their guilt in rejecting the gospel. Settle it, therefore, in you...
THE WIDOW'S TWO MITES (vs.1-4) The first four verses are a continuation of the sublect of Chapter 20. If the scribes had no regard for widows, God takes full account of them. Rich men may donate...
Judgments Predicted. 5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, 6 As for thes...
Patience is either passive, seen in a quiet, free, and courageous suffering those evils which God will please in his providence to order us for our portion; or active, seen in a quiet believing, wait...
The Coming Destruction Of The Temple (21:5-24). The destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 AD is now for us a simple fact of history of which today many are unaware, and most see it as almo...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 21:7 . And they asked Him .—St. Mark tells us ( Luke 13:3 ) that the questioners were the apostles Peter, John, James and Andrew. The discourse that follows is related by the...
Luke 21:19 Or, as it may rather be termed, "By your endurance ye shall gain possession of your lives, ye shall secure yourselves from perils of bodily harm and death." It is also, "Ye shall save y...
Luke 21:1-6 . And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said, Of a truth I say unto you...
Luke 21:5 . Some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts. This conversation occurred as they were going out of the temple. Mark 13:1 . On mount Olivet the Lord delive...
Master, but when shall these things be? Judaism overthrown I. THE MASTER’S WARNING CONCERNING FALSE CHRISTS. 1. Many will assume the daring role. (1) Some saying, “I am Christ.” (2)...
EXPOSITION Luke 21:1-42 The widow ' s mite. We find this little sketch only here and in St. Mark ( Mark 12:41 ). The Master was sitting—resting, probably, after the effort of the great...
Earlier signs:
1 Thessalonians 1:3 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:5 ; Hebrews 10:36 ; Hebrews 6:11 ; Hebrews 6:15 ; James 1:3 ; James 5:7-11 ; Luke 8:15 ; Psalms 27:13 ; Psalms 27:14 ; Psalms 37:7 ; Psalms 40:1 ;...
In your patience possess ye your souls — Be calm and serene, masters of yourselves, and superior to all irrational and disquieting passions. By keeping the government of your spirits, you will both...