Luke 21
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Luke 21 is a chapter in the New Testament Gospel of Luke in which Jesus delivers apocalyptic teaching about the end times, including prophecies often associated with the Second Coming of Christ.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olivet Discourse (part) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | chapter of the Gospel of Luke ⓘ |
| addressesAudience |
Apostles
ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus’ disciples
|
| authorTraditionallyAttributedTo | Luke the Evangelist ⓘ |
| beginsWith | observation of the rich and a poor widow giving offerings ⓘ |
| bookNumberInNewTestament | 3 ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical scripture in Christianity ⓘ |
| centralFigure | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| chapterNumberInLuke | 21 ⓘ |
| contains |
apocalyptic discourse
ⓘ
exhortation to watchfulness and prayer ⓘ parable of the fig tree ⓘ prediction of earthquakes, famines, and pestilences ⓘ prediction of persecution of Jesus’ followers ⓘ prediction of wars and uprisings ⓘ prophecy about Jerusalem being surrounded by armies ⓘ prophecy of the destruction of the Jerusalem temple ⓘ signs in the sun, moon, and stars ⓘ teaching about the coming of the Son of Man ⓘ teaching about the times of the Gentiles ⓘ teaching on the end times ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
endurance to gain life
ⓘ
trust in divine sovereignty over history ⓘ |
| eschatologicalFocus | events preceding the coming of the Son of Man ⓘ |
| eschatologicalImagery |
distress of nations
ⓘ
shaking of heavenly bodies ⓘ |
| exhortsTo |
prayer
ⓘ
watchfulness ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalyptic teaching
ⓘ
prophetic discourse ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| locationOfDiscourse | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| mentions | widow’s offering ⓘ |
| parallelPassageIn |
Mark 13
ⓘ
Matthew 24 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Bible
Gospel of Luke ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| testament | New Testament ⓘ |
| textualTradition | preserved in various Greek manuscripts ⓘ |
| theme |
Second Coming of Christ
ⓘ
final judgment ⓘ perseverance under persecution ⓘ transience of the temple and earthly structures ⓘ vigilance and readiness ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
eschatological teaching in Christian theology ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst |
deception by false messiahs
ⓘ
fear and anxiety about world events ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Olivet Discourse (part)