Daily DEVOTIONAL

Luke 21:20-28: Your Redemption Is Drawing Near

September 4, 2025

Isaiah 9-10, Proverbs 20:1-15, Luke 21:20-28, Hebrews 2:10-18  Luke 21:20-28: Jesus now once again predicts the future as a concertina—first the near horizon and then the far horizon as the prediction expands. Verses 20-24 concern the fall of Jerusalem. Jesus’ counsel to “flee” when “you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies” was heeded by many Christian disciples who did…

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