Prophecy of Coming Doom: Luke 23:27-32
“27) And following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were mourning and lamenting Him. 28) But Jesus turning to them said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29) For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’ 30) Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ 31) For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry? 32) And two others also , who were criminals, were being led astray to be put to death with Him.” Luke 23:27-32
As Jesus and the other two were being led along toward the place of crucifixion, there was a great multitude following and mourning. It is doubtful that many tears were being shed for the two criminals.
It was at this time that Jesus made a prophetic utterance while en route and warned of coming days of great sorrow. The mourning for Him was going to be dim by comparison to what was shortly going to happen in Jerusalem.
This was most likely a reference to the coming destruction of both the temple and Jerusalem in 70 AD. Just as Jesus prophesied, the Romans came and totally destroyed Jerusalem and the Jewish temple.
There is an irony to the story. Because of intense persecution against the early Jewish Christians, many had already scattered and were prepared for hard times.
By the time Jerusalem was destroyed, the gospel had spread widely among the Gentiles and they in turn were able to show love and compassion to persecuted Jews who had rejected Jesus. Though they tried to destroy Him and stomp out the gospel, it was His people who became the only beacon of hope to help the Jewish people when judgement fell by Rome.
Many of the Gentile converts were Roman citizens and therefore somewhat sheltered from the brunt of the persecution imposed against the early Christians by Rome.
During His early public ministry, Jesus had taught that “ the way you judge, you will be judged, and by your standard of measure it will be measured to you!” (Matthew 7:1-2)
So it happened to both the religious leaders and the Jewish people. The physical temple was torn down by Rome and to this present day has never been rebuilt.
The prophecy of coming mourning and sorrow that Jesus uttered on His way to Golgotha was so accurate, the wailing wall at the temple site is still the location of weeping and tears to this very day. It is called “The Wailing Wall.”
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
“27) And following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were mourning and lamenting Him. 28) But Jesus turning to them said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29) For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’ 30) Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ 31) For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry? 32) And two others also , who were criminals, were being led astray to be put to death with Him.” Luke 23:27-32
As Jesus and the other two were being led along toward the place of crucifixion, there was a great multitude following and mourning. It is doubtful that many tears were being shed for the two criminals.
It was at this time that Jesus made a prophetic utterance while en route and warned of coming days of great sorrow. The mourning for Him was going to be dim by comparison to what was shortly going to happen in Jerusalem.
This was most likely a reference to the coming destruction of both the temple and Jerusalem in 70 AD. Just as Jesus prophesied, the Romans came and totally destroyed Jerusalem and the Jewish temple.
There is an irony to the story. Because of intense persecution against the early Jewish Christians, many had already scattered and were prepared for hard times.
By the time Jerusalem was destroyed, the gospel had spread widely among the Gentiles and they in turn were able to show love and compassion to persecuted Jews who had rejected Jesus. Though they tried to destroy Him and stomp out the gospel, it was His people who became the only beacon of hope to help the Jewish people when judgement fell by Rome.
Many of the Gentile converts were Roman citizens and therefore somewhat sheltered from the brunt of the persecution imposed against the early Christians by Rome.
During His early public ministry, Jesus had taught that “ the way you judge, you will be judged, and by your standard of measure it will be measured to you!” (Matthew 7:1-2)
So it happened to both the religious leaders and the Jewish people. The physical temple was torn down by Rome and to this present day has never been rebuilt.
The prophecy of coming mourning and sorrow that Jesus uttered on His way to Golgotha was so accurate, the wailing wall at the temple site is still the location of weeping and tears to this very day. It is called “The Wailing Wall.”
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
