Luke 21:31-34

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

31 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. 32 c Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all has taken place. 33 d Heaven and earth will pass away, but e my words will not pass away.

Watch Yourselves

34 "But watch yourselves f lest g your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and h cares of this life, and i that day come upon you suddenly j like a trap.

  1. Cross References
    Luke 9:27
    But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 102:26
    They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away.
    Isaiah 51:6
    Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and they who dwell in it will die in like manner; but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will never be dismayed.
    2 Peter 3:10
    But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.
    Matthew 5:18
    For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
    Hebrews 12:27
    This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of things that are shaken - that is, things that have been made - in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 119:89
    Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.
    Isaiah 40:8
    The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
    1 Peter 1:23
    Since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God.
    1 Peter 1:25
    But the word of the Lord remains forever." And this word is the good news that was preached to you.
  4. Cross References
    Romans 13:13
    Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy.
    1 Thessalonians 5:6 - 7
    So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.
    1 Peter 4:7
    The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.
  5. Cross References
    James 5:5
    You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
  6. Cross References
    Matthew 13:22
    As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
  7. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 5:3 - 4
    While people are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
    Luke 12:40
    You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
  8. Cross References
    Ecclesiastes 9:12
    For man does not know his time. Like fish that are taken in an evil net, and like birds that are caught in a snare, so the children of man are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them.
    Isaiah 24:17
    Terror and the pit and the snare are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth!
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