Ecwa daily devotional 22 MARCH 2024

20:“When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.

21:Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city.

22:For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written.

23:How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.

24:They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

25:“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.

26:People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.

27:At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

28:When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

Jesus prophesied the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonian army and linked it with the desolation in Daniel 12:11.

This clearly refers to the fall of Jerusalem in AD70. But other statements in this section would be fulfilled at the end of time when the Son of Man will come in a cloud with power and great glory.

After a period of suffering, God’s people will witness their final redemption and join Jesus in glory and their resurrection bodies (Romans 8:23,1 Cor. 15:52 – 54).

QUESTION: Are you sensitive to the signs Jesus revealed?

PRAYER: Help me, dear Lord, to be ready and watchful, in Jesus name. Amen

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