Luke 12:54
Reading the Signs Jesus also said to the crowds,“When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once,‘A rainstorm is coming,’ and it does.
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- 1 Kgs 18:44-45 : 44 The seventh time the servant said,“Look, a small cloud, the size of the palm of a man’s hand, is rising up from the sea.” Elijah then said,“Go and tell Ahab,‘Hitch up the chariots and go down, so that the rain won’t overtake you.’” 45 Meanwhile the sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind blew, and there was a heavy rainstorm. Ahab rode toward Jezreel.
- Matt 16:2-4 : 2 He said,“When evening comes you say,‘It will be fair weather, because the sky is red,’ 3 and in the morning,‘It will be stormy today, because the sky is red and darkening.’ You know how to judge correctly the appearance of the sky, but you cannot evaluate the signs of the times. 4 A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then he left them and went away.
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55And when you see the south wind blowing, you say,‘There will be scorching heat,’ and there is.
56You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how can you not know how to interpret the present time?
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2He said,“When evening comes you say,‘It will be fair weather, because the sky is red,’
3and in the morning,‘It will be stormy today, because the sky is red and darkening.’ You know how to judge correctly the appearance of the sky, but you cannot evaluate the signs of the times.
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52For from now on there will be five in one household divided, three against two and two against three.
53They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
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22The Coming of the Son of Man Then he said to the disciples,“The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
23Then people will say to you,‘Look, there he is!’ or‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
24For just like the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
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44The seventh time the servant said,“Look, a small cloud, the size of the palm of a man’s hand, is rising up from the sea.” Elijah then said,“Go and tell Ahab,‘Hitch up the chariots and go down, so that the rain won’t overtake you.’”
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30When they sprout leaves, you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near.
31So also you, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
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26Then everyone will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.
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3If the clouds are full of rain, they will empty themselves on the earth, and whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, the tree will lie wherever it falls.
4He who watches the wind will not sow, and he who observes the clouds will not reap.
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40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
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27For just like the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
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28The Parable of the Fig Tree“Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
29So also you, when you see these things happening, know that he is near, right at the door.
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27Then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud with power and great glory.
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11But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,
12for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you must say.”
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34As he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
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30It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
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45so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
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21But now, the sun cannot be looked at– it is bright in the skies– after a wind passed and swept the clouds away.
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27The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed– it was utterly destroyed!”
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12Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.
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16When his voice thunders, the waters in the heavens roar. He makes the clouds rise from the far-off horizons. He makes the lightning flash out in the midst of the rain. He unleashes the wind from the places where he stores it.
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54Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said,“Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”
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2before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds disappear after the rain;
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32The Parable of the Fig Tree“Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
33So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the door.
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30Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
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16He then told them a parable:“The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,
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35Stilling of a Storm On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.”
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11He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through the clouds.
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25Counting the Cost Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,
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33His thunder announces the coming storm, the cattle also, concerning the storm’s approach.
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12No, a wind too strong for that will come at my bidding. Yes, even now I, myself, am calling down judgment on them.’
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37Now a great windstorm developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.
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24When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John:“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
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24The Arrival of the Son of Man“But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;
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2Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.
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26Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man.
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27And the men were amazed and said,“What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!”
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10Persecution of Disciples Then he said to them,“Nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
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34The Purpose of Parables Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable.
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54As they got out of the boat, people immediately recognized Jesus.
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44Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.