Luke 21:31

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So also you, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.

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  • Matt 3:2 : 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
  • Matt 16:1-4 : 1 The Demand for a Sign Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 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.
  • Luke 12:51-57 : 51 Do you think I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division! 52 For from now on there will be five in one household divided, three against two and two against three. 53 They 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.” 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. 55 And when you see the south wind blowing, you say,‘There will be scorching heat,’ and there is. 56 You 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? 57 Clear the Debts“And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
  • Heb 10:37 : 37 For just a little longer and he who is coming will arrive and not delay.
  • Jas 5:9 : 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates!
  • 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 Service, Suffering, and Judgment For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.

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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.

    30I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

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    34I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

  • Luke 21:25-30
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    27Then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud with power and great glory.

    28But when these things begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

    29The Parable of the Fig Tree Then he told them a parable:“Look at the fig tree and all the other trees.

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