Luk 21:8-11 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Luke 21:8-11: 21:8-11 Jesus foretold events that are often misinterpreted as signs of the end, such as the appearance of false messiahs, wars, earthquakes, famines, and severe persecution, but Jesus said that the end won’t follow immediately . 21:8 claiming, ‘I am the Messiah’: See study note on Mark 13:5-6.

Summary for Luke 21:8-11: 21:8-11 ^a Jesus foretold events that are often misinterpreted as signs of the end, such as the appearance of false messiahs, wars, earthquakes, famines, and severe persecution, but Jesus said that the end won’t follow immediately. 21:8 ^b claiming, ‘I am the Messiah’: See study note on Mark 13:5-6.
21:11 ^c Cataclysmic events such as these are often associated with the judgment of God (1 Sam 14:15 ^d; Ps 18:7-8 ^e; Isa 2:19 ^f, 21 ^g; 5:25 ^h; 13:13 ⁱ; 24:18 ^j; 29:5-6 ^k; Jer 14:12 ^l; 21:6-7 ^m; Ezek 14:21 ⁿ; Amos 1:1 ^o) and the end of the age (Isa 24:18 ^p; 29:5-6 ^q; Ezek 38:19 ^r; Joel 2:10 ^s; Hag 2:6 ^t, 21 ^u; Zech 14:4 ^v; cp. Rev 6:12 ^w; 8:5 ^x; 11:13 ^y, 19 ^z; 16:18 ^aa).

• great miraculous signs from heaven: See study note on 21:25.