Luke
21:25-36
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Comparative Texts:
- The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
- Comparative texts about New Covenant Eschatology and Apocalyptic Speculation from Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Targum, proto-Kabbala, Mishnah, Babylonian Talmud, and Midrash. At Rutgers University, Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus.
- "Jesus' Apocalyptic Return," "The Unknown Time," "Within This Generation," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
- IV.XXXVI.3 (Prophets sent from same Father who sent Son), IV.XXXVII.3 (Free Will), Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- IV.39 (Concerning Those Who Come in the Name of Christ), Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter XXII (When the Resurrection Occurs), On the Resurrection of the Flesh, Tertullian (c. 211)
- On the Mortality -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
- "The Nearness of the Kingdom," Luke 21:31, Meister Eckhart.
- "An Exhortation to Bear with the Weak," Luke 21:25-36, Martin Luther, c. 1521.
- "Christ's Second Coming," Martin Luther, c. 1522.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "We must be sober and watchful both day and night for the Lord's coming, so that we are not taken unexpectedly."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
- "When he comes to judge the world, he will redeem all that are his from their troubles."
- From
Wesley's
Notes.
John Wesley
(1703-1791).
- "That ye may be counted worthy - This word sometimes signifies an honour conferred on a person, as when the apostles are said to be counted worthy to suffer shame for Christ, Acts 5:41. Sometimes meet or becoming: as when John the Baptist exhorts, to bring fruits worthy of repentance."
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "Though the grandeur of this language carries the mind over the head of all periods but that of Christ's second coming, nearly every expression will be found used of the Lord's coming in terrible national judgments, as of Babylon, &c.; and from Lu 21:28, 32, it seems undeniable that its immediate reference was to the destruction of Jerusalem, though its ultimate reference beyond doubt is to Christ's final coming."
- From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
Luke 21:25-36, Michal Beth Dinkler, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2018
- "Today’s lectionary passage is situated in a longer apocalyptic discourse in which Jesus warns of coming persecutions and foretells the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple."
- Living by the Word, William H. Lamar IV, The Christian Century, 2018.
- "What will it take to break through our numbness?"
- "Courage!" David Lose, ...in the Meantime, 2018.
- "...the greatest challenge we face today is fear."
- "Stand Up!" Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2018.
- "What might you see if you just stood up and raised your head? Where might you see the promise of the coming Christ?"
- "When You See These Things," Debie Thomas, Journey with Jesus, 2018.
- "In our Gospel reading for this first week of Advent, Jesus challenges us to name and welcome the 'here,' even when the here is perilous."
- "A Thin Veil of Peace," Jennifer Henry, 2018.
- "On the first Sunday of Advent, Luke’s gospel invites us into an apocalyptic scene, where we are urged to recognize the 'now' even as we anticipate the 'not yet.'"
- "Provoking the Gospel," Richard Swanson, 2018.
- "Jesus is now saying what his grandmother and mother will have taught him to hope for: the world is now finally being turned right-side-up."
- Monday Meditation, Gary Neal Hansen, 2018.
- "Something is needed in our spiritual life to nurture the deep-down trust in God called faith."
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2018.
- "The Coming Near of God," Raj Bharat Patta, The Politics of Scripture, 2018.
- "The nearness of God inspires communities to work for justice, for the Son of Man as a co-pilgrim participates in the struggles of the creation."
- A Plain Account commentary by David Johnston, 2018.
- "Theology, like nature, abhors a vacuum."
- Commentary,
Luke 21:25-36, Robert Hoch, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2015.
- "Curiously, amid the rising tide of confusion, we are to look for a familiar face, one we will recognize..."
- "Stand Up And Raise Your Heads!" David Lose, ...in the Meantime, 2015.
- "...We can, in other words, when we begin to grow afraid, bid each other again and again to stand up and raise our heads, confident that our redemption draws near."
- "Why Advent?" Karoline Lewis, Dear Working Preacher, 2015.
- "Why Advent? To help us see beyond our present..."
- "The Politics of Waiting," Mark Davis, Political Theology Today, 2015.
- "The challenge of this text for preachers is not to play the killjoy of a season that is filled with genuinely good tidings. But it is a call to keep the faithful alert, not distracted by lists and jingles, but called to give desperate attention to what it means that God is at work in the world, even in the most despairing of events."
- Center for Excellence in Preaching, Scott Hoezee, commentary, textual notes, illustration, 2015.
- "We seek something more profound than that which is merely 'merry.'"
- "Apocalypse When?" Andrew Prior, One Man's Web, 2015.
- "Luke lived with the fact that Jerusalem had fallen, but ten or fifteen years later, the Son of Man had not come."
- "The Nearness of the Kingdom: Jesus Goes, Too," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2015.
- "How does the promise that all that Jesus describes is simply a sign that 'your redemption is drawing near' inform how you hear the rest of his words? How is it that we can tune our hearts to the nearness of God's Kingdom even or especially when it feels so far away?"
- "Your Redemption Is Growing Near," Glenn Monson, Law and Gospel Everywhere, 2015.
- "Watching for Signs," Bob Cornwall, Ponderings on a Faith Journey, 2015.
- Evangelio Comentario del San Lucas 21:25-35, Pablo Manuel Ferrer, Working Preacher, 2015.
- On a Stormy Shore, Andrew King, A Poetic Kind of Place, 2015.
- "Waiting," Frederick Buechner, Buechner Blog.
- "I don't know any other passage in the Gospels that is harder to understand, to feel our way into, to know how to respond to, than these words of Jesus about the Second Coming. He is speaking about the end of the world and about the coming of the Kingdom of God as the climactic last act of history, and he is speaking in words and images as foreign to our whole way of thinking as his subject itself."
- Commentary,
Luke 21:25-36, Karl Jaccobson, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2012.
- "As we seek to be raised as children of the Kingdom, patience is key in watching for the signs, in living into the Gospel, and in our daily lives as congregations and as individuals."
- "A Promise Big Enough to Save Us," David Lose, Working Preacher, 2012.
- "...this week’s passage is peculiar and hard and odd and wonderful because it announces to us a promise that itself is peculiar and hard and odd and wonderful, a promise, that is, that is big enough to save us."
- "Advent Possible," Alyce M. McKenzie, Edgy Exegesis, 2012.
- "The Imperative of Expectation," D Mark Davis, raw translation and exegesis/questions, Left Behind and Loving It, 2012.
- Lectionary Blogging, John Petty, Progressive Involvement, 2012.
- "In an apocalyptic situation, with the world appearing to come apart, its foundations shaking, most people would "duck and cover." Yet, says Luke, this is precisely the time for people to show courage and faith."
- "You Said Meet You by the Fig Tree," Michael Coffey, 2012.
- "Finding a Place to Stand and Watch," Peter Woods, The Listening Hermit, 2012.
- "Advent and Eschatology," Peter Lockhart, A Different Heresy, 2012.
- "Hope in a Mad World," Peter Lockhart, a different heresy, 2012.
- Traveling Advent to Epiphany, Luke 21:25-36, reflections by Rachel M. Srubas, Faith Forward, 2012.
- "This Advent, unlock your prayers. Let in a shaken multitude seeking shelter, clarity, and cheer."
- "Raise up your heads," Melissa Bane Sevier, Contemplative Viewfinder, 2012.
- "We turn the page to start the new calendar of our church year, whisper a prayer of thanks and hope, roll up our sleeves and get back to work."
- "Lift Up Your Heads," Alan Brehm, The Waking Dreamer.
- "I have to confess that I'm somewhat cynical about the way we "celebrate Christmas." But I hasten to add that I'm not cynical about the message of Christmas--the promise of God's salvation that consists of peace and justice and freedom for all. I think part of the reason why people seem so oblivious to this message is because it is couched not in the language of cynicism, to which we are so accustomed, but the language of hope and promise."
- Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours,
Luke 21:25-36, David Ewart, 2012.
- "If God's will were to be imposed on earth, at God's sole initiative, and over-riding the earth's built-in processes for change, then we would see that what is needed is not a few minor tweaks here and there; cataclysmic over-turnings are needed. Fainting from fear changes are needed."
- "A Posture of Hope," the Rev. Dr. Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2012.
- "What does a 'posture of hope' look like for you in the day-to-day? What are those experiences or events which have shaken your world and how do you typically respond? How would you like to respond?"
- Comentario del Evangelio por Diana Rocco Tedescom Lucas 21:25-36, Working Preacher, 2012.
- Commentary,
Luke 21:25-36, David Lose, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2009.
- "From Moses to Martin Luther King, Jr., history is full of examples of those who, because they had been to the mountaintop, had peered into the promised land, and had heard and believed the promise of a better future, found the challenges of the present not only endurable, but hopeful."
-
"First
Thoughts on Year C Gospel Passages in the Lectionary,"
Advent 1,
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
- "We may not be weighed down with drunkenness and debauchery, but our self indulgence and the vested interest in sustaining our lifestyles at the expense of peoples trapped in poverty lives itself out in equal irresponsibility - both locally and on a global scale. Our praying may be less for our own survival (21:36) and more for the survival of all."
- Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks
Christian Resources.
- "Apocalyptic literature is written primarily to give hope and assurance to people in the midst of suffering. So should our preaching on this text."
-
Progressive Involvement Lectionary Blogging, Luke 21:25-36, John
Petty, 2009.
- "Therefore, again, 'watch in all times.' Furthermore, pray 'that you might have strength to escape these things, all the things coming to be, and to be stood--stathenai--before the son of man.' Stathenai is an aorist passive infinitive. You don't do the standing. You will be stood."
- "Your Liberation Is Near," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
- "Eschatological Discourse," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
- "The First Sunday in Advent: Luke 21:25-36," The Birth of Jesus Never Saved Anyone: The Lucan Advent Texts, Marc Kolden, Word & World: Theology for Christian Ministry, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1991.
- "The First Sunday in Advent: Luke 21:25-36," Promises, Promises, Gracia Grindal, Word & World: Theology for Christian Ministry, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1988.
- Laterally Luke, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
- Kairos Co-Motion Lectionary Dialogue, Luke 21:25-36, Advent 1C, Wesley White. Progressive Christian perspective.
-
"Great Anticipation,"
Larry Broding's
Word-Sunday.Com: A
Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's
Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
- "What do you look forward to this Christmas? What do you dread this holiday season? Why?"
- "Olivet Discourse," wikipedia.
- Fireweed, a link sent by Peter Haynes, who says:
- "Jesus speaks of the fig tree in Luke 21:29f. The summer I lived in Alaska, I learned of the fireweed which, by the progression of its blossoming, indicates the movement of the season. This site includes a picture with a brief description of this aspect of the fireweed."
- Commentary,
Luke 21:25-36, Michal Beth Dinkler, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2018
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Achtemeier, Elizabeth,
"Luke 21:25-36, Between Text and Sermon," Interpretation, 1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Adams, Joanna, "Light the Candles,"
The Christian Century, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Beechy, Leonard, "Living by the Word: Jeremiah 33:12-16, Luke 21:25-36," The Christian Century,
2009.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Benke, Richard, "1st Sunday of
Advent," Concordia Journal, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Brown, Schuyler,
"The Matthean Apocalypse," Journal for the Study of the New Testament,
1979. (Contains information about Luke's apocalypse, and how it differs from
Matthew and Mark.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Carey, Greg, "Apocalyptic discourse as constructive theology," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2013.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - González, Catherine Gunsalus, "Preaching
the Advent Lectionary," Journal for Preachers, 2003. (Year C)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Grindal, Gracia,
"Promises, Promises," Word & World, 1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Howard-Brook, Wes,
"Living Covenant in the Midst of Empire: John's Apocalyptic Vision,"
The Living Pulpit, 2000. (Specific to the book of Revelation, but
contains helpful understanding of apocalyptic relevant to this text.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Janzen, J. Gerald,
"Church-and-Messiah: A Dyad," The Living Pulpit, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Johnson, Abby Arthur,
"Keep Your Lamps Burning: Advent in the Arctic," Theology Today,
1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Johnson, Stephen C., "The 'Future' of Preaching:
Apocalyptic Eschatology and Christian Proclamation," Restoration
Quarterly, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kay, James F.,
"Redemption Draws Near," The Christian Century, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kodell, Jerome, "Luke's Use of
Laos, People, Especially in the Jerusalem Narrative: Luke
19:28-24:53," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1969.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Koessler, John,
"Come Lord Jesus -- But Not Too Soon," Christianity Today,
2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kolden, Marc,
"The Birth of Jesus Never Saved Anyone: The Lucan Advent Texts," Word
& World, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Long, Thomas G.,
"Imagine There's No Heaven: The Loss of Eschatology in American Preaching,"
Journal for Preachers, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lowry, James S.,
"Introducing the Luke Cycle: Advent Preaching for Year C," Journal
for Preachers, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - McDaniel, Judith M.,
"Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Morris, John C.,
"Anticipation," The Christian Century, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Otey, Rush, "Gospel Fragments for Advent," Journal for Preachers, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Plantinga, Cornelius, Jr.,
"Between Two Advents: In the Interim," The Christian Century,
2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Powell, Mark Allan, "Echoes of Jonah
in the New Testament," Word & World, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Russell, Letty M.,
"Advent Shock," The Christian Century, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Sayles, Guy,
"Preaching Advent Hope While Millions Are Reading the Left Behind
Series," Journal for Preachers, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Shepherd, Michael B., "Daniel 7:13
and the New Testament Son of Man," Westminster Theological Journal,
2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Siciliano, Jude, O.P.,
"Advent: The Coming of Christ and His Justice," The Living Pulpit,
1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Sparks, O. Benjamin,
"On Earth Peace, Goodwill: Preaching on Peace During Advent and Christmas,"
Journal for Preachers, 1982.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Willimon, William,
"Take Heed to Yourselves," The Christian Century, 1986.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wink, Walter,
"Apocalypse Now? Threats to Survival," The Christian Century,
2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Achtemeier, Elizabeth,
"Luke 21:25-36, Between Text and Sermon," Interpretation, 1994.
- Sermons:
- "Wake Up! Christmas Is Coming," the Rev. Dr. Bill Brill, Day 1, 2012.
- "Coming Soon," Jeremy Troxler, Luke 21:7-8, 25-38 Faith & Leadership, Duke Divinity, 2010.
- First Sunday of Advent, Timothy J. Hoyer, "Signs," Luke Bouman, 3 December 2006, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
- "A God's Eye View," the Rev. Dr. Susan Andrews, Day 1, 2003.
- "Suddenly," "Wake Up! Don't Fall Asleep," "Coming, Advent and Adventure," "Futurologists and their Vision for the Future," Edward Markquart, Sermons from Seattle.
- Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily:
- Advent 1, 2012
- Advent 1, 2009
- Advent 1, 2006
- Advent 1, 2003
- Advent 1, 2000 (Dr. Mary G. Durkin)
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, 2015, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2012.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," 2015, Union Presbyterian Seminary.
- "Waiting and Watching," children's sermon, coloring page. Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons 4 Kids.
- Drama:
- "Building for the Present," Tom Woodley, dramatix.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art Images: Luke 21:25-36, Luke 21:25-36 #2, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
- Luke 21:25-36 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
- Luke 21:29-33, Luke 21:34-36, Luke 21:25-36, Luke 21:29-33, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
- Hymns and Music:
- "God's World Is Changing" a hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, celebrates that God is bringing in his Kingdom, and God calls us to participate in his love and justice here and now. Tune: BUNESSAN 5.5.5.4 D ("Morning Has Broken").
- “There is a Mighty Question,” an original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette on Jesus’ teachings about the end times; it was selected to be in the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship’s Singing the New Testament. Tune: ANGEL'S STORY 7.6.7.6 D (“O Jesus, I Have Promised”).
- “God, You Alone Know What You've Planned,” an original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette inspired Jesus’ teachings about the end times. This hymn was commissioned by The Presbyterian Outlook magazine for new Advent text-related hymns to Christmas carol tunes. Tune: CAROL 8.6.8.6 D (“It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”).
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Luke 21:27. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- "There Is a Mighty Question," original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, ANGEL'S STORY 7.6.7.6.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Find Worship Resources & Suggested Other Readings for use with this text:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Luke
