Is Luke 21 about the past or is it about our future? It’s an important question that begins to really show up in the parallels to our passage – especially Matthew’s version.
Thankfully we have the tools we need to do the work. Instead of premade eschatological frameworks, we have context and the scripture itself. We can then compare scripture to scripture to help us decide the best interpretation. If we’re willing to remove our lenses it’s not long before problem verses begin to make sense.
The alternative is speculation, and today we’ll also be looking at the fallout that has occurred in church history. The church has harmed its own cause using the same passages we are reading, but we can recover lost ground by letting the Bible speak for itself & trusting what it says.