Luke 21:26

26 people fainting from fear and expectation of what is coming on the inhabited earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Luke 21:26 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 21:26

Men's hearts failing them for fear
Of what these signs in the heaven, earth, and sea portend:

and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth;
on the land of Judea:

for the powers of heaven shall be shaken;
(See Gill on Matthew 24:29).

Luke 21:26 In-Context

24 and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

25 "And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity from the noise of the sea and [its] surging,

26 people fainting from fear and expectation of what is coming on the inhabited earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

27 And then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud with power and great glory.

28 But [when] these [things] begin to happen, stand up straight and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near!"

Footnotes

• [a] An allusion to Isa 34:4