Luke 21:8-9

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[8] He said, "Watch out that you don't get led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, 'I AM,' and, 'The time is at hand.' Therefore don't follow them. [9] When you hear of wars and disturbances, don't be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won't come immediately."

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Jerusalem, in Judea, was the city of the temple where Jesus delivered this warning, while the Mount of Olives lay just east of the city and was associated with his teaching there. These locations frame his prophecy of coming turmoil and Jerusalem’s judgment, while warning disciples not to be deceived by false messian

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Luke 21:8-9 mentions Jerusalem, Judea and Mount of Olives.

Jerusalem · Godot13
Judea · Davidbena
Mount of Olives · xiquinhosilva

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