Luke 21:27 Explained in Context

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Verse 27. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

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Quick Meaning

Luke 21:27 uses Danielic cloud-coming language for the Son of Man within apocalyptic hope.

Read It With

Luke 21:25–21:28

Read Luke 21:27 with 21:25–21:28. In isolation, this contribution—uses Danielic cloud-coming language for the Son of Man within apocalyptic hope—can be detached from its speaker, audience, scene or teaching sequence, and outcome. The complete unit establishes: Signs in sun, moon, stars, sea, and nations accompany fear and shaken powers; the Son of Man comes in cloud, and disciples are told to stand because redemption draws near.

Why This Verse Appears Here

Luke 21:27 uses Danielic cloud-coming language for the Son of Man within apocalyptic hope. This precise contribution belongs inside “Cosmic Distress Gives Way to the Son of Man and Hope” because Signs in sun, moon, stars, sea, and nations accompany fear and shaken powers; the Son of Man comes in cloud, and disciples are told to stand because redemption draws near.

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Identify the actors, setting, and initiating speech or action in Luke 21:25–21:28.
Signs in sun, moon, stars, sea, and nations accompany fear and shaken powers; the Son of Man comes in cloud, and disciples are told to stand because redemption draws near.
Hold this material interpretive limit in view: Apocalyptic imagery draws on Israel's prophets and can signify historical upheaval and final divine disclosure. Its relationship to 70 CE and future consummation should remain open.

What This Verse Is Not Saying

This verse does not detach its specific contribution—uses Danielic cloud-coming language for the Son of Man within apocalyptic hope—from the complete unit or override the unit's explicit boundary: The imagery does not authorize astronomical prediction, conspiracy mapping, disaster exploitation, or contempt for people overwhelmed by fear.

What Remains True

Luke 21:27 uses Danielic cloud-coming language for the Son of Man within apocalyptic hope. Read inside Luke 21:25–21:28, this contribution supports the unit's proportionate truth: Signs in sun, moon, stars, sea, and nations accompany fear and shaken powers; the Son of Man comes in cloud, and disciples are told to stand because redemption draws near. Its use remains accountable to affected people and the unit's explicit boundary.

How It Can Shape Life

Luke 21:27 uses Danielic cloud-coming language for the Son of Man within apocalyptic hope. Its faithful response is proportionate to that role: Let apocalyptic hope lift people facing distress while preserving humility about imagery and timing; refuse headline mapping, astronomical panic, and partisan enemy lists.

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Explain Luke 21:27's specific contribution to Luke 21:25–21:28: uses Danielic cloud-coming language for the Son of Man within apocalyptic hope. Include the preceding and following movement, one source-controlled uncertainty, one affected person or group, and what the verse does not authorize.

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Read Luke 21:25–21:28 — Cosmic Distress Gives Way to the Son of Man and Hope

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Where care is needed

Apocalyptic imagery draws on Israel's prophets and can signify historical upheaval and final divine disclosure. Its relationship to 70 CE and future consummation should remain open.

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Biblical text

King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006

eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society

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Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and coverage.

Exact location: Luke 21:25–21:28, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus

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Greek textual evidence

The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition

Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos

Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010

Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations; the edition is not treated as a complete apparatus.

Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 21:25–21:28

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open translation and translator notes

NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke

Biblical Studies Press

Biblical Studies Press, 2006

Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, KJV-language clarification, historical notes, Synoptic parallels, and textual alternatives.

Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 21:25–21:28

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