Luke 21:11There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
The setting
Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel, ~30 AD. Jesus continues describing the birth pangs before Jerusalem's fall...
The emotion here: sorrowful but resolute, knowing suffering must come before redemption
The original word
seismos (σεισμὸς) — violent shaking, earthquake, but also used metaphorically for social upheaval
Why it matters
A great earthquake struck the region in 31 BC, and another in 33 AD right after Jesus' crucifixion
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What most readers miss in Luke 21:11
The 'signs from heaven' likely included the darkness at Jesus' crucifixion and the star that guided the magi
Common misconceptionPeople see this as a checklist for the end times, but Jesus was describing the specific calamities that would precede Jerusalem's destruction in 70 AD, not global climate change.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Luke 21:11
Bible Genome reading
Luke 21:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 21:11 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 15% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include disasters, signs. Notable phrases: great earthquakes; famines and plagues; signs from heaven. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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