{"id":514,"date":"2025-11-26T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/?p=514"},"modified":"2025-11-26T12:21:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:21:00","slug":"luke-1722-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/?p=514","title":{"rendered":"Luke 17:22-25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Luke 17:22-25<\/strong> ESV <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And he said to the disciples, \u201cThe days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.  And they will say to you, \u2018Look, there!\u2019 or \u2018Look, here!\u2019 Do not go out or follow them.  For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day. <\/sup><\/em> But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we continue in this section, Jesus now speaks to the disciples. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1)  What time period is he speaking of (day of the Son of Man)?<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2)  In verse 24 does the word \u201castrape\u201d refer to lightning or sunrise and how does this describe the Son of Man in his day?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 1:  One view sees this time period as being equivalent to verses 20,21 \u201cthe Kingdom of God.\u201d  From Mark 1:15 we see this began to be preached at the beginning of Jesus\u2019 ministry.  The days of the Son of Man refer to the call for repentance that takes place until the return of Christ.  Verses 20-37 are to be read as all referring to this period.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another view sees this time period as being different from verses 20,21 \u201cthe Kingdom of God.\u201d  Verses 22-25 have a different audience (Pharisees\/disciples), a different environment (no one will say \u2018Look\u2019\/people will say, \u2018Look\u2019), and a different starting point (beginning of Jesus\u2019 ministry\/after Jesus\u2019 death, verse 25). <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this viewpoint the idea is to contrast and compare the two time periods.\u00a0 Just like the time of the Kingdom of God, the Days of the Son of Man are not discernible through outward observation.\u00a0 God operates the same throughout the ages.\u00a0 His works are only discernible by those with spiritual enlightenment which is given to those in the right attitude of heart.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 2:  The revealing of the Lord\u2019s return is likened to sunlight primarily from the parallel scripture in Matthew 24:27 which speaks of the light moving from east to west and filling the sky.  This idea is referred to in Old Testament prophecies such as Malachi 4:2.  The main characteristic of this word picture is a protracted discernment.  This is also seen in the three ways in which Jesus\u2019 return is spoken of:  a Parousia<\/em> or presence, an Epiphania<\/em> or gradual dawning, an Apokalupsis<\/em> or revealing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The revealing of the Lord\u2019s return is also likened to lightning which is the word\u2019s primary meaning.  This idea is referred to in Old Testament prophecies such as Psalm 77:4-6 and Psalm 97:18-20.  The main characteristic of this word picture is that there are brief flashes that reveal what is happening behind the scenes.  For those with discernment we see the Lord by the effect he is having in the heavens and earth (1 Thessalonians 5:3-5).  This is parallel to the Apostle Paul\u2019s conversion which was a bright light (Acts 9:3) but to Paul was a revealing of the resurrected Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:8).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also note Luke\u2019s use of this word \u201castrape\u201d to refer to the rays of a lamp in chapter 11:36 where it denotes the spiritual illumination of the believer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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