Near the end of Jesus’ public ministry as He was in the temple He said that not a stone shall be left upon another. Everything that the Jews held dear Jesus said was going to be destroyed. The disciples were shocked and wanted to know when this was going to happen, so Jesus told them the signs. I can only imagine the long faces of despair on those that heard Jesus’ true predictions of the future of the world. Ah dear ones listen to what Jesus said after those dire predictions in Luke 21:28 “Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”
Is your world coming apart, the walls of your temple falling down? Are all of your hopes and dreams coming to an end? “Look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” Far too many of us have set our affections on the things of the earth and all its bringing us is heart aches and heart burns! Heaven is where it’s at, so now you can simply enjoy life! It does little good for Christians to declare and defend the truth if we fail to demonstrate the truth in our own lives.