The Lord’S Prophecy Concerning The Disciples’ Redemption And
THE LORD'S PROPHECY CONCERNING THE DISCIPLES'
REDEMPTION AND THE OVERCOMERS' RAPTURE
In Luke 21:5—22:46 Jesus, the Man-Savior, speaks to His disciples to prepare them for His death. As part of this preparation, He tells them of things to come (21:5-36). In this booklet we shall consider what the Lord says concerning the disciples' redemption and the overcomers' rapture (vv. 28-36).
OUR REDEMPTION DRAWING NEAR
In 21:28 the Man-Savior says, "And when these things begin to happen, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." In this verse "redemption" surely refers to the redemption of our body, that is, the transfiguration of our body. Paul speaks of this redemption in Romans 8:23: "Even we ourselves groan in ourselves, eagerly expecting sonship, the redemption of our body." In Philippians 3 he speaks of the transfiguration of our body: "The