Section 8
enjoyment of the Lord's joy in the millennial king dom. Hence, the Lord's word about possessing our souls by our endurance is related to the enjoyment of the jubilee in the coming age of the kingdom.
THE GREAT TRIBULATION
AND HIS COMING
Luke 21:20-27 refers to the great tribulation and the Lord's coming. How long the period of time will be for verses 8 through 19 no one knows. But the prophecy in verses 20 through 27 will be fulfilled in the last three and a half years of this age, the time of the great tribulation (Matt. 24:21), the second half of the last week proph esied in Daniel 9:27. This period of time will begin with the setting up of Antichrist's image (the idol) in the temple (Matt. 24:15) and will end with Christ's open coming (Luke 21:27).
Verse 20 says, "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that her des olation has drawn near." This does not refer to the time in A.D. 70 when the Roman armies, led by Titus, surrounded Jerusalem and destroyed it. Verse 20 refers to something that will take place in the future. Antichrist will bring his army to Jerusalem, and the city will be surrounded by this army.