The Nugget:
Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. (KJV)
Luk 21:34 But ever be on your guard, so that your hearts may not be loaded down with self-indulgence, drunkenness, and worldly worries, and that day, like a trap, catch you unawares.
Luk 21:35 For it will come upon all who are living anywhere on the face of the earth,
Luk 21:36 But ever be watching and always praying, so that you may have strength to escape all this that is going to take place, and so you may take your stand in the presence of the Son of Man.” (Williams NT)
Luk 21:34 But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net:
Luk 21:35 For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth.
Luk 21:36 But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man. (BBE, Bible in Basic English)
Luk 21:34 “Be careful not to spend your time having parties and getting drunk or worrying about this life. If you do that, you won’t be able to think straight, and the end might come when you are not ready.
Luk 21:35 It will come as a surprise to everyone on earth.
Luk 21:36 So be ready all the time. Pray that you will be able to get through all these things that will happen and stand safe before the Son of Man.” (ERV, Easy to Read Version)
Luk 21:36 Watch out and keep praying that you can escape all that is going to happen and that the Son of Man will be pleased with you. (CEV, Contemporary English Version)
My Comment:
This (Luke 21:36) is the second verse of six passages given in the Facebook article that I shared. There was much discussion of the author’s appeal to the Church Fathers, but no discussion of the six Bible verses presented at the end of the article. These are not necessarily the verses I would have chosen in support of the Pretribulation Rapture of the Church. Nevertheless, these are instructive verses, so I am sharing them here.
When I compiled the cross references for Luke 21:36 for The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, this was one of the few Bible verses for which I manually searched for and found all its “reciprocal references.” Reciprocal references are those verses elsewhere in the Bible which have a cross reference to Luke 21:36.
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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge:
Luke 21:36
Watch: Luk 12:37, 38, 39, 40; Mat 24:42, Mat 25:13, Mat 26:41; Mrk 13:33, Mrk 13:37; 1Co 16:13; 2Ti 4:5; 1Pe 4:7, 1Pe 5:8
pray: Luk 18:1; Job 27:10; Act 10:2; Eph 6:18, 19; Col 4:2; 1Th 5:17
accounted: Luk 20:35; 2Th 1:5, 6
stand: Psa 1:5; Mal 3:2; Eph 6:13, 14; 1Jn 2:28; Jud 1:24
The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge:
Luke 21:36
Watch. *Luk 12:37, 38, 39, 40; Psa 127:1; *Pro 8:34; +*Mat 24:42; *Mat 25:13; Mat 26:41; *Mar 13:33; Mar 13:37; Mar 14:34, 35, 36, 37, 38; Act 20:31; 1Co 16:13; 1Th 5:6; 2Ti 4:5; Heb 13:17; 1Pe 4:7; 1Pe 5:8; Rev 3:2; Rev 3:3; *Rev 16:15
pray always. *Luk 18:1; Job 27:10; Psa 40:1; Act 10:2; *Eph 6:18; Eph 6:19; *Col 4:2; +*1Th 5:17
accounted worthy. *Luk 20:35; +*Zep 2:3; *Mat 10:37; Mat 21:28; +✓Col 1:10; ✓2Th 1:5; 2Th 1:11; *2Ti 4:8; *Tit 2:13; Heb 9:28; or, prevail. Luk 23:23; Hos 12:4; Jas 5:16
to escape. Gen 19:29; Psa 32:6; Psa 32:7; Psa 37:38, 39, 40; *Psa 71:2; *Psa 83:3; +*Psa 94:13; Pro 3:25; Pro 3:26; +*Pro 11:8; Pro 14:26; Isa 4:2; *Isa 16:1, 2, 3, 4, 5; +*Isa 26:20; +*Isa 57:1; Jer 11:11; Jer 15:21; Jer 44:14; +*Joe 2:32; +*Ob 17 mg. +*Hab 3:16; +*Zep 2:3; *Mal 3:17; +*Mat 6:13; Rom 2:3; +*1Th 1:10; 1Th 5:3; Heb 2:3; +*Rev 3:10
stand. Ezr 9:15; +*Psa 1:5; Psa 76:7; +*Pro 22:29 n. Jer 15:19; Jer 35:19; Jer 40:10; +*Dan 1:5; Dan 7:10; +*Dan 12:13; *Mal 3:2; Eph 6:13; Eph 6:14; *1Th 2:19; 1Jn 2:28; *Jud 1:24; Rev 6:17
before. Isa 24:23; Hos 6:2
Son of man. +Luk 5:24
The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury:
Luke 21:36
Watch. *Luk 12:37, 38, 39, 40, Deut 11:16, Neh 4:9, Psa 127:1, *Pro 8:34, +*Mat 24:42; *Mat 25:1; *Mat 25:13; Mat 26:41, *Mrk 13:33; *Mrk 13:37; Mrk 14:34, 35, 36, 37, 38, Act 1:7 note. Act 20:31, 1Co 1:7; 1Co 16:13, Col 4:2, +*1Th 1:10; 1Th 5:6, 2Ti 4:5, Heb 12:15; *Heb 13:17, 1Pe 4:7; 1Pe 5:8, 2Pe 3:13, 1Jn 2:3 note. Rev 3:2-3; Rev 4:1 note. *Rev 16:15.
pray always. *+Luk 18:1; Luk 22:46, Neh 4:9, Job 27:10, Psa 40:1, +*Dan 6:10, Hab 3:2, Act 6:4; Act 10:2; Act 17:11, *Eph 6:18; *Eph 6:19, *Col 4:2, +*1Th 5:17.
accounted worthy. Luk 13:24; *Luk 20:35; %+Luk 23:23 (prevailed). Psa 50:23, +*Zep 2:3, *Mat 10:37; Mat 21:28; +*Mat 21:43; Mat 22:8, Act 5:41, Php 3:11, +**Col 1:10, 1Th 2:12, **2Th 1:5; **2Th 1:11, 1Ti 5:17; 1Ti 6:19, 2Ti 2:15; *2Ti 4:8, *Tit 2:13, *Heb 9:28; Heb 12:15, 2Pe 3:13, Rev 2:28; Rev 3:4. or, prevail. Luk 23:23, Hos 12:4, Jas 5:16.
to escape. Gen 19:29, Exo 12:13, 2Ki 2:10, Job 21:30, Psa 32:6, 7; Psa 37:38, 39, 40; *Psa 71:2; *Psa 83:3; +*Psa 94:13; +*Psa 116:4, Pro 3:25, 26; +*Pro 11:8; Pro 14:26, Isa 4:2; *Isa 16:1, 2, 3, 4, 5; +*Isa 26:20; +*Isa 57:1, Jer 11:11; Jer 15:21; +*Jer 30:7; Jer 44:14, +*Joel 2:32, +*Oba 1:17 mg. +*Hab 3:16, +*Zep 2:3, *Mal 3:17, +*Mat 6:13, Act 2:40, Rom 2:3; **Rom 5:9, *1Co 10:13, +*1Th 1:10; 1Th 5:3, Heb 2:3, 2Pe 2:9, +*Rev 3:10; Rev 7:3.
stand. Gen 41:46, +Deut 10:8, *Jdg 20:28 note. +*1Ki 10:8; 1Ki 17:1, 1Ch 6:32, 33; 1Ch 6:44, Ezr 9:15, +*Psa 1:5; Psa 50:3, 4, 5; Psa 76:7; Psa 134:1, +*Pro 22:29 note. Jer 15:19; Jer 35:19; Jer 40:10 mg. +*Dan 1:5; Dan 7:10; +*Dan 12:13, Zec 3:1, *Mal 3:2, Mat 25:31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, Eph 6:13, 14, *1Th 2:19, Heb 10:11, 1Jn 2:28, *Jud 1:24, Rev 6:17; Rev 7:9.
before. +**Isa 24:23, Dan 7:13, Hos 6:2, Amos 4:12, Mat 10:32.
Son of man. +Luk 5:24.