“His Return” Lesson Text: Luke 21:1-38: Series: The Life Of Christ – His Passion: SS Spring Quarter, 2006 March, April, May:

Key Verse: Luke 21:27, 28:

King James Version: “And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.”

Interlinear Translation: “And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and glory great. But beginning these thing to come to pass look up and lift up heads your, because draws near your redemption.”

Strong’s Concordance: “AND THEN SHALL THEY SEE = to gaze with wide open eyes as at something remarkable, inspection, appear, look. THE SON OF MAN COMING = accompany, appear, bring, come enter, fall out, pass, resort, be set. IN A CLOUD = cloudiness. WITH POWER = force, miraculous power, ability, abundance, meaning, strength, mighty work. AND GREAT = much in any respect, abundant, much, plenteous. GLORY = dignity, honour, praise, worship.
AND WHEN THESE THINGS BEGIN TO COME TO PASS = to cause to be, generate, be assembled, be done, be finished, be fulfilled, happen, be ordained to be, be performed, be wrought. THEN LOOK UP = unbend i.e. rise, figuratively be elated, lift up. AND LIFT UP YOUR HEADS raise up, exalt self, poise lift or take up, direction lift, seizing the head as the part most likely taken hold of. FOR YOUR REDEMPTION = loosen away, ransom in full, riddance, salvation, deliverance. DRAWETH NIGH = to make near, approach, be at hand, come near, be nigh.