Discovery BoxLuke 21:8 
Context21:8 He 1 said, “Watch out 2 that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ 3 and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them!
Luke 21:28
Context21:28 But when these things 4 begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption 5 is drawing near.”
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 tn Or “Be on guard.”
3 tn That is, “I am the Messiah.”
4 sn These things are all the events of vv. 8-27. Disciples represent the righteous here. The events surrounding the fall of the nation are a down payment on a fuller judgment to come on all humanity. The presence of one guarantees the other.
5 sn With Jesus’ return comes the manifestation of judgment and final salvation (redemption).
