Luke 21:26
Context| NETBible | People will be fainting from fear 1 and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 2 |
| XREF | Le 26:36; De 28:32-34,65-67; Mt 24:29; Mr 13:25; Heb 10:26,27; 2Pe 3:10-12 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn According to L&N 23.184 this could be mainly a psychological experience rather than actual loss of consciousness. It could also refer to complete discouragement because of fear, leading people to give up hope (L&N 25.293). 2 sn An allusion to Isa 34:4. The heavens were seen as the abode of heavenly forces, so their shaking indicates distress in the spiritual realm. Although some take the powers as a reference to bodies in the heavens (like stars and planets, “the heavenly bodies,” NIV) this is not as likely. |
