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Bible Note: CDBJ Wow! That is sure jumping on me. Please reread what I said. I don't think I anything I said could be construed as saying the "sin in the world is God's." To check what I said I went to MacArthur and his is commentary on the is verse. "21:22 vengeance. I.e., God’s righteous retribution against sin." MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (Lk 21:22). Nashville: Word Pub. I also checked some others commentary 21:22 days of vengeance: Jerusalem had become an object of divine judgment because of its unfaithfulness. Jesus warned of this consequence throughout His ministry (13:9, 34, 35; 19:41–44). The premise for such judgment goes back to the curses of the Mosaic covenant and the Old Testament prophets’ warnings of coming judgment (see Deut. 28:49–57; 32:35; Jer. 6:1–8; 26:1–9; Hos. 9:7). Radmacher, E. D. (1997). The Nelson study Bible : New King James Version. Includes index. (Lk 21:22). Nashville: T. Nelson Publishers. And this excerpt out of the Preachers Outline and Sermon Bible. Judgment— End Time: the sign of Jerusalem being surrounded will be a time of vengeance. Note two points. 1. “The days of vengeance” will be the fulfillment of Scripture, the days of God’s wrath God had been patient and long-suffering with Israel for generations, in fact, from the very beginning of their history. But Israel had always rejected God’s pleadings. Therefore, the predicted judgment had to fall. What Israel had sown was to be reaped. 2. The terrible desolation that took place upon Jerusalem and that is to take place at the end of the world—all the desolation—is due to sin. Jerusalem committed the most heinous sin in human history: the people rejected God for centuries and eventually killed God’s very own Son. Therefore, Jerusalem was utterly destroyed. Thought 1. There is a severe warning here for believers and nations. Sin results in desolation. Rejection of God’s Son will bring judgment upon any person and any nation of people. The Preacher’s Outline and Sermon Bible and other Outline Bible Resources are printed and published by Leadership Ministries Worldwide, an interdenominational ministry serving the whole body of Christ. Also checking with Matthew Henry I find he also agrees but his answer is so long I thought I would spare everyone and not copy it here. I give you four trusted works that seem to confirm the vengeance spoken about in Luke 21:22 is indeed God’s and all the NLT did was voice this. I would like to think this was all a misunderstanding and you that you know me well enough to know I would never blame the sin of the world on God. EdB |