Luke 21:36

I hope that you remember the Jesus said there in Luke 21:36, “Watch and pray always that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things."

So He holds out the hope that none of us will ever be so unprepared that we have to go through this. And if we are overcoming like Revelation 2 and 3 says, and if we are applying the lessons of those parables, we are not going to have to face this. It is very unlikely.

That is really the purpose of this sermon—to urge us all on, to be prepared, to be doing now what needs to be done, so that we do not have to face this horrible situation, where either choice leads to a horrible death.

Luke 21:36

Luke 21:36 is another verse frequently repeated. In it, Jesus says, “Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.” Many have taken it to mean to watch world events and pray for deliverance. But we now understand that watching relates to our own condition, and that the praying does not consist of daily prayers for escape, but instead indicates those who are in constant contact with God. The admonition is in the context of not getting caught up in the cares of life. It is a warning concerning what fills our hearts.