Luke 21:22

New Living Translation

For those will be days of God’s vengeance, and the prophetic words of the Scriptures will be fulfilled.

Cross References

Isaiah 34:8

For it is the day of the Lord’s revenge, the year when Edom will be paid back for all it did to Israel.

Isaiah 61:2

He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord’s favor has come, and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.

Isaiah 63:4

For the time has come for me to avenge my people, to ransom them from their oppressors.

Jeremiah 51:6

Flee from Babylon! Save yourselves! Don’t get trapped in her punishment! It is the Lord’s time for vengeance; he will repay her in full.

Hosea 9:7

The time of Israel’s punishment has come; the day of payment is here. Soon Israel will know this all too well. Because of your great sin and hostility, you say, “The prophets are crazy and the inspired men are fools!”

Malachi 4:1

The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, “The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace. On that day the arrogant and the wicked will be burned up like straw. They will be consumed—roots, branches, and all.

Matthew 1:22

All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet:

Romans 2:5

But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

Deuteronomy 32:34

“The Lord says, ‘Am I not storing up these things, sealing them away in my treasury?

Deuteronomy 32:43

“Rejoice with him, you heavens, and let all of God’s angels worship him. Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles, and let all the angels be strengthened in him. For he will avenge the blood of his children; he will take revenge against his enemies. He will repay those who hate him and cleanse his people’s land.”

2 Peter 2:9

So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment.

2 Peter 3:7

And by the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed.