But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
But first, he's going to go through a lot of pain and this whole generation is going to reject him.
Sometimes the hardest part comes before the breakthrough.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus is speaking to His disciples about the signs of the end times and His second coming, emphasizing that His return will not happen immediately. He foretells that before He returns in glory, He must first endure great suffering and be rejected by the people of His generation, which refers to the rejection by Jewish leaders and crowds leading to His crucifixion. This statement draws from Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah as a suffering servant, fulfilling God's redemptive plan in the first-century Roman world.
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