OrthJBC - Luke - 21

21:1  And having looked up, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach saw the ashirim putting into Beis Hamikdash Otzar (Treasury) their matanot (gifts).

21:2  And he saw a certain poor almanah putting in there two leptas.

21:3  And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, "Omein, I say to you that this poor almanah put in more tzedakah than everyone.

21:4  "For all these from the things abounding to them put in matanot (gifts), but this almanah, out of her need, put in her michyah (subsistence)." REBBE MELECH HAMOSHIACH'S HINT FOR MECHASHVEI KITSIN (RECKONERS OF THE END OF YAMIM, ESCHATOLOGISTS); THE GEULAH IS DESCRIBED (MT 24:1-25:30; MK 13:1-37; LK 21:5-36)

21:5  And as some were speaking about the Beis Hamikdash that with beautiful avanim (stones) and with matanot (gifts) it has been decorated, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said,

21:6  "Yamim will come in which of these things which you see there will not be left an even (stone) upon an even (stone) which will not be thrown down."

21:7  And they questioned him, saying, "Rebbe, when therefore will these things be and what will be the ot (miraculous sign) when these things are about to take place?"

21:8  And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, "Beware, you should not be deceived. For many will come b'Shem of me saying, `I am he [I am the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach]. And, the time has drawn near.' Do not follow after them.

21:9  "But whenever you hear about wars and intifadas, do not be a pachdan (coward). For it is necessary for these things to occur barishonah, but it is not immediately HaKetz."

21:10  Then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was saying to them, "Ethnic group will have an intifada against ethnic group and malchut against malchut, [Divrey Hayamim Bais 15:6; Yeshayah 19:2]

21:11  "There will be great earthquakes and in various places ra'av and makkot, both horrible portents and great moftim in Shomayim. [Yeshayah 29:6; Yoel 2:30]

21:12  "But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and bring redifot on you, handing you over to the shuls and the batei hasohar, being led away before melachim (kings) and moshelim because of my name (Yehoshua/Yeshua).

21:13  "It will turn out for you to be an opportunity for edut (testimony).

21:14  "Therefore keep in your levavot not to prepare to defend yourselves.

21:15  "For I will give to you a peh and chochmah which they will not be able to resist or to contradict, all of your mitnaggedim (opponents).

21:16  "And you will be handed over also by horim and achim and kerovim and chaverim, and they will have some of you executed to die al kiddush ha-Shem,

21:17  "and you will be the focus of sinas chinam from everyone because of my name (Yehoshua/Yeshua).

21:18  "And not even a hair of your rosh will by any means perish.

21:19  "In your savlanut you will gain your nefashot (souls).

21:20  "But when you see Yerushalayim being surrounded by machanot (armies), then have da'as the devastation of it has drawn near.

21:21  "Then the ones in Yehudah, flee to the mountains and the ones inside HaIr, let them get out, and the ones in the sadot let them not enter into HaIr,

21:22  "Because these are the Yemei NaKam (Days of Vengeance) as a fulfillment of all the Kitvei Hakodesh. [Yeshayah 63:4; Daniel 9:24-27; Hoshea 9:7]

21:23  "Oy to the ones "with child" and to the ones nursing in yamim hahem. For there will be Tzarah Gedolah upon Eretz Yisroel and ka'as (anger) against this people,

21:24  "and they will fall by the edge of the cherev and they will all be led captive into the Golus, and Yerushalayim will be trampled down by the goyim, until the times of the Goyim are fulfilled. [Yeshayah 5:5; 63:18; Daniel 8:13]

21:25  "And there will be otot (miraculous signs) in the shemesh (sun) and the yare'ach (moon) and the kochavim (stars), and upon ha'aretz there will be dismay among the Goyim, in perplexity at the sound of the sea and the surf, and

21:26  "bnei Adam will be fainting from pachad and from expectation of the things coming upon the Olam Hazeh, for the kochot (powers) of the heavens will be shaken.

21:27  "And then you will see the Ben HaAdam (Moshiach, Daniel 7:13-14) and his Bias HaMoshiach on an Anan with gevurah and kavod rav.

21:28  "And when reshit of these things occurs, stand erect and lift up your roshim, because the Geulah of you draws near." THE MASHAL OF THE AITZ TE'ENAH; THE CHIDUSH (POINT) OF THE MASHAL IS THAT A TEKUMAH (REVIVAL) AMONG THE YEHUDIM SIGNALS HAKETZ OF THE OLAM HAZEH AND THE BIAS HAMOSHIACH

21:29  And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach told a mashal (parable) to them. "You see the aitz te'enah (fig tree) and all the aitz.

21:30  "When they sprout leaves already, you see for yourselves and you have da'as that Kayits (Summer) is already near.

21:31  "So also you, when you see these things happening, you have da'as that the Malchut Hashem is near.

21:32  "Omein, I say to you, that HaDor HaZeh will not pass away until all these things may occur.

21:33  "HaShomayim and Ha'Aretz will pass away, but my dvarim will by no means pass away.

21:34  "And be shomer regarding yourselves lest your levavot may be burdened with dissipation and drunkenness and the cares of the Olam HaZeh and Yom HaHu may come upon you suddenly

21:35  "as a mokesh (trap). For it will come upon all the ones dwelling on the pnei kol haAretz (the face of all the Earth).

21:36  "But be alert, always davening that you may be able to escape all these things that are about to happen and that you may be able to stand before the Ben HaAdam (Moshiach, Daniel 7:13-14)." WHATEVER IS WITHOUT P'RI (FRUIT) IN REBBE MELECH HAMOSHIACH IS CURSED--THE WITHERED AITZ TE'ENAH AND THE POWER OF EMUNAH (MT 21:19-22; MK 11:19-26; LK 21:37-38)

21:37  Now in those days Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was saying shiurim in the Beis Hamikdash, and balailah he was going out into the Mount of Olives.

21:38  "And all the people were getting up early in the boker to come to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach in the Beis Hamikdash to hear him."