Luke 21:29-33

5. The certainty of these events 21:29-33 (cf. Matthew 24:32-35; Mark 13:28-31)

Jesus told the parable of the fig tree to illustrate the certainty of what He had prophesied. He then gave other assurances of fulfillment. Luke omitted Jesus’ statement that no one would know the day or hour when He would return (Matthew 24:36; Mark 13:32). He may have felt that this would weaken the force of these predictions, and he recorded a similar statement later (Acts 1:7). He also omitted Jesus’ reference to the sign of Noah and the parables of the one taken and the other left behind (Matthew 24:37-41). He had recorded this teaching earlier when Jesus gave it in another context (Luke 17:26-27; Luke 17:34-35).