Luke 17:22

"neither will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, God’s Kingdom is within you.”"

Key Reflection

In Luke 17:22, Jesus challenges his disciples' expectations of how and when the Kingdom of God would arrive, using a vivid image from nature—lightning flashing across the sky. This unexpected occurrence highlights that the Kingdom is not something to be externally pointed out or located; rather, it is internally present within those who are receptive to it. Just as lightning appears suddenly and unexpectedly, so too does the Kingdom of God manifest in the hearts and lives of believers, transforming them from within.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 22. The days will come. He here takes occasion to direct the minds of his disciples to the days of vengeance which were about to fall on the Jewish nation. Heavy calamities will befall the Jewish people, and you will desire a deliverer. Ye shall desire. You who now number yourselves among my disciples. One of the days of the Son of man. The Son of man here means the Messiah, without affirming that he was the Messiah.

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