Luke 17

Messages from Luke 17

Luke 17:11-19	We need to return and give God thanks

Thought on This Chapter

LK 17:22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.

LK 17:23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

LK 17:24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.

The context of verses 20 thru 37 is when Christ comes back to get the redeemed. Notice how it is mentioned that one is left and the other is taken. Also notice how no notice is given. People are carrying on their normal lives.

In verse 24 it talks about how fast Jesus is coming. It will be like lightning. There will be no advanced notice. It will happen so fast that no one will have time to think about it or prepare for it. There will be no chance for someone to see that it is starting and then decide to get saved. It will be too late. Jesus is coming like lightning.

In 23 Jesus gives a warning about false teachers in conection to this subject. Jesus knows that many will long to see Him, and that people will take advantage of that. They will say see here, or see there. They will say He is coming back on such and such a date. Some will even claim that Jesus is already here.

Jesus says, "go not after them, nor follow them." Never listen to anyone who says that they know when Jesus is coming back. No man knows the hour.

Thought On This Chapter

LK 17:20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

LK 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

The eyes of Israel was on the coming of the promised kingdom. You see it many times in the New Testament. They desperately wanted to get rid of Roman rule. In verse 20 they demanded of Jesus when the kingdom of God should come. They demanded to know. It was a big deal to them. And not just to the Pharisees. One of the reasons that the disciples were so despondent after Jesus died is because they thought Jesus would bring in the kingdom right then. It was only after Jesus rose again that they understood that there is a church age before the literal 1,000 year kingdom.

Jesus answered their question about the kingdom. He said, "The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:" The kingdom that Jesus is talking about cannot be seen with the eyes. It is real and it is being built right now. Where is this kingdom? Jesus tells us, "the kingdom of God is within you."

He is building His kingdom right now. He had been building it for thousands of years. The kingdom of God is in the hearts of men. Men are added when they get saved. There will still be a literal kingdom on the earth. Jesus will reign and those who are added to the kingdom today will reign and rule with Him then. His 1,000 year kingdom will come to pass one day. He is building it right now. Are you a part of it?

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LK 17:1 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!

LK 17:2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

LK 17:3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

LK 17:4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

LK 17:5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

LK 17:6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

LK 17:7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?

LK 17:8 And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

LK 17:9 Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.

LK 17:10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

LK 17:11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

LK 17:12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

LK 17:13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

LK 17:14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

LK 17:15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

LK 17:16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

LK 17:17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?

LK 17:18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

LK 17:19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

LK 17:20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

LK 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

LK 17:22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.

LK 17:23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

LK 17:24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.

LK 17:25 But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.

LK 17:26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

LK 17:27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

LK 17:28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

LK 17:29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

LK 17:30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

LK 17:31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

LK 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.

LK 17:33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

LK 17:34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

LK 17:35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

LK 17:36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

LK 17:37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.

How thankful are you for your salvation?

LK 17:15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

LK 17:16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

LK 17:17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?

LK 17:18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

Ten were cleansed but only one returned. Jesus asked the question but where are the nine. It is clear that Jesus expected them to return and give glory to God.

Leprosy in the Bible is a type or picture of sin. When Jesus heals physical leprosy it is a picture of how He can heal the spiritual leprosy of our sin.

We might think that it is awful that the nine did not return and give glory to God, but we see the same thing today.

Many people will get saved. But they will not return and give glory to God by being faithful to His house, or by giving glory to God by the way they handle their finances, or by living for Him.

How thankful are you for your salvation?

Are you like the one who was thankful enough to return and give glory to God?

Or are you like the nine who took the gift of healing and then went their own way?