Reference

Luke 13:33

Annihilation / Destruction Destruction / Perishing Language Suffering & Persecution of Prophets

“Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.”

The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.

And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.

Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

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Suffering & Persecution of Prophets

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Annihilation / Destruction

The verse speaks of a prophet perishing, which implies death, but it does not describe the wicked being destroyed or ceasing to exist as a result of judgment. The focus is on the location of a prophet's death, not on the nature of the destruction of the wicked.

Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse explicitly states that a prophet cannot perish *out of* Jerusalem, implying that perishing *in* Jerusalem is a distinct possibility or even a norm for prophets. The "perish" here refers to the death of a prophet, not necessarily the destruction of the wicked.

Suffering & Persecution of Prophets

The verse states that a prophet cannot perish *out of* Jerusalem, implying a specific location for their demise, rather than directly stating that prophets *will* suffer or be persecuted.

Annihilation / Destruction

Cross-References

Luke 9:53Thematic

“And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.”

Matthew 21:11Thematic

“And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.”

1 Thessalonians 2:15Thematic

“Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:”

Jeremiah 32:31Thematic

“For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,”