20 “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her. 22 For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 23 But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people. 24 And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
Luke 21:20-24
The destruction of Jerusalem. Here Jesus foretells not the great tribulation at the end of the age, but the siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 70AD by the Romans, roughly 40 years later. He warns all to flee the vengeance as prophecy is fulfilled. The nation would disperse as Jerusalem is trampled by Gentiles.
That situation would persist for nearly another 1900 years until Israel was declared a nation on May 14, 1948.
