Both passages speak to the season of Christ's return. The Bible never contradicts itself — different prophecies illuminate different facets of the same coming. Here's how each stands on its own, and where they overlap.
Jerusalem under Jewish control
“They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.”
Jerusalem was reunified under Israeli control following the Six-Day War in 1967, ending centuries of Gentile rule over the city.
Read more →Global persecution of Christians
“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.”
Over 360 million Christians face high levels of persecution worldwide, with numbers increasing annually according to Open Doors.
Read more →How they relate
These prophecies address different signs, but together they fill out the prophetic pattern Scripture lays down for the season before Christ's return.
Neither passage tells us the day or the hour — “no one knows” (Matt 24:36). They tell us the shape of the season we're in so we can watch with hope, not fear.