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 →Signs in the sun, moon, and stars
“And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves.”
Blood moon tetrads, solar eclipses, and rare celestial alignments continue to occur with prophetic timing over significant dates.
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.