The disciples asked Jesus when the destruction of the temple would occur. Jesus described the trouble and deceptions that are coming upon the world. But now, in this, his most extensive recorded prophetic sermon, what Jesus says next is literally out of this world. Something is going on here. He’s not just talking about the destruction of the temple! Jesus is here quoting the prophet Joel, using imagery that is typical apocalyptic and that is associated with the end of the world. It shows how the evil that people do on earth doesn’t just affect us here on earth, but it disrupts the harmony of the heavens as well – the entire universe. This was illustrated by the way that a supernatural darkness covered the land at the crucifixion of Jesus, and there was a great earthquake at his death.