Although Jesus is speaking most specifically to the Jewish people here, preparing them for the time of the Tribulation, WE, as born again believers, can stand on these promises because they are in accordance with the Word and Will of God! Luke 21:14-18:
14 Resolve and settle it in your minds not to meditate and prepare beforehand how you are to make your defense and how you will answer. 15 For I [Myself] will give you a mouth and such utterance and wisdom that all of your foes combined will be unable to stand against or refute. 16 You will be delivered up and betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and [some] of you they will put to death. 17 And you will be hated (despised) by everyone because [you bear] My name and for its sake. 18 But not a hair of your head shall perish.
Though we have not seen the same degree of Christian persecution in this country that our brothers and sisters in other countries have, it HAS begun! Be prepared to carry the message of the Gospel WHEREVER you find yourself! Stay saturated with the Word of God, filled with the Spirit of God and stir up the joy! BE the light that the world needs to see and COUNT on the promise that not one hair of your head shall perish! The same Spirit Who raised Jesus from the dead lives IN YOU (Romans 8:11), and HE is well able to rescue you from every situation! AMEN! His arm is NOT shortened (Numbers 11:23 ans Isaiah 59:1)! He raised them in sacrifice of His life for us and He stretches them out for us to run to now! AMEN! Here is a new song from Hillsong United called "Up In Arms":
Shalom in Him!
