So when they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, because I tell all of you with certainty that you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
In simple terms, the Lord Jesus reminded us that his Elect will experience persecution. We are like ambassadors who have been called to represent a benevolent and righteous king to the citizens of a rebellious land, but whose presence in that hostile territory is unwelcome by the citizens and by the government of that territory.