The meaning behind "The mother whose hour is come..."

        The mother whose hour is come (John 16:20-22) is referred to by Jesus. He reminds His followers of the sorrow that comes to a woman in pains of labor before the birth of her child, and also of the great joy that follows when her child is born and she first sees it. Then she thinks not of the anguish, but of her joy. He tells His disciples they will be sorrowful, but their sorrow will be turned to joy at the Resurrection.
       Jesus foretold the last days of the Temple at Jerusalem, and in reporting His message, the first three Gospel writers use exactly the same words: "Woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!" (Matt. 24:19; Mark 13:17; Luke 21:23).
       His words point to the suffering of those living in Jerusalem when the Temple is destroyed.