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1 | Still studying Mattew 24 | Matt 24:3 | Taleb | 78646 | ||
Joe, you wrote, “Not to mention that it solves the "this generation will not pass away until these things happen" problem” I always thought that too, UNTIL I discovered what He meant by "generation" rather than what some began to teach in the last 100 years say He meant by it. Then I "discovered" Matthew 16:28, which cancelled the whole error of that argument. I could never answer any of the questions that arose from reading it. "THERE BE SOME STANDING HERE WHICH SHOULD NOT TASTE DEATH UNTIL THEY SAW HIM COMING IN HIS KINGDOM." Are any of those who were standing there still alive? Did they all die? Did Jesus lie? Or, DID THEY “SEE” HIM COMING ... AS HE PROMISED? Which one do you believe? Trusting in the truth of His Word, I can only believe that HE MEANT WHAT HE SAID HE MEANT. One phase at a time -- famines, numerous false Christs, “He’s in the desert", etc. etc. all ARE written by the eyewitness as having happened, AS He said it would. I guess I can top this off with a “quote” from Josephus (a book every pastor needs to dust off). In reference to the utter destruction and the end of the Jewish World: “Accordingly it appears to me, that the misfortunes of all men, FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD (my emphasis), if they be compared to THESE Jews, are not so considerable as they were …” This was written by a non-Christian, eye witness. The historian who “took us back to the beginning”. It reminded me of what Jesus said in Matt 21:24, in reference to “the great tribulation non such since the beginning to the world …”. Oh, but “coincidences” do happen. Reading what DID happen during that time period of destruction, AND reading what has transpired in the world since, I honestly doubt if Josephus would change his “viewpoint”. It still REMAINS the worst since the world began. Respectfully Taleb |
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2 | Still studying Mattew 24 | Matt 24:3 | Radioman2 | 79214 | ||
'Did Jesus Already Return in AD 70? 'By Rev. Bill Lee-Warner '"Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place." Matthew 24:34 'The above passage is found in what is referred to as the Olivet Discourse of Jesus given a few days before Christ's crucifixion. The context for Matthew 24:34 is Jesus' response to the questions of the disciples regarding His return and the end of the age. There are those in the church of Jesus Christ who understand "this generation" to refer to the generation to whom Jesus was speaking the day He gave the discourse. 'The apostle Paul recognized this error and warned Timothy of it when he wrote, "But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness, and...spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and thus they upset the faith of some." (2 Tim. 2:16-18) 'Today, there is a resurgence of this teaching known as preterism. The term preterism comes from the Latin word praeterism and means "past" or already gone by. The basic teaching of preterism is that the great tribulation has already occured in the distant past, principally at AD 70. Those who hold to this teaching are known specifically as full preterists. There is another subgroup of preterists known as partial or moderate preterists. This latter group sees parts of the Olivet Discourse, or Jesus' teaching on end times, as partially fulfilled in AD 70 but other parts as yet to be fulfilled at the second parousia of Christ. Several efforts have been made to establish preterism as historically sound and biblical but the clear warning of Paul reminds us that it is an heretical and false teaching. The following reasons are offered to the student of Scripture and prophecy for consideration. Be a Berean (Acts 17:11) and examine the Word to "see if these things are so."' (http://www.solagroup.org/articles/endtimes/et_0003.html) |
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