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NASB | Matthew 10:23 ¶ "But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 10:23 ¶ "When they persecute you in one city [because of your faith in Me], flee to the next; for I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you will not finish going through all the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes. |
Bible Question: In Matthew 10:23 my NIV Bible, Jesus says to his apostles that they will not finish going through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes? This can't mean Jesus' 2nd coming will happen before they finished going through the towns because he still hasn't come? So what does Jesus mean here? |
Bible Answer: Well this is actually a great reason why you should look into Preterism, whether in Full or in Part. If you opt for Partial Preterism, Jesus meant that he would be coming to Judge Israel, which did happen in 70 AD. So with that, his coming could have been a judgement upon the "Terminal Generation". (See Matthew 23 and 24) A Full Preterist view is that the Second coming has already happened, but not with the assumptions that many hold. The popular belief is that the Second Coming will be a physical one, but Full Preterists see it as a spiritual one. So with that, Jesus is to be taken literally in that before the disciples could get out of Israel in full, Christ would be coming again. To me, only Preterism in one form or the other can correctly answer this as well as other things; particualarly those things noted in the Olivet Discourse. I recommend you look into on your own, take care, SUEDE |