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NASB	Matthew 16:28 ¶ "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."
AMPLIFIED 2015	Matthew 16:28 ¶ "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."

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Bible Question: I'm brand new to this forum so please let me know if I'm out of line with this question or if it's been asked and answered or if it's not allowed on this site.

Most people that I've talked to about this verse (and related verses) either avoid it altogether or say that it refers to Christ's transfiguration which imediatlely follows in Matt. 17.

I don't believe He is referring to His transfiguration since it took place only six or eight days later. It seems unlikely that Jesus would inform the disciples that some of them would not die in the next week. That's not much of a prophecy.

My questions are:

Is it possible that the coming of the Son of Man (The Second Coming) took place at the 70AD destruction of Jerusalem and fulfilled this prophecy and many others commonly thought to be yet future?

Was the "end" spoken of in the New Testament simply referring to the end of the Old Coventant system rather than the end of the literal earth?

I'm aware that this line of thinking is called Preterism. I've been introduced to it rather recently and I can't disprove it. It has become an obsession with me and I would appreciate it if someone could shed some light on this subject and redirect me back to a more proper understanding of Scripture.

Bible Answer: Part 1 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 a...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."'
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To read the rest of this article and find out what "the following reasons" are, go to (www.solagroup.org/articles/endtimes/et_0003.html)