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NASB | Matthew 24:3 ¶ As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 24:3 ¶ While Jesus was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, and said, "Tell us, when will this [destruction of the temple] take place, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end (completion, consummation) of the age?" |
Subject: Still studying Mattew 24 |
Bible Note: Greetings Joe! Excellent observations. Sometime back, I posted a description of one such 'partial preterist' position. Here is the post. **************************************** R. T. France, in his commentary on Matthew in the Tyndale New Testament Commentary Series, advocates the following position: 1) The disciples asked a two part question: a) When will this (the destruction of the temple) happen, and b) What will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age? 2) He belives that Matt. 24:4-35 applies to the first question. 3) He believes that the remainder of the discource applies to the second question. I'm not sure I can buy this theory, but it is interesting. Mt. 24:29-35 seems to be the most difficult verses to deal with. Verses 4-28 could easily be seen as description of the events leading up to 70 a.d. France takes the view that 29-35 are examples of apocalyptic images pointing to divine judgement upon Israel, not images of the second coming of Christ. ******************************************** I think that I tend to agree with him. Neither a totally historic nor a totally futuristic view seems to explain the entire passage convicingly. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |