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NASB | Matthew 24:34 "Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 24:34 "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this generation [the people living when these signs and events begin] will not pass away until all these things take place. |
Bible Question:
What does Mathhew 24:34 mean "I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened." The generation of his time has already gone and stil some of the things still has not been fulfilled. |
Bible Answer: ronald, realizing the question was asked many years ago, and realizing you havent posted here since, never the less, i would like to weigh in with a response. the subject of this verse(matt 24:34) begins with Jesus' desciples asking him "what shall be the sign of Thy coming at the end of the world?" Jesus replies with a generous list of signs which will mark the generation of His return at the 'end of the world'. while the fall of jerusalem around 70AD was surely a rough time, it could hardly be the fulfillment of matthew 24:21 "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be." this alone should make it obvious that the fall of jerusalem in 70 is not one of the signs of the end of the world. Christ also assures them(verse 26) that His return will not be hidden or secret and that they will not have to rely on murmurings and rumors, for His return will be as obvious as a lightning bolt (ver 27) which can be seen from a great distance, even when looking in the opposite direction. it will be as evident as the location of a carcass when the eagles are circling(ver 28). what a fitting description of the end times! all this will occur at a time when the world will be as it was in noah's day(verse 37) when the angels came and defiled the earth and men's thoughts were evil continually. the generation that observes these signs, the same generation will live to see His return at the end of the world. Lord grant us eyes to see and ears to hear. -washicd |