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NASB | John 5:19 ¶ Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 5:19 ¶ So Jesus answered them by saying, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself [of His own accord], unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever things the Father does, the Son [in His turn] also does in the same way. |
Subject: First Century Second Coming? |
Bible Note: You've got me confused... You believe Jesus switches subjects between in Matthew 24 between the destruction of Jerusalem, then to some event in the far off future, then back again to the destruction of Jerusalem? You should familiarize yourself with the apocalyptic language being used here to describe God impending judgment his people. Very similar language is used to describe very similar type events in the OT. None of the LITERALLY happened, but the Jesus audience would know of these scriptures and would have had no doubt as to what he was saying was about to happen in Jerusalem. For example: Prophesying the fall of Babylon to the Medes in 539 B. C., Isaiah wrote: Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming, Cruel, with fury and burning anger, To make the land a desolation; And He will exterminate its sinners from it. For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash forth with their light; The sun will be dark when it rises, And the moon will not shed its light (Isaiah 13:9-10). Also see: Isaiah 34:4 (destruction of Edom) Amos 8:9 (destruction of Samaria) Ezekiel 32:7-8 (destruction of Egypt) Finally, you have been deceived by Bible translations which have used translated the original as “earth” or "world" when it should have been translated as “land”. All the “nations of the land” did actually mourn when God used the Roman armies to come upon them in judgment in AD 70. What do you think Jesus was talking about when he said "this generation will certainly not pass away until ALL these things have happened"? (emphasis mine!). |