30"At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. 31And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
32"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[d]is near, right at the door. 34I tell you the truth, this generation[e] will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
2006-07-31 08:45:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
so, whe he said " tell you the truth, this generation[e] will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened" he didn't really mean it - he meant something else?
2006-07-31 09:13:08 · update #1
Christ was speaking to his APOSTLE'S generation>
2006-07-31 08:48:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
these verses refer to the coming of christ in the years to come. we don't know when he's coming, but the word tells us so.
some of us will be already dead and waiting for his return. there will be people alive when he will come, and when all the saints who are raise from the dead and gathers around with the ones alive, and ascends to heaven to join him for a certain times, life will go on as usuall in the earth. the difference is that what is writen in the book of revelations will be accomplish during those periods.
Christ cannot be wrong because he wasn't like us. his blood is pure. we have for father adam, he has God as father. only the flesh made his like us. God also cannot be wrong and his word, the bible, cannot be wrong. we are.
2006-07-31 16:08:48 · answer #2 · answered by C-Man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It refers to the generation mentioned in vs 24: "...until the times of the Gentiles be ffulfilled"
This leads to some interesting questions because the Bible clearly indicates that the true church which Jesus was establishing would fall away from the truth and would need to be restored in the last days by the Gentiles.
Only one church in the world claims to be a restoration of the true ancient church. Check it out.
www.lds.org
2006-07-31 15:56:07 · answer #3 · answered by Open Heart Searchery 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you ready? This usually provokes one of the biggest soft-shoe routines in fundamentalist circles. They even try to equate "generation" with the Jews and say it's about a totally different subject altogether - the destruction of the temple, etc. It doesn't wash, but it does get their creative juices flowing. Sit back and enjoy - ye have loosed the puppies of war.
2006-07-31 16:02:06 · answer #4 · answered by JAT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude-you have to go back before verse 30 and "what" things he is talking about.
29 "immediately after the stress of those days..."
Don't forget the 70 weeks of Daniel, the 69th has passed-we are in the great parenthesis waiting for the 70th week.
2006-07-31 15:55:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have true understanding, which most people don't, the answer to your question is NO.
A careful study of Luke and that of contemporary historical accounts such as Josephus will show that the Tribulation period has already come and gone.
We are currently in the period decribed in Revelation as when Satan is "Loosed".
2006-07-31 15:52:10 · answer #6 · answered by Augustine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christ coming again means you can see the internal truth through the literal Word. Those people he was talking to knew this and knew it came true back then as it comes true now.
http://www.mechanicsburgnewchurch.org
2006-07-31 15:49:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No he wasn't wrong. He does not mean that the generation of man of the same people his age. He meant that the human race would not die till after he returns.
2006-07-31 15:55:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity is the art of twisting the words in the Bible in every direction possible. The Bible could say 'Jesus was the spawn of Satan!!!' and they'd tell you that it was meant metaphorically.
The Bible is often the biggest barrier to Christian belief. Funny, eh?
2006-07-31 15:53:20 · answer #9 · answered by XYZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was 100 percent wrong, but don't tell the Christians. The truth upsets them.
2006-07-31 15:50:24 · answer #10 · answered by Davie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christ was and is a mythological character in a fictional book.
Nothing more.
2006-07-31 15:47:06 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋