The end will come within the lifetime of Jesus's listeners.
"Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom." -- Matthew16:28
"But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God." -- Luke 9:27
"Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation." -- Matthew 23:36
"Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled." -- Matthew 24:34
"Nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven." -- Matthew 26:64
"Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power." -- Mark 9:1
"Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done." -- Mark 13:30
"And ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven." -- Mark 14:62
"Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled." -- Luke 21:32
"Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?" -- John 21:22
The end will come within the lifetime of the the New Testament authors.
"Waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ ... that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ." -- 1 Corinthians 1:7-8
"But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none." -- 1 Corinthians 7:29
"That ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ. -- Philippians 1:10
"Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." -- 1 Thessalonians 4:17
"I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." -- 1 Thessalonians 5:23
"Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son...." -- Hebrews 1:2
"But now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself." -- Hebrews 9:26
"Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you." -- 1 Peter 1:20
"But the end of all things is at hand." -- 1 Peter 4:7
"Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time." -- 1 John 2:18
The end will come soon. (Within a couple thousand years or so.)
"The Lord is at hand." -- Philippians 4:5
"For the coming of the Lord draweth nigh." -- James 5:8
"For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry." -- Hebrews 10:37
"The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. -- Revelation 1:1
"The time is at hand." -- Revelation 1:3
"Behold, I come quickly." -- Revelation 3:11, 22:7, 22:12
"Surely I come quickly." -- Revelation 22:20
2006-12-13 05:22:46 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sinyckel forgot you don't really read the bible (as shown by your answers http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=An89A.LIynxiq3AM5SqcBKLsy6IX?qid=20061213100704AAAHjMi ) so I thought I would help you all. You are welcome!
2006-12-13 05:23:43 · update #1
ah but remember, a day is like a thousand years to God.... it's somewhere in the old testiment i think... hell i'm no scholar!
2006-12-13 05:27:59 · answer #1 · answered by Let there be JIMBO 4 · 5⤊ 4⤋
Yea, this is one I struggle with a bit...although I remember hearing a feesible answer once while I was in Bible college. Here are some possibilities to consider:
In the gospels:
1. He was speaking of the coming of his SPIRITUAL kingdom, which would happen during Pentacost.
2. He was speaking to believers during the church age.
3. Context-what are these things Jesus is speaking of?
In the later books:
1. There is a verse that says, "A day is like a thousand years" to God. Quickly is a relative term.
2. We are in the "End Times" or "Last Days" now. I am not talking about the Tribulation but we are in the last part of history until Messiah returns to establish his PHYSICAL kingdom (spiritual kingdom came at pentacost).
3. In 1 John, John is referring to "Antichrists" as people who have left the church. There will be a falling away of many who attend church near the end. Those who are "saved" will remain.
4. Keep in mind that only the Father knew the day and hour of Messiah's return...that comes in to play somehow here.
Those are some of my thoughts...man, that is a good question, I will have to think through it some more.
2006-12-13 05:32:47 · answer #2 · answered by Jeff- <3 God <3 people 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A collection of quotes that on the surface appear to connect, but are disjointed.
The Lord is returning soon, this is the hope of the church of Jesus Christ.
The Kingdom has come with power, the historical documentation is called THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES the canonized book in the new testament. This fulfills the statement of Jesus, "But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God." -- Luke 9:27
The other quotes and pseudo-statements I leave to your further investigation. "These things" do not refer to fulfillment within the hearers' lifetime.
Peace.
2006-12-13 05:32:44 · answer #3 · answered by Jay Z 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. really, it may come to pass in the technology of those those who referred to the indicators of the right circumstances start up to be fulfilled. social gathering, if a demonstration of the right circumstances became "Jerusalem will be trodden down by using the Gentiles, till the circumstances of the Gentiles be fulfilled" St. Luke 21:24 and if Israel regaining administration of the former city became a success of that prophecy, then it must be envisioned that some who were alive then would nonetheless be alive at the same time as the "end" comes. the right of what? the right of the excellent Tribulation, the right of the age, and the institution of Christ's Kingdom, upon the Throne of David.
2016-10-18 05:51:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is/was talking about the second coming in which he will be coming in full Power and Glory, with all the Saints. There will be a 1000 year reign of Satan before that happens. And that has not happened yet. Also the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem has not been rebuilt yet. So Jesus will not fulfill this prophecy untill these things have been done.
We are the generation that is mentioned.
2006-12-13 06:28:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and the end of the world ruled by death came to an end. Jesus descended into Hades and opened the gates of the afterlife to all souls. Also, the end of the Jews as God's chosen people was effected with the new priesthood of Melkizadek! Remember, the Jews were looking for a militant Messiah, they were waiting for the wrong thing. Those waiting for the end of the world also were waiting for the wrong kind of end!
2006-12-13 05:28:59 · answer #6 · answered by jonathan x 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes and we are still the end times generation the generation of the grace of Jesus Christ. Consider a day is as a thousand years and then understand their are seven days in creation and you will begin to understand when Jesus is due to return.
2006-12-13 05:29:12 · answer #7 · answered by djmantx 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In Matthew he is talking about His own demise (Jesus). Does not have a time line in the rest of which you talk, just says soon. Keep searching. The truth is out there.... x-files. Such a great show. If you read the skeptics version of the bible, you will find just that, contradictions. If you believe what is written to be of God, you will find truth. Weird hey? Blessings to you.
2006-12-13 05:28:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I am familiar with those verses. And none say the end happened.
If Jesus said some of those standing there will see the Kingdom of God then it's true.
2006-12-13 05:29:50 · answer #9 · answered by P&B 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes
2006-12-13 05:25:15 · answer #10 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I like how you take things out of context to make your own view seem like its the truth. Good way to blow things out of proportion.
Is it true Bill Clinton stuck a cigar inside Monica and said, "THIS TASTE GOOD!"?
2006-12-13 07:47:02 · answer #11 · answered by Upside down puke face 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋