But it did pass away and all has still not been fulfilled. What would Christians say about that? And dont just use the excuse that I am taking things out of context. It was a Christian who quoted it to me. If he didnt take it out of context then neither did I.
2007-03-24 08:42:15 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Do not worry. The Christians will re-invent that little number. They will reword it, take it on a merry little out of context ride, even though you said don't use that excuse. They are Christians, they can't help themselves.
2007-03-24 08:47:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
As already stated, it MAY mean only Jerusalem or it MAY be speaking of the 'last days'. And, yes, Paul and many others thought that Jesus would return in their lifetime. That is one reason that Paul did not marry.
So, the gospels were written about 90 - 111 A.D.; and the first Jewish revolt was 66 A.D.; therefore, the interpretation that this meant Jerusalem becomes untenable. A more precise verse would have been: 'This generation will live to see the destruction of this Temple' or this generation...will see Jerusalem sacked and burned.' BUT, He didn't say that.
So, several thinkers concluded that He meant 'that generation' and deducted that a generation was 40 years. Thus, 1948, Israel was re formed and declared a nation and people thought that started the 'clock' ticking...1988, of course, came and went. So, they changed the years of a generation to be 70. (40 and 70, of course, are not only highly spiritual numbers; but, the average life span in the first century and the 20th). So, what will 2008 bring us???!!
Probably nothing as God is just too smart to do something that predictable!!!
The mayans (who were into time and calculating things/events) ended their calendar at 2012; so, some think that's the end. And as the famous 15th century seer and prophet said:....
"hey, man / woman your guess is a good as mine!!!!" LOL
An incontrovertible 'sign' is: .."when the man of lawlessness is revealed"..we are to know that we're at the end. He will also come to be known as 'the beast' and; guess what, he and his army get to make war with Gods saints and "overcome them"....We get to die in battle, join him or go into a concentration camp. Ouch. Want to ask a probing question: Why, is God going to let that sob overcome us?
2007-03-24 19:41:43 · answer #2 · answered by Bill S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Friend,
You have to look at the meaning of the word generation in the Godly context. It says in the bible:
2 Peter 3:8
But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
A Generation can mean many things, the meaning from the dictionary is:
6. a form, type, class, etc., of objects existing at the same time and having many similarities or developed from a common model or ancestor: a new generation of computers.
So this generation, in this context is still here.
God Bless
2007-03-24 15:54:07 · answer #3 · answered by ianptitchener 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are not very specific. What has been fulfilled? If you are talking about the prophesies in Revelations, and elsewhere in the Bible about the 2nd coming of Christ, than all has not been fulfilled. Perhaps your Christian friend should re-read the passages. And as for you, and saying you're are taking things out of context, how would you know? You seem to be relying on your friend's knowledge of the Bible. It's a great book... read it for yourself!
2007-03-24 15:49:44 · answer #4 · answered by Momma Jo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You have to read the verse right below it Luke 21:33 says Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. Christ was always teaching in parables and its talking about the earth and heaven will pass away when God's plan is fulfilled. The whole chapter is talking about the signs of the end times and none of this has happened
2007-03-24 15:57:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
HI,
It is talking about our time and all the prophecies being fulfilled like earth quakes in one place after another and the signs of the end of times it is saying that the generation of World war 1 will not pass away until the prophecy is full filled.
LAmmy
2007-03-24 15:45:42 · answer #6 · answered by Clammy S 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As a christian I am not completely clear on that scriptiure either, however I trust that there is a reason for the wording of scripture. I place my faith in Christ and try to live as he would have me to live. I figure that since all he ever ask of me was to live good and love my neighbor that he must be right. I haven't found one thing in the bible that he said to do that was wrong. God Bless You.
2007-03-24 15:56:50 · answer #7 · answered by Blessed 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The context of this was the destruction of Jerusalem. What I find interesting is that many Christians try to use this passage and its parallels in Matt. 24 and Mark 13 to try to convince everyone that Jesus' "second coming" is just around the corner.
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2007-03-24 15:52:52 · answer #8 · answered by Weird Darryl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The initial fulfillment of those prophecies pertained to the Jewish system of that time. The generation living at the time Jesus made that prophecy was still around when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem in 70 CE.
2007-03-24 15:46:34 · answer #9 · answered by Epitome_inc 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
We don't know what Jesus meant by a generation. He didn't necessarily mean what we think of as a generation. Remember, God does not live in the human time frame and work within our limits. He is limitless...he sees the past, present and future in real time.
So, it may be that by a "generation" he means all of mankind.
2007-03-24 15:50:01 · answer #10 · answered by Misty 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
in bible some of the verses are not taken for word for word but the meaning is deeper then plain words for ex when John in the last book in the bible, uses the words The beast which is the Antichrist, it is not animal that controls the world but a man that does thing in God's eye
2007-03-24 15:53:30 · answer #11 · answered by Tyler M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋