Is it possible that Jesus' prophecies were already fulfilled?

Question

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"But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come." Matthew 10:23 If you could just understand that the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. was the coming of the "Son of man" in judgment of Israel, then so much of the Bible would make so much more sense.

There are many more Scriptures like those above that seem to teach pure nonsense, but when we see they were fulfilled in the generation of Jews that lived from 30 A.D. to 70 A.D., these Scriptures make perfect sense. When moved into another time frame, however, these same Scriptures cause much confusion.

The kingdom is another age. I'm talking about all that end time troubles.

Answer 1

The view of interpretation that you seem to be favoring is known as the preterist view where Christ came in the form of the Roman army bringing destruction upon Jerusalem in 70ad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preterism

A more accepted view is that prophecy is like seeing the future as one might see the tops of mountains in a line with spaces of time in between. Each mountain top might be a part of the prophecy or it might be a foreshadowing of the final fulfillment of the prophecy.

Here's how Albert Barnes explains it in his Notes on the Bible.

Matthew 24:3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?"

When shall these things be? - There are three questions here:
1. when those things should take place
2. what should be the signs of his own coming
3. what should be the signs that the end of the world was near

To these questions He replies in this and the following chapters. This He does, not by noticing them distinctly, but by intermingling the descriptions of the destruction of Jerusalem and of the end of the world, so that it is sometimes difficult to tell to what particular subject his remarks apply.

The principle on which this combined description of two events was spoken appears to be, that “they could be described in the same words,” and therefore the accounts are intermingled. A similar use of language is found in some parts of Isaiah, where the same language will describe the return from the Babylonian captivity, and deliverance by the Messiah.

Answer 2

I'm not Christian, or religious for that matter. However, Jesus is said to have a pure soul, and the only "perfect man" and to do so would make him a liar and imperfect. So if you have faith, I suppose hold onto it. Also, and it's been awhile since I've studied it, so I do not know the exact quote. But according to the bible. In heaven time travels MUCH faster than it does on earth. If I remember correctly.

Answer 3

I guess that it's a bit like Nostradamus, you could propose any event in history to be a prophecy fulfilled, however the fact remains that as Primoa states, he has yet to return, big ask when you think about it logically, hope you are not disappointed.

Answer 4

Some scholars think that Matthew 24 points to 70 AD when the temple was destroyed.

But I believe Matthew 24 refers to times yet to come.

As the poster above me stated.....most have already been fulfilled. But Jesus Christ has yet to return to the earth to retrieve His church.

Answer 5

It would make sense, considering they felt he would return before the deaths of the disciples.
Heh. He probably DID return for His people in the first century.

Answer 6

That was a minor fulfillment , the major on is soon to come.

Answer 7

The trick is carefully ignoring the fact that they have long ago been fulfilled.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 8

Not at all possible.


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Answer 9

not all but some have

Answer 10

No.