Yodas_Prodigy
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Which Generation was Jesus speaking to in Matthew, Mark, and Luke? Jesus is quoted 28 times in those books using the Word "Generation"...
He will tell you "this" actually means "that". Why Jesus just did not say "that" is a mystery for the agesWhere's the forum Dispy?
BumpWhich Generation was Jesus speaking to in Matthew, Mark, and Luke? Jesus is quoted 28 times in those books using the Word "Generation"...
How would they have known the difference?Mostly to the generation of His time, with some references to future ones, such as the one that'll see all the eschatological prophecies fulfilled.
The prophesied events will be quite-obvious to whoever sees them. And the generation living while Jesus was here wouldn't know anything about future generations.How would they have known the difference?
The generation He was living in. And no, I’m not a full preterist. I’m partial. Funny you bring this up as I’m preaching about the destruction of the temple tomorrow night using Matthew 24.Which Generation was Jesus speaking to in Matthew, Mark, and Luke? Jesus is quoted 28 times in those books using the Word "Generation"...
Not mostly. There is nowhere in the Olivet Discourse that has Him speaking of “this generation” then jumping to a generation that hasn’t even come yet.Mostly to the generation of His time, with some references to future ones, such as the one that'll see all the eschatological prophecies fulfilled.
Given audience relevance and the text in question, how would those Christ was speaking to know what was relevant to them and what was not?The prophesied events will be quite-obvious to whoever sees them. And the generation living while Jesus was here wouldn't know anything about future generations.
Partial or full? Partial here.Given audience relevance and the text in question, how would those Christ was speaking to know what was relevant to them and what was not?
...Except after the destruction of J & the temple, none of the other prophesied events occurred in that generation, nor in any other one since then.Not mostly. There is nowhere in the Olivet Discourse that has Him speaking of “this generation” then jumping to a generation that hasn’t even come yet.
By whether the prophesied events occurred or not. The only ones that occurred in that generation was the destruction of J & the temple.Given audience relevance and the text in question, how would those Christ was speaking to know what was relevant to them and what was not?
I haven't dug into that verse for a while. I understand generation has several nuances.By whether the prophesied events occurred or not. The only ones that occurred in that generation was the destruction of J & the temple.
How would they have known some were going to be at least 2000 years into the future?By whether the prophesied events occurred or not. The only ones that occurred in that generation was the destruction of J & the temple.
They didn't, and it didn't matter anyway, as the only ones that will affect them are, for the Christians, being called out of paradise by Jesus at the rapture, or being brought out of 'torments' at the Great White Throne judgment.How would they have known some were going to be at least 2000 years into the future?
Right. There are members of several generations living right now, as there was back then.I haven't dug into that verse for a while. I understand generation has several nuances.
Strongs say generation can mean...race, family, generationRight. There are members of several generations living right now, as there was back then.
Nowhere in the Olivet Discourse is there a lapse in timing. ALL OF IT was fulfilled in AD 70. Look at the times in the OT the day of the Lord was used as language of judgment upon a nation. There are a few times of “Him coming in the clouds” but that was apocalyptic language used to describe His coming judgment upon that particular nation....Except after the destruction of J & the temple, none of the other prophesied events occurred in that generation, nor in any other one since then.