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Member You - Was Jesus Mistaken?
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Again Jesus is speaking of his second coming and judgment. He follows that with: "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened." (Matthew 24:32-34)
Once more, a reasonable assumption is that Jesus is continuing to speak on the same subject, that is his second coming. "All these things" refers to (or at least includes) the last two "things" he had mentioned: "Son of Man coming in the clouds" and "his angels gathering the elect." But what did Jesus mean by the phrase: "this generation"?
Meaning of this
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When Jesus said some of those standing with him would live to "see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom," was he predicting his transformation? Or the establishment of his church? Or his second coming?
Jesus uses the term "kingdom" or "kingdom of heaven" or 'kingdom of God" in several different ways. In Matthew chapter 12, it appears that the kingdom is already a present reality: "But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you." (Matthew 12:28)
Then again, Jesus indicates that the kingdom is not only present and spiritual, but internal as well: "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it is' or 'There it is;' because the kingdom of God is within you." (Luke 17:20-21)
On other occasions, Jesus is obviously speaking of a future external kingdom: "There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out." (Luke 13:28) And again: "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.' " (Matthew 25:34)
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me you who are cursed into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.' " (Matthew 25:41)
"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." (Matthew 25:46)
Paul too speaks of a future external kingdom when he wrote: "Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God." (I Corinthians 15:50)
Meaning of Kingdom in Matthew 16:28
As you can see, whenever we run across "kingdom" in the New Testament, we must carefully consider the context. Bearing that in mind, let's turn to the scriptures to see what it means for this passage. The verse before "coming in his kingdom" reads: "For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and he will reward each person according to what he has done." (Matthew 16:27)
Everyone agrees that scripture refers to Jesus' second coming and judgment of the world. The next verse reads: "Some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." A reasonable assumption is that Jesus is continuing to speak on the same subject, that is, his second coming. The burden of proof lies upon those who contend that Jesus changed subjects in the middle of the paragraph . Jesus offers us a good solid clue when he says: "Some who are standing here will not taste death before . . . ." The transfiguration occurred only six days after this prophecy. Pentecost, the establishment of the Christ's church, occurred only a few months later. If Jesus were referring to an event which was to take place only a few days or only a few months later, why would he say "some" of them would still be living?
As a matter of fact, all the apostles, excluding Judas Iscariot, were still living when the church was established on Pentecost. The unavoidable inference is that Jesus foresaw many, perhaps most, of those present listening to this prophecy would die before its fulfillment. Jesus is speaking of an event to take place some years later. He is predicting his return.
Jesus Repeats Early Return Prophecy
Jesus repeats his prophecy in a slightly different form: "They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And 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." (Matthew 24:30-31)
Again Jesus is speaking of his second coming and judgment. He follows that with: "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened." (Matthew 24:32-34)
Once more, a reasonable assumption is that Jesus is continuing to speak on the same subject, that is his second coming. "All these things" refers to (or at least includes) the last two "things" he had mentioned: "Son of Man coming in the clouds" and "his angels gathering the elect." But what did Jesus mean by the phrase: "this generation"?
Meaning of this
One of the keys to really successful people is they see “failure” as a learning experience. I have asked several wealthy and successful people what is key to their attitude and many respond, “Make more mistakes faster”. That is the quickest way to learn which way you need to go.I have experienced this several times in a high-end custom truck manufacturing company I own. We have found it quicker, easier and in the long run cheaper to just buy whatever parts we think may work and just try them out.In the beginning we would ask “experts” about what to do and their typical answer was it could not be done. We would search out other experts and again their answers where often not helpful. Eventually we just started doing it. In many cases the “experts” were correct. That one approach didn’t work but by doing it we were able to find methods that did work. The end result was creating a truck that is years ahead of our competition.I often think of Henry Ford and his quest to get a V8 built and eventually he did get it but only after every expert he talked to said it was impossible. They just kept experimenting until it worked.The real key is to know when to follow your own instincts and just do it. There are times when
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me you who are cursed into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.' " (Matthew 25:41)
"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." (Matthew 25:46)
Paul too speaks of a future external kingdom when he wrote: "Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God." (I Corinthians 15:50)
Meaning of Kingdom in Matthew 16:28
As you can see, whenever we run across "kingdom" in the New Testament, we must carefully consider the context. Bearing that in mind, let's turn to the scriptures to see what it means for this passage. The verse before "coming in his kingdom" reads: "For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and he will reward each person according to what he has done." (Matthew 16:27)
Everyone agrees that scripture refers to Jesus' second coming and judgment of the world. The next verse reads: "Some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." A reasonable assumption is that Jesus is continuing to speak on the same subject, that is, his second coming. The burden of proof lies upon those who contend that Jesus changed subjects in the middle of the paragraph . Jesus offers us a good solid clue when he says: "Some who are standing here will not taste death before . . . ." The transfiguration occurred only six days after this prophecy. Pentecost, the establishment of the Christ's church, occurred only a few months later. If Jesus were referring to an event which was to take place only a few days or only a few months later, why would he say "some" of them would still be living?
As a matter of fact, all the apostles, excluding Judas Iscariot, were still living when the church was established on Pentecost. The unavoidable inference is that Jesus foresaw many, perhaps most, of those present listening to this prophecy would die before its fulfillment. Jesus is speaking of an event to take place some years later. He is predicting his return.
Jesus Repeats Early Return Prophecy
Jesus repeats his prophecy in a slightly different form: "They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And 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." (Matthew 24:30-31)
Again Jesus is speaking of his second coming and judgment. He follows that with: "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened." (Matthew 24:32-34)
Once more, a reasonable assumption is that Jesus is continuing to speak on the same subject, that is his second coming. "All these things" refers to (or at least includes) the last two "things" he had mentioned: "Son of Man coming in the clouds" and "his angels gathering the elect." But what did Jesus mean by the phrase: "this generation"?
Meaning of this
I was at a training event recently and during the opening 'set the scene' intro the senior director in the company asked the group to list all the things that were stopping them providing a good service to their customers.The team took great pleasure in listing all the concerns: Morale, time, work pressures, customer issues, the products etc etc.The director gleefully added each and every comment to the flip chart and when no more issues were given he looked up and said.."I have only one problem with this list......." He let the question hang in the air for a few seconds and when the team's started to look around non-plussed, he said, "You're not on it!"It may not have been what they wanted to hear, but Wow, did it have an effect.Identifying a team members complacency is often the key to re-generating a workforce, it's a common problem and one that can have disastrous effects. In my experience, there tends to be two main reasons behind it.1. The team member has been doing extremely well and has taken their eye off the ball.2. The team member is not doing as well as his counterparts and so feel de-motivated and unable to achieve.In both situations the key is to encourage the team member to
Everyone agrees that scripture refers to Jesus' second coming and judgment of the world. The next verse reads: "Some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." A reasonable assumption is that Jesus is continuing to speak on the same subject, that is, his second coming. The burden of proof lies upon those who contend that Jesus changed subjects in the middle of the paragraph . Jesus offers us a good solid clue when he says: "Some who are standing here will not taste death before . . . ." The transfiguration occurred only six days after this prophecy. Pentecost, the establishment of the Christ's church, occurred only a few months later. If Jesus were referring to an event which was to take place only a few days or only a few months later, why would he say "some" of them would still be living?
As a matter of fact, all the apostles, excluding Judas Iscariot, were still living when the church was established on Pentecost. The unavoidable inference is that Jesus foresaw many, perhaps most, of those present listening to this prophecy would die before its fulfillment. Jesus is speaking of an event to take place some years later. He is predicting his return.
Jesus Repeats Early Return Prophecy
Jesus repeats his prophecy in a slightly different form: "They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And 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." (Matthew 24:30-31)
Again Jesus is speaking of his second coming and judgment. He follows that with: "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened." (Matthew 24:32-34)
Once more, a reasonable assumption is that Jesus is continuing to speak on the same subject, that is his second coming. "All these things" refers to (or at least includes) the last two "things" he had mentioned: "Son of Man coming in the clouds" and "his angels gathering the elect." But what did Jesus mean by the phrase: "this generation"?
Meaning of this
“Lawyer”, a profession of high social status and standing and so it must be focus destination for a large numbers of prospective graduate students. Cambodia, one of the world’s stigmatized countries, is now emerging into the world stage and proving itself of global capacity. Walking on a track toward catering prosperity for Cambodian people, countless resource is needed; spiritually and materialistically.One of the most important resources toward prosperity for its people, as firmly claimed by both the governing parties: Cambodian People’s Party and Funcinpec and the opposite party, is the “rule of law.” The scope of this article is to navigate around the rule-of-law environment in Cambodia and the author’s personal perspective. However, before stepping toward rule of law, legal studies and profession would be an indispensable factor.By and large, legal institutes are being born to convert Cambodia into the civilized country; however, we see that progression is much slower than what we have expected and analyzed, with reference to internal and external resources.Most of the people see legal practitioners and institutes are falling on the downward spiral, due to Cambodian law schools are lacking behind those of the re
As a matter of fact, all the apostles, excluding Judas Iscariot, were still living when the church was established on Pentecost. The unavoidable inference is that Jesus foresaw many, perhaps most, of those present listening to this prophecy would die before its fulfillment. Jesus is speaking of an event to take place some years later. He is predicting his return.
Jesus Repeats Early Return Prophecy
Jesus repeats his prophecy in a slightly different form: "They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And 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." (Matthew 24:30-31)
Again Jesus is speaking of his second coming and judgment. He follows that with: "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened." (Matthew 24:32-34)
Once more, a reasonable assumption is that Jesus is continuing to speak on the same subject, that is his second coming. "All these things" refers to (or at least includes) the last two "things" he had mentioned: "Son of Man coming in the clouds" and "his angels gathering the elect." But what did Jesus mean by the phrase: "this generation"?
Meaning of this
Wisdom is one of the primary characteristics of an outstanding leader - leaders have an insatiable curiosity for discovering and learning new things. Leadership and learning go together. If you have determined that your learning is behind the curve, then recommit yourself to seeking it out at every opportunity, in every conversation, around every corner. Do you have a process for continual self-improvement? Get hooked on the improvement habit. Here are some tips:· Spend your time with optimistic, growing people.· Become a reader. If you are not one already, this is an important source of learning and reflection. Many great books are available to inspire, guide, and instruct your improvement effort.· Become a teacher. Give internal and external presentations on your area of expertise. Volunteer to present at the next professional conference you were just going to attend.· Become a writer. Do you write in a journal for yourself? You can write articles for associations you belong to, your local paper, or internal newsletter.· Become a speaker. I find that some of my best insights come from trying to articulate (or write) my thoughts.· Become a listener. You can get hundreds of hours a year of educat
Again Jesus is speaking of his second coming and judgment. He follows that with: "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened." (Matthew 24:32-34)
Once more, a reasonable assumption is that Jesus is continuing to speak on the same subject, that is his second coming. "All these things" refers to (or at least includes) the last two "things" he had mentioned: "Son of Man coming in the clouds" and "his angels gathering the elect." But what did Jesus mean by the phrase: "this generation"?
Meaning of this Generation
The entire meaning of generation (genea) is critical to the interpretation of the entire chapter. While Scoffield, following Jerome, contended that it meant the Jewish race, there is only one possible case in the New Testament (Luke 16:8) where the lexicon suggests that genea means race. There is a distinction between genos (race) and genea (generation). Others have argued that genea means the final generation; that is, once the signs have started, all these happenings would transpire in one generation (cf 23:36). But elsewhere in Matthew genea means the people alive at one time and usually at the time of Jesus (1:17; 11:16; 12:39; 41, 45, 23:36; also Mark 8:38; and Luke 11:50f.; 17:25), and it doubtlessly means the same thing here.
Quote from Jack P. Lewis The Gospel According to Matthew Part II, Abilene Christian University Press, 1984 pp129-130.
A straightforward reading of this passage leaves little doubt that Jesus was predicting his return before all of those living at that time died. The burden of proof lies upon those who claim "all these things" somehow exempted the last two "things" Jesus spoke of.
Other Predictions of an Early Return
These predictions of an early return are not isolated incidents. In fact, it's part of a pattern. Speaking to Peter, the resurrected Jesus said, "If I want [John] to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?" (John 21:22) Later in Revelation, Jesus reasserts his commitment: "Behold, I am coming soon!" (Revelation 22:7) Again: "Behold, I am coming soon!" (Revelation 22:12) And yet a third time: "Yes, I am coming soon." (Revelation 22:20)
Remember, the primary purpose of those words was to encourage believers facing persecution in the first century A.D. Surely Christians living and dying in the first century did not understand Jesus' "soon" to means thousands of years in the future. Those who say Jesus never intended a quick return, as first century Christians would have understood it, must conclude he deliberately mislead his early followers.
Certainly James took Jesus at his word when he repeated the Lord's promise: "Be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near." (James 5:8)
Peter too was confident of Jesus' early return. He surmised: "The end of all things is near." (I Peter 4:7) They all said the same thing. Christ's return is imminent.
You might be thinking, perhaps you're right. Perhaps Jesus, along with Peter and James, really did think that Christ's reappearance would be a matter of months or years rather than millennia. But where does that leave us? With a flawed Savior? If Jesus really did get his facts wrong on when he would return, what else might he be wrong about?
Why the Delay on Jesus' Return
The simplest explanation is that God the Father changed his mind. Remember when Moses pleaded for the lives of his people, God changed his mind about destroying the Hebrews. (Exodus 32:9-14) When Nineveh repented of its sins, God again changed his mind. (Jonah 3:1-10) He delayed destruction of that city for over one hundred years. And when Hezekiah, the king of Judah, prayed and wept, God changed his mind and allowed him to live an additional fifteen years. (2 Kings 20:1-6)
It looks like he changed his mind on when Jesus would return too. That means he has decided to delay drawing the curtain on humanity. God, of course, doesn't owe us an explanation. But we can make an educated guess about the delay; he's allowing us time.
He is allowing succeeding generations the same opportunity of eternal life that those who saw and
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