Are We In the End Times? | Mark 13 | Beyond the Words
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So many people want to read the Bible but don't know how to begin.
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In this series called "Beyond the Words," I'm going to reveal for you the history, context, and other details that will bring scripture to life in an entirely new way, and help you feel like you can understand it as never before.
This week, we're going to look closely at Mark 13.
In this chapter, Jesus uses some very apocalyptic language. Is he describing the end times? What is going to happen?
In this video, I will highlight 6 things that will make all of this clear as you read Mark 13.
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Timestamps:
Intro - 00:00
The Meaning of the Temple - 00:28
Warnings of False Leaders and Family Division - 03:36
The Sacrilege of Desolation Explained - 06:50
The Son of Man's Return - 10:06
Who Will Witness All of This - 11:47
When Will This Happen? - 15:36
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Thank you for your supportive content in these challenging times. The enemy appears to becoming stronger and our leaders appear to be doing the devils work. We as christians need to stay strong and hold the line. Jesus saved me and is my saviour. God bless.
Applause, you said it!!! I totally agree with you….what a mess! All we can do is continue praying 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 and know that He’s in Control ❤️❤️❤️
We’re christians first, Americans second, and our political party last (if you choose a political affiliation).
The nation and politicians want us to reverse this order, causing us to act un-Christ like. Fear instead of seeking out . Hate instead of love. Attacking instead of forgiving.
We’re citizens in God’s kingdom first and foremost.
@@wendellhoward884 Amen to that.👍
Jesus spent ( 3) days and (3)nights in the heart of the earth tell me
Y people believe that he rise on the Sunday morning the same hour he in came out when the sun was going down please talk about this
As believers we need to go on the offensive and not just wait to see what happens.
You are doing such a good job of spreading the word about Jesus so everyone will come to know him. Thank-you ❤
The Spirit of the Lord shines through you, Brandon !!
Thank You Jesus, life is hard. There is no easier way. Rejection hurts, but I rejoice in the family that my Lord gifted me. Standing together, my church family helps. Thank you Brandon for your rich teachings.
As The Sea is symbolic of people on Earth 🌍🌏🌎 ... Clouds would mean a group of redeemed purified people as distilled water is more pure and healthy To drink Than sea water 🌊 ... Amen 🙏 Hallelujah 🌈
Thank you so much Brandon. I felt I didnt deserve Gods Grace, I feel Ive lost the rich joyous amazing connecyion with Him. Ive been paying God lipservice by saying the Lords Prayer each morning.
Ive fallen away from connecting with God with all of me.
This truth finally hit home fully as I listened to all if this video.
Thank you, for showing me its not too late, thank you for giving me insight to what Jesus meant in these verses, thank you for showing me how to fully and completely reconnect with my Father.
Godbless you Brother xx
It blows my mind that this technology brings so many high quality and genuine hearted Pastors that we can access.
Thankyou for your sermons on the bible Pastor. A health scare has super changed my born-againness which has turned affliction into a waterfall of blessings and grace onto me.
Jesus said, " I am with you always." There's no waiting.
When you focus on that, the enemy is an illusion as is the world.
Amen. Christ has already overcome the world.
I was really glad when I saw this title come up as a premiere and I waited to watch it and it certainly was worth watching and I really appreciate the teaching and it was excellent as usual. You make things interesting as well as informing us and teaching us about the Word.
A very important and poignant part of the message is that no one knows the time or place except the father. And you were right we shouldn't waste our time worrying about it. We don't know when that is what we should worry about is just being ready for Jesus.
Praise God and bless your teaching Brandon , Amen
Thank you for your love in the Lord. You help me so much to get through the day. I have been sick for over 3 years and have trouble getting out. It is your videos and The Choosen that has helped me. My friends and family have abandoned me. It is worse because the church that I went to since I moved in the area 8 years ago has abandoned me. No one has visited or sent a card to me. For all they know I have not been coming. It started before covid. They knew I was sick months before they closed due to covid. It really hurts knowing that they have let me down. My comfort is knowing God will never abandon me. He is my comfort. God bless you and I will continue to pray for you and your studies.
I’m so sorry to hear about what you’re going through. I am praying for your healing and for you to soon be surrounded by your church community.
@@BrandonRobbinsMinistry Thank you so much and God bless you
Shocking to hear not one person sought you out from your church 😥, that is not Christian values.
If you can, find another church 🙏🏻
I will say a prayer for you
@@anitadenton1468 Thank you for sharing this and praying for me. God bless you.
I have realized my error... I'm trying too hard to correct those that don't believe and refuse to believe. I know I am suppose to defend God's word but I fail to remember He has won the war all ready. I think I understand what God was trying to tell me all along... long ago, when I was first searching for my purpose. I turned to anything at first, new age things, crystals, smudging my house with sage, using matras inspired by Buddhism and mysticism beliefs. One time when I was desperate and I was trying to concentrate. I asked for some kind of entity to reach out to me. Nothing I tried was feeling deep enough. It felt false and empty and left me wanting. Long story short, I had a powerful open-eyed vision and tried my way to save people from themselves... I tried to stop those who were walking into the firey pit. I got in the way of God... it all makes sense now. I got swept up and this loud booming voice in this dark cloud with lightning and had two things on the right and left of it. It was too bright to see what it was, it seemed to mimick the movements of flight. Anyway, this voice that came out of this cloud with lightning with a loud booming voice. It was yelling at me, I understood not why and what was happening but I obviously did something wrong. Everything went dark after and I woke from my open eyed trance and was filled with this weird ethereal feeling. I felt deep love and compassion despite the terrible things I seen and felt when I saw others suffering and I couldn't do nothing about it. I felt at peace... for what seemed like 5 days then it was gone... I was trying to feel this again because I never felt anything like it ever. I posted this story on fb and someone said to me, "God is sure amazing"... I replied blasphemy and they fled. I later, much later, felt the need to read the Bible for the first time in forever. Nothing else was working again in my own ways and seeking and research/researching. Just reading more of Genesis, things were starting to make sense. The creation story confuses me a bit still but... Everything else I was told was all... LIES. I felt so embarrassed and horrible for just believing what others told me... I asked for forgiveness but my faith was weak. When I openly turned to God on fb, others turned on me and it hurt me so bad. I was spreading seeds that I had no clue of. I was trying to share God but didn't know Him well enough. I kept on making that same mistake thinking that I could save someone from their demise... Guys, don't quench the spirit, the Lord will and CAN chastise you. It may not be pretty at first but at the same time, feels so unbelievably better than before. Amen.
CSLewis has a great teaching on how good is stronger than evil. Good creates, evil can only corrupt what Good creates. Bread doesn’t need mold but mold needs bread. Evil always piggybacks on what is good.
All these things have been accomplished. The kingdom of God is Now here in Christ. We now worship God in Spirit and in truth.
GOD bless this insight and may it release many from anxiety and fear. The knowledge and understanding of this kind of truth, I believe is a gift from God. Thank you for sharing.
Brandon! You never dissapoint! ❤ This is gold! 🏆🔑💛
I think I have always known this, but I am just now able to fully realize this after watching this video: We have been living in the End times since Jesus’s death and resurrection. This IS the End times and we live each moment by the Grace of God. Any day, any hour, any minute, any second could be the End of this universe.
Short answer: Yes we are!
...World without end, Amen.
Thank you for your messages Brandon, I enjoy your lessons.
I'm 60 years old but I believe that I may see the 2nd coming of our Lord. If not I believe that my children will and my grandkids as well. What a wonderful thing that will be.
Keep up the good work and God bless you and your family 👪.
Jesus returned spiritually in 70 AD.
Great video thank for your content! Just wanted to note that while I am not a date setter; we are expected to know WHEN it is near...even at the doors. Matthew 24:33
God bless you in Jesus name!!!
Amen! We will know the season… we know and see the season.
Keep your eyes on Jesus always and always when you go somewhere tell him to send his angels to go with you and to bring you safe back home amen I do that all the time Thank you my father God
Amen
My favorite thing about your videos is that you don’t use “big, bible (theological) words”, but you still get your point across with knowledge and wisdom. God bless, brother!
I know I’m late to the party but thank you for doing what you do, Brandon!
Thanks for your knowledge and wisdom on this issue.
My Dad, up until he passed, and I used to have these great debates.
He would say Yeshua said we couldn’t know the Day or the Hour so that meant we couldn’t know anything. Also that meant we were to just leave it alone.
I said yes, Yeshua said we couldn’t know the Day or the Hour.
Why then couldn’t we search out the Month and the Year?
Anyway I have taken a number of different approaches, looking at a number of sources including but not limited to the Biblical Narrative, the Jewish Calendar and the Calendar we use, the Stars (Astronomy), and other historical sources and events. I think there is a time range and a set of times within the Jewish Celebrations that point to a definitive conclusion.
However with all the hullabaloo over this issue in my lifetime and even before I have been reluctant to speak about it or show any of the evidence.
Anyway if you want to have a look at what I have, then please let me know.
Jesus The choice of a new generation.
Thank you so much once again Brother Brandon, for explaining the abomination of desolation. I've always wondered what that meant.
Scripture says when you see the abomination of desolation...standing where IT ought not
The antichrist.
Jesus references Daniel when he says this so I always understood it as end times
Praise Jesus the king !!
Oh Brandon, Thank you for this video so so much. Those passages you talked about had troubled me from the time I heard my first sermon about the second coming, as a 12 year old. Not understanding them, even after talking to countless ministers and people still did not help. I for some reason was so afraid of what was to come. This lasted for 18 years or more until I was in my thirties, when I basically had a nervous breakdown. Some of the problem was I was clinically depressed along with extreme anxiety and did not know it till I was finally diagnosed and could just not understand how not to be fixated on what would lead up to this and how it would happen. Even though I prayed for help, and relief, I felt like my prayers weren’t answered at the time. I could not read my Bible because it terrified me. Fast forward….eventually after some pastoral counseling by a friend and help from my grown son, I was able to get to a point of handling and putting it out of my every thought but it still felt like I was going thru a hellish trial. Now, I am 59 years old and in just the past few years I feel as if I have been healed and my prayers answered. What has helped me most has been a few pastors I have had in church and watching The Chosen and your videos. Thank you so much for explaining Mark’s words in this video. They caused me great pain once but now I understand. I know that God has blessed me by having all these “blessings”put in my life.
It has been a long trial but Jesus knew He would get me to the other side.
Glory to God. I also get so terrified reading some of these verses and chapters. I read Mark 13 after having previously read Matthew 24 and was not sure what it all meant and also got scared of it all.
It just really frightened me and I've been going through a time where I just am afraid of it all, and afraid of the return of our Lord Jesus, whereas I should be joyful about it as a believer. I believe God is seeing me through all the fear and frightened state as I continue to seek answers and wisdom with regards to these verses, to fully understand and see that it is not what I may have initially thought, but different and all of it just required a good explanation.
God bless you for sharing. May the good Lord be with us all and may we keep our faith, never lose sight of Him in faith and trust in Him. Trust and obey.❤
Well brother you did it again! 👏 YOUR beautiful description of the new Era we are going to enter has made the enemy very angry! This was great Brandon!! I guess the enemy thinks we're ignorant and doesn't want people to understand these FACTS! His time is VERY SHORT and it's making him cranky enough to leave his evil comments on everyone's posts to you! I certainly believe you are one of God's anointed, he's in a dangerous place with his mouth! So before he comments on this comment (that I won't bother to read) l will however ask The Lord to have mercy on him🙏
why am I just NOW getting this in my feed?! oi vey! Thank you for sharing your faith, Brandon.
Thank you Brandon you explane soo well with all your heart.may God bless you❤
Thank you Brandon, for helping me to understand the Bible more. I ask myself this doesn't make much sense to me when reading on my own.
Looking forward to this weeks video, hubby and I have learned so much! Thank you Pastor Brandon!
@NEAR TERM EXTINCTION - HUMAN I'll pray for you.
@NEAR TERM EXTINCTION - HUMAN Thank you for your views on christianity, we can agree to disagree, the benefit of free will. God bless and look after you.
You have your beliefs, I have mine. I choose Jesus, go in peace.
@@susancraddock2436 Nicely said Susan, I like you as a Christian pray for both believers and non believers. Peace in these difficult times is a gift worth praying for. God bless.
I had always thought of those coming in Jesus’s name as imposter Christs. Being false representatives of Christ makes so much sense. Wow. Thank you.
Caught me off guard with that one 3:18 😂 Thanks for explaining these things Brandon!
This isn't a coincidence is it... I just read mark 13 and 14 rn and I see this on first page... Bless The MOST HIGH
Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom ❤ God Bless you and your Family.
Thank you for reminding us all not to put our hope in human leadership. I will still continue, in my earthly life to fight for the rights of all humans while living out the love and hope put into my life by the Christ.
Thank you for today’s God,s word.🙏
Assuredly I say this generation will not pass is the generation of when it starts…to show a time frame from start to finish, remember there has always been those calamity’s. I believe all of what He said will happen in 1 generation..thank you for making videos/sowing for the Kingdom of God, may our Father in Christ continue to bless you for this work..
You are right THIS GENERATION was in the first century! The temple was destroyed, the tribulation was like none other, the gospel was preached to the known world and Jesus fulfilled the Old Covenant. There are over 100 time references all over the New Testament indicating soon , near, shortly, at the door. THIS GENERATION when used in the New Testament, ALWAYS meant that generation to whom Jesus and the apostles were addressing. Jesus, Peter, Paul, John, etc. were not wrong. THEY were living in the end of the age, not us. The first century was warned to flee out of Jerusalem. No one knew the day or hour, but they knew what generation.
Thank you so much Brandon, our Lord has given you wisdom.
Thank you for sharing it.
God bless you
It is often not uncommon for Bible prophecy to be “dual” in nature. There could in fact be deeper meaning, as Mr. Robbins suggests. But let’s not forget that people “not knowing” when exactly Yeshua will return is not the same as saying that people “won’t know” the future events when it matters. Daniel 12:8-10 clearly states that the “wise” will understand prophecy when the time is right. And given that the Bible is roughly 20% prophecy it seems rather illogical that God would provide this information to humanity and then tell them they shouldn’t be focusing on it (or focusing on it as much). I personally think that everyone has a purpose, some of which may be prophecy (wisdom) and some of which may be faith, love, or other spiritual gifts. But I will say this, those who make valid prophetic claims will be very clear and you will be able to verify their claims (ahead of time) to ensure that they are true. For example, someone could make the claim that a nuclear war in the Middle East precedes the 70th week (Psalm 83/Isaiah 17). If the next Sabbath cycle (2024-2030) is in fact the last one THEN this war would need to come in the next year or so. Is it important that everyone understand this? My guess is no (for many reasons which are too great to list here). But it may be that some (or someone) needs to hear it before these things occur rather than hearing it from just the Elijah prophet. I would also argue that certain people will need to make certain choices at certain times, like being called to Judea after this war and before WWIII/Wormwood’s appearance (Joel 2:32) so it’s rather impossible for any human to say what one should or shouldn’t be focusing on at any given time…and while we may have our own opinions of what others “should” be focusing on, when you really think about, we may miss (or misunderstand) that each individual may have to move from one seemingly unconnected topic to get to the right one for them at any given time. Who can really predict such an outcome? No human (mortal) can. But it is important to consider differing points of view to get to the entire truth. But I must admit, I will always view reality through my own strengths and weaknesses-as I am sure that is true with everyone else.
100% agree
This is so good, I love it! Thank you so much. and God bless you and your family. .
It makes us happy listening and learning from your thouroughly explained scriptures to understand true meanings and untangle and reconcile scriptures with your references, thank you Brandon!
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoy and are blessed by the videos.
I need to allude to Mark's Gospel more often when posting Bible verses in the morning. His unique slant on things brings more to the table than many of us realize. In the Amplified Classic Bible, ALL of the verses come alive and the way you present Scripture sounds like my Bible speaking... With joy and emphasis on every verse and passage! Thanks for obeying your calling!
do you understand why the confusion about the differences between Matt, Marqus, Luqas, and Yochanan?
4 different perspectives...
Mattityahu wrote from the perspective of Yeshua the King from heaven, laying down the rules for those who desire to enter the kingdom of heaven (kingdom of heaven is here on earth now and for all eternity, NOT up in the heavens)
Marqos wrote from the perspective of the servant, and thats why there is no genealogy recorded, a servant doesn't matter where he came from.
Luqas wrote from the perspective of the son of man, living the Torah- the constitution of the kingdom of heaven among his fellow men.
Yochanan wrote from the perspective of the son of Elohim, the Lamb of Elohim, sinless.
Yeshua, YaHuWaH Elohim in the flesh...
the Torah (word) made flesh, who dwelt among us...
echad (one), Elohim is Spirit, the magnificant name of the Spirit the Father of all creation is YaHuWaH or YeHoWaH (evidence for both pronunciations).
The Spirit of Elohim took on flesh, Yeshua is YaHuWaH in the flesh.
The trinity doctrine is another false and incorrect teaching, a lie, to deceive mankind into believing a pagan doctrine.
Matt 5:1 Yeshua goes up on a mountain, and there his talmidum (disciples) came to him and Yeshua teaches them, kingdom principles, he also confronts what the pharisees and sages (wise men) had been teaching for about 250 years at that point, and then correctly teaches and interprets what the Torah actually says and teaches us. And Yeshua clearly spoke truth, saying He did not come to destroy end abolish add to or take away from the writtenTorah, and teaches them the spiritual side of the written Torah.
The pharisees and sages claimed to have received revelation in an oral torah, which they falsely claimed (lied) that Mosheh (Moses) had received on Mt Sinai aside from the written Torah. The oral torah of the pharisees saducees and sages, was invented, manmade, adding to and taking away from the written Torah, forbidden. Yeshua said take on my yoke (written Torah) for it is easy to bare/easy to hear and learn with the intent of our heart to obey, the oral torah of the pharisees is a burden no one can bare, and it is contrary to the written torah...
E.G. you shall not cook a kid (baby goat) in its mothers milk... Seems pretty clear and easy to me... Pagans cooked the kid in its mothers milk and to this day in turkey they still do. But the pharisees say it means you cant cook meat and dairy together or eat meat and dairy together, thats why orthodox jews have 2 kitchens 2 sets of cooking pots and silverware and 2 refridgerators, one for meat and one for dairy.
For shabbat they have over 500 rules...
There are 4 main books and hundreds of thousands of volumes of rabbinic teachings and discussions.
This is why Yeshua rebuked them because they added to and took away from the written Torah of Mosheh, and placed a burden on people they could not bare, every part of daily life is governed and regulated, from the instant you wake up until you fall asleep, which shoe must be put on first etc...
Yeshua did NOT rebuke them for obeying the written Torah of Mosheh, he rebuked them for adding to and taking away from the written Torah, and perverting His Word (Torah).
And for twisting what scripture said and taught plainly.
From Matt 5:1 to Matt 7:20 Yeshua is teaching and interpretting the written Torah of Mosheh correctly, and exposing the corrupted teachings and traditions of the pharisees and scribes, that made the written Torah of Mosheh powerless.
Matt 7:21-27 Yeshua is Strictly and sternly warning all mankind what will happen to them if they do not (shema) hear and learn with the intent of the heart to obey the written Torah of Mosheh, the wiseman is he who builds his house on the rock (the written Torah), the the fool is the one who does NOT obey the written Torah, he built his house on sand...
Then Yeshua after finishing teaching his talmidum (disciples) comes down from the mountain, and large crowds follow him.
Thank you so much, this my first time watching this video. As always, Amazing. God Blesd
Born on the 13
Thank you again for helping me understand more. Amen
In Matthew we have the parable of the fig tree which symbolizes Israel. "Shall a nation be born in a day?" May 14th 1948? We are not to worry about the day or the hour. But we ARE to know the season!
Jesus told us to look up and stay awake and be ready for his return. If we focus on living. Holy lives for Jesus Christ. We don't need to be afraid of the events in the world. Of course we need to pray for these events as well.
Love your teachings
Hello Brandon. Della W. Here
Another Great video and message.
"I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them false. I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake and you have not grown weary." -Revelation 2:2-3
I needed this message so much. Thank you for your wonderful teaching. You have a true gift from God. Bless you.
Brandon, read your questions on the 10 commandments. Please do a video covering this in detail. Thank you. I enjoy all your videos.🙏✝️🙏
I want to say thank you. I'm grateful for your teaching. You leave room for us to dig into the Word.
Brandon - your energy, enthusiasm, and excitement are contagious. Great job!
Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat says the phrase "nor the son knows" was added later as it wasn't in the original vernacular. And that Jesus is God. Equal, 3 in one.
I would like to listen to these in order. Could you make a playlist starting with chapter 1 to the end.
Hi, Norma. Here is a link to the playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLbkn1n4qa_D0EmHH2v6KkTQooJs_HCmZx.html
Thank you Brandon for your teachings giving us better understanding of the Word of God.
I sooo totally agree with you
Great stuff Brandon! Thank you!
Thanks!
Thank you for putting peace in my heart.
EXCELLENT Advice!!!! Thank you
You are such a good teacher!
First time I’ll be able to watch live. I’m excited!
I like this.
Thank you
Great content
Here and waiting
@NEAR TERM EXTINCTION - HUMAN , In 65 years as a “Born Again Believer in Jesus, The Son Of God, I have seen HIM work in my life and in the lives of my family many times. No trash that you spew will ever change the Fact “That Jesus Is Lord”. You need JESUS!
Amen!
Missed the live but I just got here for replay.
Mr Brandon you know a lot!
Thank you Brandon another very up lifting video Bless you Brandon 🙏
Great prayer for us!! Really digging your content 😍🥰
amen
Thank you Brandon, this was amazing
Keep up the GOOD work Brandon. I love you brother God bless you.
You missed the most important part that preludes the “generation that shall not pass away” verse. He talks about the parable of the fig tree right before that. That’s such an important part of that entire piece of scripture.
I'll be there..see you all on the 9th. 🙏 GOD bless you brandon
Your amazing thank you for putting the work in to make it easier for me to understand I’m understanding the gifts we have but want more connections with everyone thank you
Great, clear messages, Brandon. Several of us from St Luke’s watch!
That’s awesome! Thank you!
Thank you for helping me understand the passage “this generation shall not pass away…”. It has always bothered me. And also for reminding me to “keep my eyes on the prize”. (Gist of not exact wording.)
I recently listened to RC Sproul ("A question of time") on the same topic in Mat 24. He very convincingly showed that, in context, the "end" referred to is the destruction of the temple and Jerusalem -- effectively the end of the nation of Israel. His take on "genea" is that it is a direct reference to the Jewish nation alive at the time. BTW, no surprise angels didn't know the date. They have no more foreknowledge than we do except as God reveals it to him
@Humanist Reformation There are other uses of the greek word genea with different implications. e.g. Phil 2:15 "that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as." "geneas" is used here (same root) but there's no idea that the "generation" is only those alive at the time in Philippi.
More importantly, the plain context of Mat 24 is Jesus answering the disciples questions (v3) about the destruction of the temple. That happened in 70 AD. While we do not know the death dates of all the disciples, some seemed to have lived until about 66 AD and others perhaps until the Roman destruction itself.
Now, Jesus does seem to mix in some apocalyptic dialog in 29:31 where he leaves the immediate context of the temple destruction. That is helpful additional information but does not create any problem.
@Humanist Reformation in Mat 24, the disciples were asking Jesus about the destruction of the temple (v1-3). Not the end of the world or the church age (which had not even begun, nor did they understand it at the time). To say that would be eisegesis not exegesis.
My quote from Phil 2 shows that genea does not always mean "biological generation". I would go further and say that the phil 2 passage would not make any sense if that was what Paul meant.
We can only say "Jesus got it wrong" if we miss the context. (not to mention that Jesus is incapable of getting anything wrong either then or now OTOH we are really good at getting things wrong!)
@Humanist Reformation All caps is not helping your case. The disciples asked for clarification on Jesus' statement in v2. For them, and all 1st century Jews, the destruction of the temple would be the end of the age -- that is the end of the nation of Israel, which is of course exactly what happened in 70 ad.
The disciples were not asking about Jesus second coming. In fact, they did not yet, at that point, understand his coming death, let alone his resurrection, the church age or a second coming. They still expected him to fulfill 1st century messianic ideals and lead Israel to victory over Rome. *That* is the "coming" they are referring to and the "end of the age" was about the Roman occupation.
Since that is the context, the generation did not pass away before the prophecy was fulfilled in 70 ad.
Jesus got it *completely* right, which is actually the only possible option (he cannot be wrong). If we think that he got it wrong, then the problem is with us in misunderstanding the context of his remarks.
@Humanist Reformation I didn't ignore "and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" I set you straight on it. The disciples' question is regarding their expectation that Jesus would fulfill the 1st century messianic expectation, come to Jerusalem in triumph and end the age of the Roman occupation.
I encourage you to read the text in that context. When you do, you will see that Jesus' was 100% correct. He passes the Deut 18 test with flying colors.
I think you might have mischaracterized how I understand "generation". In v34, Jesus is saying that the generation that witnesses his coming in the clouds will not pass away until all is fulfilled. That is the immediate context for that part. Of course that includes the destruction of Jerusalem.
@Humanist Reformation it's unfortunate that you read the text incorrectly. Let me be clear about one essential thing. Jesus cannot be wrong. Not then not now not ever. If we think his speech is leading to some sort of contradiction, then clearly it is Us who have the problem. We are simply not understanding what he said properly. As I mentioned when Jesus says this generation in the passage he's referring to the generation that experiences the cataclysm at the end of the world not the first century generation.
It's an incredible but scary scripture
JESUS SAID BE READY AT ALL TIMES.. LEARN AND KNOW THE SIGNS..
JESUS REVEALS MANY THINGS NOT TO FEAR US BUT TO DEPEND ON HIM WHAT HE WILL DO SOON.. HIS HOLDING EVERYTHING ON HIS HANDS..
GOD BLESS
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Would you be so kind to make a video explaining your thoughts on how Jesus is God, but doesn't know when He will return? That is confusing to me. I just found your channel this weekend and it's amazing. I found myself on my face praising God after watching your video about the lesson He taught while on the cross. Thank you
Jesus did know that the parousia (spiritual second coming) was going to be in the 1st century generation at the destruction of the temple. The second coming was fulfilled in 70 AD.
Zechariah 12 the return of Christ
Love the cookie analogy 😂🤣🙃… my wife is tortillas and croissants 🥐 lol but same same
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The Roman standard bearing the image of Caesar was set in the temple during it's attack and destruction....and melting of holy objects of gold trickling between the temple's stones lead to 'not one stone left standing on another.'
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It seems clear that Jesus was speaking to the people living at that time about the destruction of the temple. In Matthew, Jesus says "When you shall SEE these things, know that it (the end of the age) is near, even at the doors". Then says This generation shall not pass, till all these things (the things that will be SEEN ending at verse 22), shall come to pass. Jesus is not talking about the parousia that will follow, only the destruction of the temple and the beginning of a new age that awaits our heavenly king.
Wow. I just read through Numbers 13 and 14. Sounds like the same story