Tomorrow the markets will tumble

Why don’t you prove that to me instead of babbling like an idiot as per usual?

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Have you ever thought that maybe Gods meaning of generation may be different from ours?

It certainly didn't occur to none other than CS Lewis: he called Matthew 24:34 "certainly the most embarrassing verse in the Bible": "“Say what you like,” we shall be told, “the apocalyptic beliefs of the first Christians have been proved to be false. It is clear from the New Testament that they all expected the Second Coming in their own lifetime. And, worse still, they had a reason, and one which you will find very embarrassing. Their Master had told them so. He shared, and indeed created, their delusion. He said in so many words, ‘this generation shall not pass till all these things be done.’ And he was wrong. He clearly knew no more about the end of the world than anyone else" (from The World's Last Night:And Other Essays)

Did you actually read your link? Let's look at it, something which offers special pleading and contradiction in equal measure:

Jesus infamously said “this generation will not pass away until all these things take place,” On a plain reading this obviously does not refer to a future generation - which is, initially at least, what gotquestions argues... "it is imperative [my emphasis] that Matthew 24–25 be seen as dealing with a future time. The generation that Jesus speaks of “not passing” until He returns is a future generation, namely, the people living when the predicted events occur. " 'Imperative', that is, to not make out of JC a failed prophet or, worse, a liar.

But then, just later on, the same commentator then admits that after all, er. "In this view, “this generation” is the people Jesus was speaking to at that moment—some of what He predicted was going to occur during their lifetimes..." and sums up: "it is better to understand “this generation” as referring to the generation alive when the end times events are actually occurring." So QED. Do you have any more links?

skavau,

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