Right, e.g.
And let the reader recall that Luke 21:32 says,
"Truly I say to you that this generation will not have passed away UNTIL [G2193] ALL [G3956] shall have taken place [G1096]."...
... which necessarily must INCLUDE the two "of-lengthy-duration" items that verse 24 had already just mentioned:
"24 And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations;
and Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled."
("until ALL shall have taken place" INCLUDES THESE TWO v.24 items!--So also Matt24:34 should be understood in this light.)
note: the phrase "the TIMES of the Gentiles" refers to "Gentile domination over Israel" (NOT something like "the Church age")... which STARTED in 606/5bc (think: Neb's "dream / statue / image" with Neb as "head of gold"); and we know that Rev17:8 says, "...[when they behold] the beast that was, and IS NOT [at the time when written], AND YET SHALL BE [FUTURE tense]"... The phrase "the TIMES of the Gentiles" STARTED in 606/5bc and will not BE CONCLUDED until Christ's Second Coming to the earth (Rev19:19,21/16:14-16/20:5 parallel the FIRST of TWO "PUNISH" words in Isaiah 24:21-22[23...note v.23]; and Dan2:34-35; and Dan7:20,21,22[/Rev20:4a],25,27 "the greatness of the kingdom UNDER the whole heaven..." [i.e. the earthly MK age / "the age [SINGULAR] to come"]; etc etc...)
And let the reader recall that Luke 21:32 says,
"Truly I say to you that this generation will not have passed away UNTIL [G2193] ALL [G3956] shall have taken place [G1096]."...
... which necessarily must INCLUDE the two "of-lengthy-duration" items that verse 24 had already just mentioned:
"24 And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations;
and Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled."
("until ALL shall have taken place" INCLUDES THESE TWO v.24 items!--So also Matt24:34 should be understood in this light.)
note: the phrase "the TIMES of the Gentiles" refers to "Gentile domination over Israel" (NOT something like "the Church age")... which STARTED in 606/5bc (think: Neb's "dream / statue / image" with Neb as "head of gold"); and we know that Rev17:8 says, "...[when they behold] the beast that was, and IS NOT [at the time when written], AND YET SHALL BE [FUTURE tense]"... The phrase "the TIMES of the Gentiles" STARTED in 606/5bc and will not BE CONCLUDED until Christ's Second Coming to the earth (Rev19:19,21/16:14-16/20:5 parallel the FIRST of TWO "PUNISH" words in Isaiah 24:21-22[23...note v.23]; and Dan2:34-35; and Dan7:20,21,22[/Rev20:4a],25,27 "the greatness of the kingdom UNDER the whole heaven..." [i.e. the earthly MK age / "the age [SINGULAR] to come"]; etc etc...)
The generation was the first century generation.
The disciples asked 'When?'
Jesus replied to the effect 'don't be deceived..it is in this generation'
If a generation somehow becomes forever his words, warnings, and timings become meaningless, and 'a generation'
itself becomes meaningless.
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