Episode 39: This Generation Shall Not Pass
April 22nd, 2011 at 11:17 am (Eschatology, Dispensationalism)
In Matthew 24:34 Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place." The meaning of Jesus' statement seem obvious, but most Christians in America today think He was saying something else. How is the phrase, "this generation," used by Jesus and others in the Bible? And what impact does that have on Jesus' words in the Olivet Discourse?
Music
- Marion Williams, This Generation Shall Not Pass, from the Standing Here Wondering Which Way To Go album, 2007
Promoted Resources
- Unbelievable?, with Justin Brierley.
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Jesse Toler said,
December 12, 2011 at 7:14 pm
I just began listening to the lecture, and it seems like chris is focusing on ‘ho genea’ rather than on the demonstrative pronoun that follows. The genea in which all this was supposed to happen seems to the one jesus was speaking to.
theopologetics said,
December 12, 2011 at 8:10 pm
“The genea in which all this was supposed to happen seems to the one jesus was speaking to.”
Yeah, I agree. The whole point of the episode is that “this generation” consistently refers to the present generation of one’s contemporaries.