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Having given the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple as a sign of his imminent return, Mark 13:24-26 continues, "But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light and the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken and then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory." He concluded by saying that he would return within the lifetimes of some of his own generation: "Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done." An oblique reference to the Book of Daniel implies that his return would be within about four years of the destruction of the Temple.
By the 80s of the first century, the return predicted in Mark's Gospel was becoming unlikely - the generation had already passed - and the author of Matthew had to change the emphasis away from an impending end of the world. He changed the position of the sentence about "this generation", relative to the destruction of the great buildings, so that it referred to something else altogether. He added, and emphasised, material where Jesus told the disciples that the end is not yet, and that no man knows when the end of the world will occur. Then he added, in chapter 25, an elaborate description of the last judgement. Verse 31, reflecting verse 13:26 of Mark, begins a pericope in which Jesus comes in his glory and judges the people of all nations, setting the 'sheep' on the left and the 'goats' on the right, for eternal punishment or reward.
Writing even late than Matthew, Luke 21:25-26 gave an more emotionally powerful summary of the final signs in Mark 13:24-25, but had to alter the material to suit the times. By the end of the first century, it was no longer plausible that the world would end before Jesus' generation shall pass - the generation had long passed. So Jesus no longer says, "Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done." The destruction of the Temple and the civil war and carnage of the Roman-Jewish War still presage an imminent end of the world, but the emphasis has shifted subtly so that even if the end will be very soon, no one can know when.
What else can I help you with?
Who told the disiples that jesus would return again?
Jesus himself said he would return.
Will Jesus ever show himself again to the world?
Many Christians believe that Jesus will return some day. Jews, Muslims, Hindus and those of other religions, as well as atheists, say that Jesus has died and will never return.
Was Jesus are volutionary leader?
Yes it can be viewed that Jesus was a voluntarily leader. He gave up himself for the salvation of mankind, and He did not need anything in return.
Why did Jesus return to Galilee after John's imprisonment?
If he hadn't shown himself, would anyone believe he had risen from the dead?
Will there be healing just before jesus' return?
Jesus' return will come without warning. Healing has nothing to do with Jesus' return.
What did Jesus nail himself to?
Jesus didnt nail himself to anything.
Will Christ return in 2018?
No person knows the time Jesus will return again. It could be in 2018 or not Not sure if Christ Jesus will return in 2018.
The tomb of Jesus was opened by who?
By Jesus Himself.
Who is the popular images of Jesus?
Jesus himself
When Jesus leaves heaven to return to earth Where is the Father?
There are no reliable source that supports an exact day of Jesus' return.
Why does your friend talk to himself sometimes?
why does my friend sometimes talk to himself?
Where in the bible are we told that Jesus owened a Honda but did not talk about it?
where in the bible are we told that Jesus owned a Honda but did not talk about it
