"First, however, he must undergo many sufferings and BE REJECTED by this generation." (Luke 17:25; Matthew 24:34 New World Translation) |
We know questions are always the sign of interest in a topic. Therefore, we have a most pertinent question for you, concerning the ministry of the "Messiah" or "Son of Man" of the first century. One of the views of this Prophecy is that Jesus, when he says THIS GENERATION, is referring NOT to the generation that he is speaking to but the generation that will witness the coming of "the son of Man".
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Well, Jesus specifically said “the generation" that "rejected" the Son of Man and his message, would experience certain coming wrath from God (Matthew 23:35, 36). He did this by tying in the "days of Noah" and the "days of Lot" saying they were comparable to obstreperous individuals of his day, his "generation" that he preached to. Jesus stated “this generation” would ultimately ‘pay the price’ for NOT … NOT “discerning the time of their inspection,” an official “inspection” done only … only by Jesus, yes during the 1st century, is that not so??? -- See Luke 19:41-44 New World Translation.
Additionally we must say, within Jesus’ words in this prophecy of Matthew 24, there was no hint of any 2,000-year separation, wait or lengthy delay in God handing out Judgment to these infidels who did not listen to the "Son of Man," was there? None is indicated in verse. -- See Luke 17:25-30. |
Of course, most bible believers of our time we know, are looking for a "Messiah" that does great miracles, like Jesus did in the first century. However in our defense we say, what if the sole duty of the coming modern day "Messiah" was to merely present God's message to a nation that was supposed to have faith, namely "Israel." (Romans 10:14, 16) Then John 12:48 would tell the means by which all of Israel would be judged, namely by their response to the word, spoken to them in "the last day." What if that were the case, we ask? John 12:48 tells us:
“He that disregards me and does not receive my sayings has one to judge him. The word that I have spoken is what will judge him in the last day;” (John 12:48)
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Jesus promised us:
“13 However, when that one arrives, the Spirit of the Truth, he will guide YOU into all the truth, for he will not speak of his own impulse, but what things he hears he will speak, and he will declare to YOU the things coming. 14 That one will glorify me, because HE WILL RECEIVE FROM WHAT IS MINE and will declare it to YOU.” (John 16:13-14) |
Well that is a very good question. For if a whole, entire "generation" was to be judged and destroyed for ignoring this particular message, then we would reasonably expect that special message to at least be free of error, one that was very accurate, one that could be trusted, a message to be relied upon. So, this Divine Message then could, no would not, contain any false teachings like the rebuffed teaching of 1914, or a ridiculous invisible "parousia" concept which cannot be scripturally proved, nor some asinine "overlapping" generations-garbage doctrine that insults ones intelligence, that is recently being embraced and espoused by unwitting Jehovah's Witnesses the world over. No, but again this message would have to be a real message from God, one that the people or "generation" preached to, could not ignore without Divine Retribution. -- Matthew 16:27; Luke 10:16
Step 2 --> Generation Ignores Message
Step 3 --> Generation Gets Dealt With By Almighty God! |
Yes, when Matthew 24:34 speaks of this "generation" that does NOT get the chance to "pass away" or die off, this is true only because they (the "generation") get "Dealt With" by God for disobedience! Yes, Jehovah interrupts their normal life spans in 70 c.e., when 1.1 million of the Jewish Nation die for NOT listening to, the one we call the "Son of Man," of the first century.
Think about it!
Praise Jah!
Written By:
Donald C. Burney
Spokesperson For YORWW Congregation |
Why are Jehovah's Witnesses saying these particular people of our time, a "generation" some 2,000 years after Jesus, is to be charged with sin, and should be dealt with as though they have heard and ignored a PERFECT MESSAGE, a message worthy of the "Son of Man," ... a message that is free of mistake and error, a message that was given from the very mouth of the "Son of Man," the "messenger of the covenant" himself, and should accordingly be DEALT WITH by Jehovah God?
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