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Most assuredly I tell you, all these things will come on this generation.
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A Specific, Fulfilled Prophecy
Commentators unanimously agree that Jesus's warning was a direct and literal prophecy. 'This generation' refers to the people alive when Jesus was speaking. The phrase 'all these things' points to the catastrophic destruction of Jerusalem and its temple by the Romans in 70 AD, which occurred about 40 years later, within the lifetime of many of his listeners.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Upon this generation. The destruction of Jerusalem took place about forty years after this was spoken. See the next chapter.
19th Century
Anglican
All these things shall come upon this generation—These words carry on the thought of the measure of guilt that is gradually being filled. …
Baptist
So they did. The destruction of Jerusalem was more terrible than anything that the world has ever witnessed, either before or since.
There mu…
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The very messengers who were beaten and killed for calling the people to repentance in the mystery of providence fill up the measure of the people’…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Verily I say to you A usual form of introducing something of moment to raise attention to it, and to ascertain the t…
Our Lord declares the miseries the inhabitants of Jerusalem were about to bring upon themselves, but He does not mention the sufferings He was to u…
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13th Century
Catholic
In this part, He recounts their cruelty, and He adds their earthly punishment. To begin with, He does the first thing; and secondly, He adds their …
