This Generation Will Not Pass Away (Luke
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2023
- Skeptics claim that some of Jesus’ predictions in the Olivet Discourse failed to come true. Continuing his expositional series in the gospel of Luke, in this sermon, R.C. Sproul shows that these words of Christ actually prove the absolute reliability of Scripture.
This sermon was preached by R.C. Sproul at Saint Andrew's Chapel in Sanford, Fla. Hear more from his series in the gospel of Luke: • The Gospel of Luke: Se...
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Christ is King!
Sola Fide Deum which means faith alone in God in Latin. Let God’s Peace be with you always (To Reader). Praise God always. Amen🙏🙌
Amen! I’m throwing my corporate hat into the air🧢💨!! Jesus’s words will never fail. If it’s in scripture it’s there for a reason. We search the scriptures like RC went to multiple passages to try to discern the meaning of a text. That’s the least we can do to be like the faithful Bereans. God bless Ligonier and all the saints in Christ’s church waiting for when the culmination of our redemption draws nigh🙏✝️
Except he is wrong. A complete erroneous meaning.
I believe a seed is planted…glory bee two the three LoviE keep praying
Great teaching from a great teacher.
Amen!.
And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Matthew 24:14 ESV
The end is almost here. Almost all nations have witnessed. There are only a small number of people groups left. Be someone who will help fulfill the prophecy and spread the gospel to the unreached!
Colossians 1:23
if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
Romans 10:18
But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did:
“Their voice has gone out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.
10:51 then problem statement 19:20 this generation
There is no problem. Take Jesus at His Word. He meant His coming was soon and in that present generation. It makes no sense that Christians believe He was talking 2000 years plus for then. The Disciples were concerned about them. And all the things were fulfilled.
What if Christ was not wrong but was very right about his timing, maybe its our past that we have been lied to about.
Bible4truth:
Or maybe it means when you’re r BORN AGAIN, you are converted from the EVIL GENERATION (children of the flesh) to the CHOSEN GENERATION due to being regenerated as a new creature (spiritual children if God) and OLD THINGS are PASSED AWAY and behind ALL THING ARE BECOME NEW.
I guess the Zionist Trinitarians lies won’t allow spiritual discernment due to the chosen race lie.
The temple for the first Adam (flesh) will all go back to the dust, so don’t try and build on your corrupt temple with more children of corrupt seed. You must be born again as a new stone in the SPIRITUAL TEMPLE of God, which is not built by man, but God and cannot be destroyed.
Romans 8:8-9 (KJV) 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
1 Corinthians 3:16 (KJV)
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
CHILDREN OF THE FLESH TEMPLE: FIRST ADAM OF DUST…
Job 34:15 (KJV)
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
Luke 19:44 (KJV)
And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Malachi 1:4 (KJV)
Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.
If the passage in Luke 21 and Matt 24 refer to a "coming of Christ" in vengeance, in 70AD as RC said, then what are we to do with Christ words "And he will send forth his angels with a trumpet blast and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other." Did this happen in 70AD? Surely not. This refers to the resurrection.
To understand the meaning of "heavens" (and "heaven and earth") we must study the O.T. prophets to learn the original meaning they give us. Much of what Jesus taught his audience, like things the writers of the N.T. taught, were verses drawn from the O.T. prophets. So, we go there to find meaning and context.
"Heaven and earth" as used in Jesus' prophecy about the destruction of the temple - remember, the discourse is about the fall of the temple - referred metaphorically to the religious order of the day, temple/priest/sacrifice-centered worship, the way of life of the Hebrew people, how they met with and related to God through feasts, etc, as well as government functions.
Very significantly, the destruction of the temple included the destruction by fire of all of the genealogical records that were always required by the law to prove lineage in order to be a Levitical priest.
Today's reality:
No Temple + No sacrifice + No priesthood means that some laws (any that require the temple or priest) became at AD70 literally impossible to perform, and still are to this day. Maybe someone thinks a third temple will be built. Whatever, because they sure can't rebuild the Levitical priesthood.
But Jesus said "not one jot or tittle" of the law would pass from the law (until) "heaven and earth have passed away."
So, are we under the law or not? If not, why not?
Matthew 5:18
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, *till all be fulfilled*.
And Jesus told us when that event would occur:
Luke 21:32
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
This all adds up to proof-positive that heaven and earth have passed. It's obviously metaphorical, not earth, moon and stars that will vanish.
If you're still tempted to argue this, ask yourself, "Why aren't Christians today under the law?" I'd answer, because other scriptures make it clear. So we have a logical problem to deal with. Because, if heaven and earth passing away refers to earth moon and stars, then not one jot or tittle of the law has been put away... oh, but wait... we just proved that God destroyed the now-impossible parts of the law. And that's how to prove we're no longer under the law from the Olivet discourse prophecies.
Give this some study time. John 8:32
The presuppositions one brings to a scripture will influence the way it is viewed and interpreted. In seeking truth, always be willing to test other presuppositions beyond the ones you're most familiar with - it's always possible you may have been mistaught. It's happened to me.
The resurrection of whom?
Angels are messengers, not white winged things. That's the meaning of the Greek word 'angelos' - messenger. Trumpets are symbolic of warnings, in this case, warning to "flee for the mountains" given by the messengers. It isn't a brass trumpet. It's a warning. Of what?
And it says when:
Matthew 24:34
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
("This generation" refers to the people standing in front of Jesus that day. Not 21st century.)
Luke 21:20-21
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then *let them which are in Judaea flee* to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
(This happened in AD67 - See Britanica, Josephus - The Roman armies surrounded the city. The word went out to recall the warning given by Jesus, that it was time to flee... quickly... but by foot, not airplane.)
Luke 21:22
For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
If we can just let the text speak, it tells a clear story. This was all fulfilled in AD70. It was the end of the old covenant, the end of biblical Judaism. (Today's Judaism is not of Torah - because it cannot be without a temple and priesthood. Today's Judaism is rabbinical, a completely different scenario.)
And regarding that third temple idea? I don't think so. They tried rebuilding it in the 4th century - it did not go well. Read the history of it. God has no need or desire for a temple made with human hands. (Acts 17:24) And regarding the New Jerusalem? Neither does it have a temple:
Revelation 21:22-23
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
THE LORD JESUS is the temple of New Jerusalem. And all in whom the Holy Spirit dwells.
1 Corinthians 3:16
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
John 4:23-24, (Jesus, to the woman at the well)
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
So, where's that temple? It's wherever the Holy Spirit of God is dwelling. Hint: Not on a physical mountain. New Jerusalem is a present spiritual reality. Read its definition (Rev 21)
Well, John MacArthur would totally disagree with this teaching.
Jesus trained 12 men for 3 years to reach everybody with the gospel. How? By making disciples. For the next 200 years the body of Christ multiplied because they obeyed Jesus' commandment for everybody to share the gospel baptize the believers, receive the Holy spirit and teach others to do the same. Then the Roman Empire established preachers, congregations, buildings, church on Sunday, We are still doing Rome's strategy 1900 years later. And not reaching everybody with the gospel. Our so-called prophets and preachers are so blind they don't even mention that we haven't reached everybody. That's all we ever needed to do (Mark 16;15) for the end to begin to come (Mathew 24:14.) Almost half the people in the world still haven't heard the gospel. The majority of the body of Christ have never shared the gospel with anybody. Why do our so-called great preachers fail to see this or mention it? Hey R.C.? Where did Jesus command us to prove the Bible was true to everybody? He didn't.
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Hes a partal preterist
All are wicked. When you believe the gospel, you pass from the old wicked generation and are regenerated into the new generation and you are a new spiritual creature in the true Israel in heaven, which flesh and blood cannot enter, see, or inherit.
Matthew 5:18 (KJV)
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Luke 4:21 (KJV)
And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Why cannot Sproul and others figure it out? Answer: false Trinity and lying Zionism.
Romans 9:8 (KJV)
That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
Philippians 3:2 (KJV)
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
Titus 1:11 (KJV)
Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
1 Peter 2:5 (KJV)
Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a 🔥spiritual house🔥, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
Habakkuk 2:20 (KJV)
But 🔥the LORD [is] in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.🔥
1 Corinthians 3:16 (KJV)
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
It’s a spiritual temple/house.
Jesus thought he would return
In that era but only the Father
Knows when!
False.
You have another intrepretation?
"Generation" isn't that difficult to define in the context here and in Matthew. It is the "generation" where the Jewish leaders continue to reject Jesus as their Messiah. He will not return until the remnant turns and recognizes and honors Jesus as the Christ. THEN the 2nd Advent will occur. But first they must be purified via the trials of "the hour," i.e. the Time of Jacob's Trouble/ Daniel's 70th wk. For Israel, the first half of the week is relatively peaceful while the rest of the earth is suffering the wrath of the first 4 seal judgments. But when the one who makes a "covenant of death" goes into the temple and commits the "abomination of desolation" then the 7th trumpet heralds the "Great Tribulation." Eschatology is straight forward as Paul's witness/gospel to the uninitiated Gentiles as recorded in 1st and 2nd Thess. The Church/Bride of Christ is first removed before the "great apostasy" and the revealing of the "man of sin." i.e. the Antichrist. The Church does not experience the "wrath to come" and do not suffer the "hour of testing." The Church has NOT replaced Israel as Paul clearly taught in Rom 9-11. The seven year tribulation is contextually a continuation of the previous 69wks which is the purification of Israel. The Church was purified by the death of Christ on the cross, "Therefore there is no condemnation for thiose who are in Christ Jesus."
As for "some shall not see death" are those who were at the Transfiguration. Moses and Elijah are to be the 2 witnesses during the last half of the Tribulation (probably). There are some aspects of the "birth pangs" that occurred but were not fulfilled by the sacking of Jerusalem which occurred from 65-70AD. That cannot be the 42wks or the 1260 days of the last half of the Tribulation.
Again, it really isn't that difficult. However, what is important to each and everyone of us- If a scholar like RC lets his theological system blind him to the true biblical teachings on the end times, then we ALL need to humble ourselves and take a serious look at whether or not our own theological systems are clouding our own judgments. When I listened to a John Gerstner's lecture where he gave a diatribe against dispensationalism, I realized that even great biblical scholars could and did both fail to understand what another system actually taught and to go so far as to cast doubt of those holding to a system to be, indeed, outside of Christ.
@BiblicalTRUTHToday Quasi Dispensational Reform
@BiblicalTRUTHToday Look for Renald Showers, "There is a difference." Excellent explanation of both Covenant and Dispensational theo.
Nonsense. Stop believing the false teachings of Darby.
@@edwardelliott5756 You don't keep up with archeology. We now have 2nd C sermons and other documents that are not only millennial (we already had those) and not only premillennial, but also pretrib. And if you were educated you would know that it didn't come from Darby but from a 15C monk which discovered it and began to espouse what today we call dispensationalism. Perhaps you should stop being so divisive and go back to school
Just talking in circles..like all of these
13:35 Why are you people so obstinate and dull, when Jesus says this generation he clearly switches, he refers vaguely to this generation, but by inference all we have a right to assume is the maximum absolute, ie " man, " " humanity,". don't get so hung up on individual words or even phrases decontextualized. Jesus is always very concrete and direct with any pertinent information we need to have, so when he backs away from specificity and uses more layered or ambiguous/uncertain terms, just sit back and take it like a man -or like a woman. It doesn't matter, that's the whole problem, it's the meat of the message that matters, and always is with Jesus, not the circumstantial details; i think the sense that he affirms is "SOON" whether it's a generation of one person or a thousand ; Christ is NOW! that's what he really wants us to take away ; live like Christ is manifest in our lives here and now, that's what it, the truth, is all about; if you don't get that you have already missed the point. I always say, read the new testament, 300 pages, like a book! then read the old testament one day! you will not have lack of anything after reading the gospel, rather you will have everything you need to know and abundantly more
Your explanation makes the words meaningless. Why not just take Jesus words as they are said. Soon means near, and this generation means his audience he's speaking to.
@@philipmurray9796 i agree with your interpretation !
@@philipmurray9796Amen.
@@philipmurray9796 I think that was an AI response. It didn't really make any concrete sense at all.
@@melodyseverything6999 if accusing people of AI is your tactic to not deal with language (soon means imminent and coming up quickly) then go for it.
Informative refutation of preterism. It's all a big mistranslation. RUclips MZTV 336 and MZTV 1137-39.
Unfortunately, that's a fail. RC ignores (1) v 27 of Mt 16: 'For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done,' and (2) vv30-31 of Mt 24: 'Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.'
That says something much bigger than just the destruction of Jerusalem! But RC just couldn't bring himself to see the obvious conclusion.
At what point did he say this was 'just' the destruction of Jerusalem?
@@HearGodsWord Around 28ff. It's not a direct quote, but it's there by implication, or deduction, from all he says there.
Adding further to the logical conclusion that it's not simply just Jesus coming in judgment on Israel to destroy Jerusalem with another coming yet to come, contra Sproul, is Lk 21:20-22, '“When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city. For this is the time of punishment IN FULFILLMENT OF ALL THAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN."
@@MrMurfle thats your interpretation of what he said. It didn't come across like that to me.
@@HearGodsWord So you think he said THE Second Coming was in AD70? There's no FINAL Coming yet to come? If so, I'll go back and listen again.
@MrMurfle no, that's not what I think and not what R.C. Sproul thought either. 🤷