A Proper Understanding of “This Generation” in Matt. 24 (Exegetical Eschatology)
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- Опубликовано: 16 дек 2020
- Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, explicates the meaning of “this generation” in Matthew 24:34. When the disciples called the Master’s attention to the magnificence of the temple and its surroundings, He replied, “I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Filled with apocalyptic awe and anxiety, the disciples asked, “When will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” In sober response, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” Skeptics have been quick to point out that by these very words, Jesus disqualified Himself as deity and demonstrated that He was a false prophet. Nothing, however, could be further from the truth.
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Excellent. I was a dispensationalist for yours until I examined the scriptures for themselves without bringing a theological system to the Bible and making it fit. The background of the Olivet discourse is the temple and the questions the disciples raised. He addresses them in the second person plural whenever the word you is used. This generation always refers to Jesus contemporaries in the gospels. The events leading up to and in A.D 70 were His focus. The discourse has nothing to do with a future 7 year tribulation. This magnificent prophecy of our Lord has many applications for us today, yet we must remember who it was given to, His disciples who would see the events come to pass in their generation.
Keep it coming, brother Hank. That issue must be said and put to an end of that false eschatology teaching. Scripture is so plain and clear, and direct.
You have cleared my mind. After studying the first part of Isaiah and hearing all these explanations, this is the first time the Olivette Discourse makes sense when he says this generation. Thank you
Dispensationalism often takes Matthew 24:34 and says, “the generation that see’s these signs...” Clearly this is added to text in order allow them to be comfortable with their traditions over the clear statement given by Jesus. Hank is correct in his interpretation if one is willing to use a consistent hermeneutic and consider the whole context.
Hank thank you for how you teach and rightly divide the word of truth. You caused me to dig deeper into Gods word and get understanding through and by the Holy Spirit who will lead a person to truth of Gods word. As a young Christian in 1975 even back then I never could fully embrace the “rapture” doctrine and dispensationalism but I always thought they were confusing the rapture with the glorious Resurrection! I know so many brothers and sisters in Christ who would label me a heretic for reading scripture in its proper context but it feels great to finally understand who Jesus and his disciples were actually speaking to and I want to tell those I grew up in church with but I know many of them would never let go of the Rapture doctrine they have been taught since Sunday school. Love all your BAM broadcasts and your RUclips videos and been following you since way before you became Eastern Orthodox. God bless you and so happy to hear you are getting healthier with each passing day. Sincerely, Duane! 🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️
Hank, I am currently reading your book the Apocalypse Code and I feel like I am right back in my biblical hermeneutics class when I was in Bible college. I was taught good hermeneutical principles, but when it came to Revelation it seems they abandoned it for this dispensational nonsense. It is refreshing to learn Revelation in the light of the rest of holy scripture. Thank you for your teaching and ministry. I abandoned my belief in the pretrib rapture a number of years ago. Just couldn't reconcile it in scripture. God bless!
Amen brother. The more I have studied hermeneutics (unfortunately never had to the privilege to go to Bible College or Seminary) and challenging myself to remain consistent I too have seen Dispensationalists abandon their own hermeneutical principles in order to endorse their traditions when interpreting the Olivet Discourse and the book of Revelation.
He wrote that book before he became Eastern Orthodox🤦♂️
Thanks Hank, keep it going, I love your historical view of scripture, listening for 40 years, truth never fades, Thanks in Jesus name.
Spot on Hank! Thank you for your scholarship....and the truth.
Hank you're a gifted teacher.
THANKYOU BRO HANK....IM TUNED IN
When Jesus said heaven and earth would pass away but His words would not, He was talking about the governing order over heaven and earth that did pass away when He assumed all authority over heaven and earth. The divine council God had with angels under the old covenant was now given to the body of Christ. Now the command is to disciple the nation's and Christians have the rightful authority to do so
So well said & on point. The Old Test sheds light on the new in so many ways, language being so obvious, its amazing many dont see it
more importantly, the NT sheds light on the OT
@@brucemercerblamelessshamel3104 I think its a stalemate lol. It would be wonderful if all believers would use both Old & New Testaments to interpret the other, otherwise eisegesis is imposed, context easily ignored & doctrines are formed before texts are evaluated
@@J-PLeigh8409 read heb 1:1-3. not a stalemate
@@brucemercerblamelessshamel3104 it was a light hearted statement, of course God spoke in the lastter days by Christ, the point is we have all the types & shadows all through the Old Testament that point to Christ & importantly the language taken from the Old paralleled in the New, the New Testament wouldnt be near as powerful & illuminated w/out the Old so really your right no stalemate, & I love & read the New Test more often than the Old
I think this would be the silliest argument but I would discuss it more
"Now that one of the heads was, as it were, slain to death, and that the stroke of his death was directed, he speaks of Nero. For it is plain that when the cavalry sent by the senate was pursuing him, he himself cut his throat." (St Victorinus, _Commentarii in Apocalypsin_ XVII,xvi)
"...there was some interposition of Providence, which was paving the way for Vespasian's being himself emperor afterwards." (Josephus _Flavius, De Bello Judaico_ III,i,3)
Hank, didn’t the sacrificial age end when the veil was rent from top to bottom? There are events predicted in Matthew 24 that seem difficult to fit into the first century such as the Lord’s visible return. Could generation refer to the Jews both then and through time?
@The rending of the veil has profound theological significance.
Craig Keener says, “The holy of holies, which the priest could enter only once a year, was the ultimate symbol of God’s dwelling place. God’s rending the veil meant that he was now available apart from the temple system and that the old temple order stood judged and abolished” (Craig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament [Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993], Mk 15:38.)
Jesus is the last sacrifice. It unthinkable for a Christian to return to the giving of animal sacrifices in a consecrated temple with a standing ceremonially clean Levitical priesthood and Aaronic priest. This matter is dealt with in the Epistle to the Hebrews. Mark 15:38 hints at this but the formal teaching and exposition comes from the Epistle to the Hebrews.
@@BibleAnswerMan Hank, I was referring to what you said about the destruction of the temple being the end of the sacrificial age. I agree with you about there being only one return of the Lord, that we won’t be suddenly taken out of the world in the days before he returns, that events in Revelation may be ongoing through history and today, but it’s difficult to see that everything the Lord talks about in Matthew 24 refers only to the first century (if I understand you correctly).
Hate to disappoint millions of people who have fallen for Darby's tricks but Hank is correct, and "this generation" just so happens to mean "this generation, " and when Jesus uses the pronoun "you," his hearers knew who he was referring to. You cannot make "you" and "this" to mean (me in 2020) or make "this" mean "that." Words actually do have meaning, especially words from Jesus Christ.
Another one who doesn’t use even a scrap of Scripture to support their view and just blurts out an opinion. Try and do a little better next time if anyone is to take you seriously. Jesus is clear about His second coming. There is no third coming.
@70AD Of course that's what full preterists believe. You should know by now that is a heretical view under the Orthodoxy.. Even Hank would agree with me on that, at least he ought to. Hank, correct?
@@xenofonz7640 Take it up with Hank. I'm sure he'll give you a platform.
"When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes." Who was Jesus talking to?
@@evantheorthodox740 Still not making any sense. How about watching one of Hank's other videos where he talks of a future second coming? You might learn something.
@@xenofonz7640 You asked me to use Scripture, I'm terribly sorry it doesn't make sense. Looks like you don't have an explanation. The passages are not fitting with your presuppositions. How about this passage. Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” Are you saying He didn't bring the Kingdom? So he was mistaken?
Again Hank shows how Dispensationalists tie themselves in knots to try and read something more than what is there .
where is part 2
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V35 and 36 is that speaks of his second coming ?
Both v 35 and v. 36 would concern the near future judgment on Jerusalem. The unexpectedness of the return of Jesus is presumed, since nowhere in Scriptures is that date ever revealed. The principle of always being vigilant in the parable of the bridesmaids awaiting the groom in Matthew 25 has manifold application to all Christians from the first century and beyond.
"This generation" in MT 24 is the very same "this generation" in MT 23! Its all the very same generation. THAT ONE Jesus was walking around in.
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Everyone is wrong because nobody knows the future.
I take the "This generation" like the generation under Moses.....all those over a certain age did not live to see the promised land and died in the Wilderness.....
@rogerweir1772 Can you explain the way that understanding of “this generation” connects to Jesus’ declaration of the temple being destroyed? Did not all those of the Exodus generation perish in the wilderness save Joshua and Caleb?
That verse specifically means that the Jews will not be exterminated.
In your heading you referenced Matthew 24 but should show you were addressing the end of Matthew 23 and Jesus addressing the Pharisees and Scribes on how wicked they were, which as not the same as Matthew 24. On the Temple in a few areas of the new testament he address himself as a temple and how he would die and rise again which the disciples did not understand thinking he meant the Temple in Jerusalem which would be torn down before they died and see his resurrection. His description of himself dying and coming back again which is call the First Resurrection which his disciples witnessed and over 500 others seeing him alive after he died on the cross is also addressed of Jesus being the corner stone would be would be set aside but would be the chief corner stone later. So hopefully the two temples are not confused with his coming again whereas second time in Matthew 24, Revelation, and Daniel. If referencing Matthew 24:34 Jesus was not speaking of the generation he was living in, but the generation of which the tribulation is in since it is referenced after all he had spoken of.
@arlineastman What do you make of Matthew 24:1-3? How is vv. 1-2 a reference to the temple of His body? Would not the woes in Matthew 23 compliment the desolating sacrilege and judgment of the wicked in Matthew 24-25?
@@BibleAnswerMan Thanks for asking. Matthew 24:1-3 is the diciples pointing out the temple and Jesus said "See ye not all these things?" and he was not talking about the temple but Himself the temple of God.
Jesus did this quite a bit just like when Nicodemus came to him by night and called or recognized Jesus as Rabbi, however before Nicodemus could ask a question Jesus gave him an answer of being born again.
Ok, check this out. Jesus spoke aramaic. The word that in all antiquities documents that got translated from aramaic to greek for denoting race was sharbatta. Sharbatta means race. When these ancient document got translated to greek the word "Genea" was used to render it. But if you are not convinced, then lets talk some real revelation here assuming anyone persists that generation means a timespan of those alive at a certain point in time. Let me enlighten you, your noodles 🤯 are going to get baked by the following statements below.
Matthew, Chapter 1, verse 1, lists the physiological ancestry of Jesus, ending with His name in verse 16.
Verse 17 divides this list into 3 groupings consisting of 14 names per group. However, if you count the names in each group, you will come up one name short in the last group, making the name Jesus 13th in that group. What happened to 3 groups of 14 generations each?
But Matthew does not say, “14 generations from the Babylonian exile to Jesus” . He says “14 generations from the Babylonian exile to Christ”. This means when Jesus was born, he was at the 13th generation, when he died it was the begining of the 14th generation. He ressurected to never die again. A generation is normally understood not as denoting timespan but a group of people living at a certain time together. Since Jesus predicted this at the end of his ministry, the 14th generation, he ressurected at the 14th generation and since he comes from that 14th generation, immortal, then he is right when he said "This generation shall not pass away, since hes from the 14th generation, because HE LIVES!
Since Jesus is both 100% human, and 100% divine, Jesus Christ is both the 13th and 14th generations.
It is this 14th generation, the generation of the Christ, the generation of the anointed, that will never pass away before all of His promises are fulfilled.
This generation is not measured in the element of time, but in the element of eternity.
There you have it.
Hank's book is worthless. Get Gary DeMar's book and study videos on prophecy and get Kenneth Gentry's video series on Revelation.
@yoshkebenstadapandora1181 Worthless? That's pretty harsh. Why the strong criticism?
Hank, you’re so close. Jesus came in judgment and did all that he said he would. He won and Revelation was fulfilled. John said all these events in Revelation would soon take place...and they did. ‘Orthodoxy’, whatever that means, isn’t scripture.
So what Hank is saying in essence is there is third coming because the “coming” prescribed in Mathew, Mark and Luke would have to be the second coming (of judgement). Of course, that can’t be so “this generation” has to be interpreted another way. One way is to say He is referring to the generation of Christians. There are other variations to that theme. In any case, Jesus is referring to His second coming, which is yet to happen. That is the only way to avoid contradictions and confusion. Hank in fact made a statement at around 9:10 that Jesus is referring to His contemporaries for the interpretation of “this generation”. Contemporaries can actually mean “colleagues” or “equals”. So, “this generation” can indeed refer to all the Christians who follow Jesus since then, in other words, “generation of Christians”. Sorry Hank, but you are not being consistent and instead confused. That’s to be expected as no one is perfect. However, Jesus is clear when he was referring to his (second) coming. It’s not yet happened.
As for the coming of judgement, well there are a number of judgement moments. The final one is the coming Great White Throne Judgment described in Revelation 20:11-15 and is the final judgment prior to the lost being cast into the lake of fire. Symbolically, the books that are opened (Revelation 20:12) contain records of everyone’s deeds, whether they are good or evil, because God knows everything that has ever been said, done, or even thought, and He will reward or punish each one accordingly (Psalm 28:4; 62:12; Romans 2:6; Revelation 2:23; 18:6; 22:12). At that point all the enemies of Christ and the Church are removed once and for all. Anyone who thinks they are not still here with us today must be blind. This alone proves the Great White Throne Judgment is indeed in the future but there is more.
Heaven and earth will pass away (Matthew 24:35, Mark 13:31 and Luke 21:33) and they will be replaced by the new heavens and the new earth. At that time, the Lord, seated on His throne, says, “I am making everything new!” (Revelation 21:5). In the new creation, sin will be totally eradicated, and “there shall be no more curse” (Revelation 22:3). The new earth will be free from sin, evil, sickness, suffering, and death. All these things are still present with us today thus proving once again what Jesus said about “heaven and earth will pass away” in Matthew, Mark and Luke is indeed about the future.
We can agree to disagree but as I have shown I use Scripture to interpret Scripture, not use man-made eschatological views, such as preterism, dispensationalism, futurism, historicism, etc., which are all full of errors and wrought with danger, sometimes very serious danger; the kind that will send some people to the lake of fire if one is not careful.
Your argument is misplaced and naive to even layman reading of Scripture, sorry but Hank’ explained the correct reading of the context of what Jesus said.
@@jmb2889 Wow that a lot of evidence there 😊 Do you care to rebuke the Scriptural evidence I’ve provided? You can start by showing me how Scripture sates the “coming” of Jesus in Matthew, Mark and Luke is not the same as the one stated throughout the rest of the Bible. If are able to do that then you would have proven when Jesus comes again it will be His third not second coming. Good luck.
Thats right on brother..... Hank missed the mark, lets pray for him. Also, I see how so many people, especially those who make income from preaching or teaching, are just itching to be "different from the rest" , to stand out somehow.....and most stand out in the wrong way, rather than allowing the text to back up its own scripture, all beautifully alligned throughout the full counsel
@70AD Heretical view even according to Hank's teachings. There will most certainly be a second physical coming. You should be ashamed of yourself for teaching unbiblical views. Repent and pray to God for foreignness for making such outrageous claims.
@70AD He will on His return remove all traces of evil in the world without any delay. Lots more but of course you refuse to accept the Scriptures are really saying. Why do you even bother visiting this channel given you do not accept what the Greek Orthodox Church says about the most important aspect of our Lord, namely His second coming to be?
Absurd, if only you actually knew the Bible
Care to elaborate?