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Prophecy Quiz
For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the
Son of Man will be in His day. But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this this generation generation. generation (Luke
17:24-25)
In the above passage, the “generation” to which Jesus was referring is:
A. The generation to which He was speaking
B. A generation in His distant future
C. Not a particular generation, but a particular race of people, i.e., the Jews
We would be hard pressed to find anyone who believes that the generation which rejected Christ was also the generation
to which He was speaking. In fact, of the sixteen times the phrase “this generation” is found in the NKJV New Testament
this would seem to be the natural interpretation. Unless, that is, the passage refers to Christ’s Second Coming:
Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this this generation generation. generation (Matt 23:36)
Assuredly, I say to you, this this generation generation generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. (Matt 24:34-35)
Mysteriously, in the above passages “this generation” now means anything but the generation to which Christ was
speaking! Yet the language, the speaker, and the audience are still the same. Has Christ suddenly changed the meaning
of this phrase without informing His audience? Or have modern prophecy experts changed the meaning?
Preterism . . . it’s about time!
It’s about the time Jesus told His disciples that He would return—this (His) generation!
It’s about the time the New Testament authors told their readers Jesus would return—soon,
near, at hand, shortly!
It’s about time for a scriptural explanation other than delay!
It’s about time for a “last days” view that doesn’t conjure up gaps and parenthetical ages!
Preterism . . . maybe it’s about time you looked into it!