Matthew 24:3 - When will these things be (1st century imminence?)
Matthew 24:3 - When will these things be (1st century imminence?)
Matthew 24:1-2 - Not a stone left on another (1st century historical fulfillment?):
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Matthew 24:3
Matthew 24:4-5 & Luke 21:8 - The time has drawn near (1st century biblical fulfillment?):
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Matthew 24:3: "And (while) He (was) sitting on the Mount (of) Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us — when will these (things) be? And what (will be) the sign (of) Your coming and (the) conclusion (of) the age?”"
The same Greek words that are used in the various passages will be CAPITALIZED.
1st century imminence?
Matthew 24:3 could have been apprehended as imminent in the 1st century.
Imminent means the state of something that is likely to happen very soon.
"These things": 1st century imminence?
It is written: "the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us — when will THESE (THINGS) be?" (Matthew 24:3).
The disciples who asked this question were 1st century disciples of Jesus.
Their question was including what Jesus said to them 1 verse earlier when He "said (to) them, “Do-you-see all THESE (THINGS)? Truly I-say (to) you — (a) stone upon (a) stone by-no-means will-be-left here which will not be-torn-down”." (Matthew 24:1-2).
Jesus would have been referring to the temple of Jerusalem and its buildings standing there in the 1st century, as 2 verses earlier it is written that "having-departed from the temple, Jesus was-proceeding. And His disciples came-to (Him) to-show Him the buildings (of) the temple. But the (One), having-responded, said (to) them, “Do-you-see all THESE (THINGS)?" (Matthew 24:1-2).
That 1st century temple of Jerusalem was demolished by the Romans around AD 70.
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Matthew 24:1-2 - Not a stone left on another (1st century historical fulfillment?):
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"The sign of your coming": 1st century imminence?
The 1st century disciples of Jesus asked: "what (will be) the SIGN (of) Your COMING" (Matthew 24:3).
The specific Greek word used for "COMING" (Matthew 24:3) in the question of the 1st century disciples was used 24 verses later to refer to "the COMING (of) the Son (of) Man" (Matthew 24:27).
Jesus then mentioned 27 verses later a SIGN and then described the Son of Man coming, when He said: "at-that-time the SIGN (of) the Son (of) Man will-appear in (the) heaven. And at-that-time all the tribes (of) the earth will-beat-their-breasts. And they-will-see the Son (of) man coming on the clouds (of) heaven" (Matthew 24:30).
Jesus then addressed His 1st century disciples 3 verses later and said "So also you — when you-see all these (things), you know that it-is near, at (the) doors. Truly I-say (to) you that this generation by-no-means will-pass-away until all these (things) take-place" (Matthew 24:33-34).
"The conclusion of the age": 1st century imminence?
The "age"?
The 1st century disciples of Jesus mentioned "(the) conclusion (of) the AGE" (Matthew 24:3).
Ancient manuscripts of the Bible can be found in Greek.
The Greek word for "AGE [aiо́n 165 in Greek]" (Matthew 24:3) may sometimes be translated as "world" in certain translations.
However there are already other Greek words that may be translated as "world", such as:
"WORLD" [oikoumené 3625 in Greek] used in Matthew 24:14 for example.
"WORLD" [kosmos 2889 in Greek] used in Matthew 24:21 for example.
The Greek word for "AGE [aiо́n 165 in Greek]" and the Greek word for "WORLD" [kosmos 2889 in Greek] can be distinct, as for example Paul wrote: "you-walked in-accordance-with the (present) AGE [aiо́n 165 in Greek] (of) this WORLD [kosmos 2889 in Greek]" (Ephesians 2:2).
The Greek word for "AGE [aiо́n 165 in Greek]" (Matthew 24:3) comes from the Greek word for "ALWAYS" [aei 104 in Greek]. Its meaning would thus most closely be a duration of time.
This may be evidenced in the following verses (in connection to other time statements):
"the mystery having-been-hidden from the (past) AGES [aiо́n 165 in Greek] and from the (past) generations. BUT NOW it-was-revealed (to) His holy (ones)" (Colossians 1:26).
"Jesus Christ (is) the same YESTERDAY and TODAY and to the AGES [aiо́n 165 in Greek]" (Hebrews 13:8).
Matthew 12:
The 1st century disciples of Jesus mentioned "(the) CONCLUSION (of) the AGE" (Matthew 24:3).
12 chapters earlier, Jesus said: "whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it-will not be-forgiven (to) him — neither in this AGE nor in the (one) about-to(-come)" (Matthew 12:32).
Jesus in the 1st century mentioned "this AGE" (Matthew 12:32) and an AGE "about-to(-come) (mellonti 3195 in Greek)" (Matthew 12:32). The Greek word for "about-to(-come)" (melló 3195 in Greek) is a verb that can be translated as "is-about-to".
According to Jesus there was in the 1st century "this AGE" (Matthew 12:32) which would come to a "CONCLUSION" (Matthew 24:3) to let its place to an AGE "about-to(-come)" (Matthew 12:32).
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Matthew 13:
One chapter later, in Matthew 13, Jesus mentioned "(the) CONCLUSION (of) the AGE", saying that "in the CONCLUSION (of) the AGE. The Son (of) Man will-send-out His angels" (Matthew 13:40-41).
Later in Matthew 24, after that the 1st century disciples of Jesus asked about "(the) CONCLUSION (of) the AGE" (Matthew 24:3), Jesus mentioned 27 verses later "the Son (of) man coming on the clouds (of) heaven with power and great glory. And He-will-send-out His angels" (Matthew 24:30-31).
Jesus then addressed His 1st century disciples 2 verses later and said "So also you — when you-see all these (things), you know that it-is near, at (the) doors. Truly I-say (to) you that this generation by-no-means will-pass-away until all these (things) take-place" (Matthew 24:33-34).
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