The generation who lives when the fig tree blooms.
Or as Luke says: 21:
29Then Jesus told
them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.
30When they sprout leaves,
you can see for
yourselves and know that summer is near.
31So also, when
you see these things happening, know that the
kingdom of God is near. 32Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
Back to Matthew24:
32Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves,
you know that summer is near.
33So also, when
you see all these things,
you will
know that He is near, right at the door. 34Truly I tell
you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
First of all, notice the pronouns used. In this case all of the pronouns are used replace the noun "disciples". Therefore, this verse can be understood like this:
33So also, when
you(the disciples) see all these things,
you(the disciples) will
know that He is near, right at the door.
So, lets see if the disciples say His coming is near and right at the door.
James 5:
7Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
8You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts,
because the Lord’s coming is near. 9Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged.
Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
Rev 1:3 Blessed is the one who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things which are written in it;
for the time is near.
Rev 22:10 And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book,
for the time is near. (Which is the opposite of what Daniel said: 12:4 But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.” Fulfilled here:
Romans 10:18
But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: "Their voice
has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world."
And here: Colossians 1:10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and
increasing in the knowledge of God;
You objected that the church was given the responsibility of the gospel after the Jews were responsible for the Law, and now you change the subject.
Don't have a clue how you came to that.
Do you think the church went obsolete by 70AD, and God came and handed the responsibility to somebody else, at that point? If not the church, who is currently responsible?
No. At that time the old covenant world became obsolete and the children of God were revealed and the church exploded from almost nothing to some 34million by 300ad. Thank God we are the righteousness of Christ and are perfect in the sight of God. Our sins are remembered no more, therefore we can't be the wicked servant. We are covered by His blood.
Seems to me the emphasis is placed on 70AD, and not the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It was at the Cross when God came down and took that responsibility away from Israel, and gave it to the church.
Hagar, representing the old covenant world would be cast out Galatians 4:21-31, and salvation would finally come at His second coming. Hebrews 9