Mat 24:32-34 talks about Israel being a marker for the start of the end.
­MAT 24:32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet
tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
The nation of Israel was established in 1948.
­MAT 24:33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is
near, even at the doors.
­MAT 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all
these things be fulfilled.
Jesus says that THIS generation shall not pass without ALL these things being fulfilled.
He is talking about the generation in the future that will see Israel become a nation and will live through what he describes in Mat.
In the bible a generation is 40 years. Take 1948+40=1988. But what if the generation he is talking about lives longer then 40 years?
In 1948 the average life expectancy in was between 63 & 64 years of age.
1948 + 63 or 64 = 2011 & 2012
I may be off my rocker but I think that people make the bible a bit harder to understand then is needed in most cases.
Rapture is another topic that is explained in Mat. I will write up my research and post it downstream.
Btw. Great to be a member of this very exciting site!
­MAT 24:32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet
tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
The nation of Israel was established in 1948.
­MAT 24:33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is
near, even at the doors.
­MAT 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all
these things be fulfilled.
Jesus says that THIS generation shall not pass without ALL these things being fulfilled.
He is talking about the generation in the future that will see Israel become a nation and will live through what he describes in Mat.
In the bible a generation is 40 years. Take 1948+40=1988. But what if the generation he is talking about lives longer then 40 years?
In 1948 the average life expectancy in was between 63 & 64 years of age.
1948 + 63 or 64 = 2011 & 2012
I may be off my rocker but I think that people make the bible a bit harder to understand then is needed in most cases.
Rapture is another topic that is explained in Mat. I will write up my research and post it downstream.
Btw. Great to be a member of this very exciting site!