Where is even the slightest indication in Matthew 24 that the verses following verse 4 are going to be off into the future thousands of years? I see no such indication. His time frame is very specifically given in verse 34, when he said it would happen in “this generation.” The writings of Jewish historian Flavius Josephus confirm that he was right.
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There is no indication that anything but the comment WRT the coming destruction of the temple is anything but distant future, with the exception that persecution is a constant part of the lives of every spirit filled believer.
The “this generation” Yeshua spoke of was the future generation that would see the beginning of the events of the closing days of the governments of men. That was of course clearly not during the iron-fisted Roman empire, that would continue under the false church of Constantine far into the future.
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