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I watched a video today where two men were claiming that Jesus was a false prophet. The video can be found at "Broken Promises: Jesus & the second coming." Their claim was that the second coming was believed by 1st Century Christians to come in their lifetime. Since it didn't occur within their lifetime, they consider Jesus to be a false prophet. Their argument argues that in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 after telling of the prophesies that lead up to the second coming, the Lord says:
Matthew 24:34-35
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Mark 13:
30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Luke 21:32-33
32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
The argument is that since that generation has passed away and that the second coming and all the prophecies that lead up to it did not come to pass, Jesus was a false prophet. As a Christian, How would you respond to the logic of this argument? When I have more time, I will post my thoughts on why these men are flawed and do not understand the scriptures.
I watched a video today where two men were claiming that Jesus was a false prophet. The video can be found at "Broken Promises: Jesus & the second coming." Their claim was that the second coming was believed by 1st Century Christians to come in their lifetime. Since it didn't occur within their lifetime, they consider Jesus to be a false prophet. Their argument argues that in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 after telling of the prophesies that lead up to the second coming, the Lord says:
Matthew 24:34-35
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Mark 13:
30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Luke 21:32-33
32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
The argument is that since that generation has passed away and that the second coming and all the prophecies that lead up to it did not come to pass, Jesus was a false prophet. As a Christian, How would you respond to the logic of this argument? When I have more time, I will post my thoughts on why these men are flawed and do not understand the scriptures.
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