ARE THESE REALLY THE LAST DAYS? - Jesus' Followers Ask a Meaningful Question

Jesus' Followers Ask a Meaningful Question

Jesus' followers must have been amazed. Jesus had just tole them, in not uncertain terms, that Jerusalem's impressive temple buildings would be completely destroyed!  Such a prediction was astonishing.  Shortly afterward, as they sat upon the Mount of Olives, four of the disciples asked Jesus:  "Tell us When will these things be, and what will be the sign of your presence and of the conclusion of the system of things?"  (Matthew 24:3; Mark 13:1-4)  Whether they realized it or not, Jesus' answers would have been a multiple application.

The destruction of Jerusalem's temple and the end of the Jewish system of things were not the same as the time of Christ's presence and of the conclusion of the whole world system of things.  Nonetheless, in his lengthy answer, Jesus artfully addressed all these aspects of the question.  He told them what things would be like before Jerusalem's destruction; he also told them what to expect the world to be like during his presence, when he would be ruling as King in heaven and would be on the verge of bringing the entire world system of things to its end.   (Yea! The sooner the better)

Next time: ARE THESE REALLY THE LAST DAYS? - The End of Jerusalem

The Watchtower, 1997