NT Eschatology—Question
I received a question from my last post on New Testament eschatology. Kevin asked: Good discussion of the text. Many want to apply parts of this pericope to history and other parts to the future. While my leaning is much more in line with yours I do wonder concerning the end of the passage. First of all, thanks for reading Kevin! I really appreciate it. Now, to the question. The “end of the passage” Kevin’s asking about is Matthew 24.21-22 : There will be great suffering such as the world has never before seen and will never again see. If that time weren’t shortened, nobody would be rescued. But for the sake of the ones whom God chose, that time will be cut short. There are some very important things to consider here. First, as we’ve noted previously, Jesus was addressing the disciples and their generation. Jesus has used the personal pronoun “you” over 20 times in this chapter—about half before this passage and half after it. And in verse 34, he stated, “I assure yo...