Any other Bible time references regarding the Second Coming of Christ?
There are many statements which place the Second Coming of Jesus in a first-century context and tie it to the destruction of the Jewish temple in A.D. 70. Here are a few: • Matt. 10:23 – “Truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.” • Matt. 16:28 – “Truly I say to you, there are some who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” • Matt. 24:34 – “Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.” (Jesus’ use of “this generation” throughout the gospels always refers to his contemporaries: 26:36; 11:16; 12:39, 41, 42 and 45; Luke 11:50-51; 17:25; Mk 8:38) • Matt. 26:64 – “You [the high priest] will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven.” Time references in the book of Revelation – • ταχει, tachos and en tachei means “quickly, all at once, with all speed, without delay.” • Revelation 1:1 – “…things which must shortly take pl
