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In Mark 13:30
“I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.” (Mark 13:30, NETfree)
Apparently this prophecy was proven wrong.
And I am refering here to verses 24-27, which apparently have not fulfilled in the generation that Jesus referred to.
“"But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light; the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. Then everyone will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory. Then he will send angels and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.” (Mark 13:24-27, NETfree)
How do you reconcile this prophecy with reality?
Even if you do not interpret verses 24-25 literally, still verses 26-27 poses an apparent problem.
No Son of man arriving in the clouds…
No gathering of the exile from four wings (rather the opposite)…
Proposal for an answer:
Could it be that these verses are not aligned correctly? I mean by that – could it be that verse 30 refers to the prophecies in 1-23, and verses 31-32 refers to prophecies in 24-28?
(Although it seems verses 30-32 are tied up as one unit, still it can be interpreted as he talks about two different times).
