Before this generation passes, before they taste death.... All the apostles and Paul thought Jesus' return was imminent... That's what Paul preached to the seven churches on his missionary travels.
They didn't know the day or the hour but they were told it would be soon.. during their lifetime.
That's what they all believed.. during their lifetime.
Soon still means soon.
Jesus never spoke of the end of the earth or the end of the world. He spoke of the end of an age.
Yes, by 1947 there were 600,000 Jews. The population of Palestine had doubled with European refugees seeking sanctuary,
In 1920 there were 63,000 Jews.
Your population numbers are wrong.
Zionist Aspirations in Palestine - 20.07
https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/unbound/bookauth/zionism/mackay.htm
But the Syrian province of Palestine, about one hundred and fifty miles long and fifty miles broad, largely mountainous and sterile, contains at...
Obviously Paul believed it would be soon and within his lifetime according to Romans, Hebrews, Corinthians and Thessalonians.
In Revelation it says "soon".
“Christ was manifest in these last times.” (eschatos – extreme, last in time, place, or space) – 1 Pet. 1:20
“The end of all things is at hand.” (eggizo – to come or bring near, to join one thing to another, to approach) – 1 Pet. 4:7
“It is time for judgment to begin.” – 1 Pet. 4:17
“For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” – Mt. 16:27,28
“Tell us...
1 and 2 Thessalonians - cliffsnotes.com
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/n/new-testament-of-the-bible/summary-and...
The first letter — 1 Thessalonians — was written to a community of believers who had been Christians for only a short period of time, probably no more than a few months. We...
Ancient Aliens - Wikipedia
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Ancient Aliens is an American television series that premiered on April 20, 2010, on the History channel.
Produced by Prometheus Entertainment in a documentary style, the program presents hypotheses of ancient...
Why do you think the Jewish people celebrate Hannukah?
The abomination in history
Undoubtedly, theologians have surmised the greatest contender in history for this abomination, referred in Daniel, to be Antiochus IV Epiphanes.
In fact, some theologians have gone as far to say Daniel 7-12 were...