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Separation of the Sheep and the Goats: A National, Not Worldwide, Judgment

  Below is the ninth of multiple excerpts of commentary from Parts I and II of The Parousia , the late 19th-century masterpiece on the Second Coming by James Stuart Russell. The initial 31 posts on this blog deal with the Book of Revelation, which is cogently interpreted in Part III of Russell's magnum opus. (For all blog posts, see russellparousia.blogspot.com) [Blog editor's note: In preceding excerpts that have been posted on this blog, Russell has been setting forth his argument that Jesus' apocalyptic prophecy on the Mount of Olives in Matthew 24 (with parallels at Mark 13 and Luke 21) is a continuous whole---one that cannot be broken into artificial time divisions that allegedly distinguish between near and distant events. Russell contends that Jesus' prophecy, made circa A.D. 30, was fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, which occurred in A.D. 70. Russell has argued that both chapters 24 and 25 of Matthew "form one continuous, consec...
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The Unity and Continuity of Matthew 24 (Olivet Discourse), part 3 [conclusion]

Below is the eighth of multiple excerpts of commentary from Parts I and II of The Parousia , the late 19th-century masterpiece on the Second Coming by James Stuart Russell. The initial 31 posts on this blog deal with the Book of Revelation, which is cogently interpreted in Part III of Russell's magnum opus. (For all blog posts, see russellparousia.blogspot.com) [Blog editor's note: In this excerpt, Russell continues (see two previous blog posts) to set forth his argument that Jesus' apocalyptic prophecy in Matthew 24 (with parallels at Mark 13 and Luke 21) is a continuous whole---one that cannot be broken into artificial time divisions that allegedly refer to both A.D. 70 and post-A.D. 70 events, which are supposedly indicated by detectable transitions in the prophecy's subject matter. Rather, the sole focus of the circa A.D. 30 prophecy, known as the apocalyptic discourse on the Mount of Olives or Olivet Discourse, is the impending destruction of the Temple and Jeru...
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The Unity and Continuity of Matthew 24 (Olivet Discourse), part 2

Below is the seventh of multiple excerpts of commentary from Parts I and II of The Parousia , the late 19th-century masterpiece on the Second Coming by James Stuart Russell. The initial 31 posts on this blog deal with the Book of Revelation, which is cogently interpreted in Part III of Russell's magnum opus. (For all blog posts, see russellparousia.blogspot.com) [Blog editor's note: In this excerpt, Russell continues (see previous post) to set forth his argument that Jesus' apocalyptic prophecy in Matthew 24 (with parallels at Mark 13 and Luke 21) is a continuous whole -- one that cannot be broken into artificial time divisions that allegedly refer to both A.D. 70 and post-A.D. 70 events, which are supposedly indicated by detectable transitions in the prophecy's subject matter. Rather, the sole focus of the circa A.D. 30 prophecy, known as the apocalyptic discourse on the Mount of Olives or Olivet Discourse, is the impending destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem, wh...
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