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The Unity and Continuity of Matthew 24 (Olivet Discourse), part 1

Below is the sixth 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) "The Prophecy on the Mount of Olives [also known as the Olivet Discourse] "THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN (THE PAROUSIA) BEFORE THE PASSING AWAY OF THAT GENERATION. "MATT. XXIV. [24]; MARK XIII. [13]; LUKE XXI. [21] "We now enter upon the consideration of by far the most full and explicit of our Lord's prophetic utterances respecting His coming, and the solemn events connected therewith. The discourse or conversation on the Mount of Olives [as recorded in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21] ... may be not unfitly styled the Apocalypse of the Gospels [which is replicated and expanded in dramatic i...
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The Second Coming to Occur within the Lifetime of Some of the Disciples

Below is the fifth 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) "THE PAROUSIA [SECOND COMING] TO TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE LIFETIME OF SOME OF THE DISCIPLES. ... Matthew 16:28: 'Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.' Mark 9:1: ' ...Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.' Luke 9:27: 'But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.' [Parallel Verses of Matt. 16:28, Mark 9:1...
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The Coming of the Son of Man in the Apostles' Lifetime (Matt. 10:23)

Below is the fourth 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) "THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN (THE PAROUSIA) IN THE LIFETIME OF THE APOSTLES. "Matt. x. 23 [Matt. 10:23]: 'But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.' [The Meaning of Matt. 10:23] "In this passage we find the earliest distinct mention of that great event which we shall find so frequently alluded to henceforth by our Lord and His apostles, viz. [that is], His coming again, or the Parousia. ... Can it mean, as [Johann Peter] Lange suggests, that Jesus [during his earthly public ...
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