Episode 16
The End of an Age: Rethinking 1 Corinthians 15
The crux of our discussion today revolves around the assertion that the second coming of Christ, as described in Scripture, has already transpired. This notion prompts us to consider the implications of a timeline where the last days have stretched over two millennia—a rather perplexing idea, wouldn’t you agree? We delve into the nuances of this interpretation, challenging traditional views and exploring the meanings behind key biblical texts, including 1 Corinthians 15. As we navigate through these theological waters, we’ll also reassess terms that have evolved over time, like "end," and ponder what the imminent return of Christ truly signifies in light of historical context and scriptural promises. So, buckle up as we embark on this thought-provoking journey that promises to challenge our understanding and perhaps even our expectations.
The discussion begins with a critical examination of Scriptural interpretations, particularly focusing on how the concept of the 'last days' has been stretched over two millennia. We challenge the traditional views, questioning whether this delay aligns with the biblical descriptions of imminence and fulfillment. We navigate through the theological nuances that arise when reinterpreting terms like 'end' and 'soon', suggesting that such linguistic gymnastics could undermine the very inspiration of the Scriptures we hold sacred.
In unraveling 1 Corinthians 15, we scrutinize the Apostle Paul's teachings and the expectations associated with the resurrection. The conversation takes a lively turn as we analyze the implications of Christ as the 'firstfruits' of the resurrection. We ponder over what it means for believers who are 'asleep' and how the transformative nature of resurrection is depicted in the New Testament. Our dialogue remains engaging and thought-provoking as we consider the broader implications of these theological discussions, particularly how they shape our understanding of life, death, and the afterlife.
Takeaways:
- The podcast challenges the traditional understanding of the second coming of Christ, proposing that it may have already occurred based on scriptural interpretations.
- Listeners are encouraged to reconsider the definitions of key terms in scripture, particularly regarding the 'end' and the implications of a 2000-year duration.
- The discussion emphasizes the significance of 1 Corinthians 15, suggesting a need to reassess its preaching and interpretation over the years.
- There is a compelling argument made about the imminent nature of Christ's return as understood in the first century, contrasting with modern perceptions.
- The episode highlights the necessity of recognizing the Holy Spirit's role and its connection to the fulfillment of Christ's mission and promises.
- The conversation draws attention to the historical context of the New Testament, particularly the judgments faced by first-century Israel and the implications for today's believers.
Transcript
Welcome to our study.
Speaker A:We have been talking about the second coming of Christ.
Speaker A:And I have proposed that Jesus, according to Scripture, has already come, given his explanation and description of his coming, and that if he has not come, there are certain conclusions that we would be forced to make.
Speaker A:One is that the last days have.
Speaker B:Now extended for over 2,000 years, which.
Speaker A:Which is a bit odd given that's the only time.
Speaker A:But it just doesn't seem reasonable, given the description of the second coming of Christ, to describe the end of an age that's taking place now, 2,000 plus years.
Speaker A: not the end of an age if it's: Speaker A:Furthermore, if Jesus had not come, the miracles must still be present today because the Holy Spirit would be present before.
Speaker B:The great and terrible day of the.
Speaker A:Lord come, that these things would be accomplished before that which was completed before.
Speaker B:The end of that age.
Speaker B:And also we are forced to redefine.
Speaker A:Terms like the word translated end, end.
Speaker A:We're also forced to doubt the inspiration of Scriptures because we change the meaning of words like soon to mean something other than the idea or the thought of imminence.
Speaker A:But we're also forced, and this is our fifth point that we come to at this time in our study.
Speaker A:We are forced to reassess our understanding of 1 Corinthians 15 and how it's been preached for a number of years.
Speaker A:I think when we look at 1 Corinthians 15, you will see what I mean by that.
Speaker A:It's, I just hope that you'll give it some consideration, you know, in John 21, when Jesus was talking to Peter and the Lord's response to Peter's question about John, he says, if I will, that he tarry till I come, what.
Speaker B:Is that to you?
Speaker B:Follow me.
Speaker B:And Peter needed to be concerned more.
Speaker A:About his own business and fulfilling his own mission.
Speaker B:If the Lord used John for a.
Speaker A: , if I want John to live over: Speaker A:You just follow me and mind your own business.
Speaker A:And while that could be true that this would have been within his right to do that, Jesus's coming was considered imminent, not over 2,000 years away.
Speaker B:So eliminating that implication, the expectation of.
Speaker A:A man's life is threescore and ten, unless by reason of strength he lives fourscore.
Speaker A: Psalm: Speaker B:Lord's return in judgment in 70 A.D. but he would certainly have been among.
Speaker A:Those described in First Corinthians 15 who would not all sleep, he says, but would be changed and put on incorruption.
Speaker A:Moreover, Paul writes in First Corinthians 15 when he comes to the end of that text, he says, then comes the end.
Speaker A:And I might ask the question, the end of what?
Speaker A:How is the word used in the text?
Speaker B:In what New Testament context do we find it?
Speaker B:Where would you go to find a reference to the end of the world?
Speaker B:Well, the promises and their fulfillment strongly.
Speaker A:Suggest that the end is simply a.
Speaker B:Reference to the end of the Mosaic.
Speaker A:Age, which opens the door the opens away for a new and better covenant.
Speaker A:Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15 I'd like to read the text this morning, beginning in verse 20 but now hath Christ been raised from the dead the firstfruits of them that are asleep.
Speaker A:For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
Speaker A:For as in Adam all die, so.
Speaker B:Also in Christ shall all be made.
Speaker A:Alive, but each in his own order, then they that are Christ's at his coming.
Speaker A:Then cometh the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to the Father, to God, even the Father, when he.
Speaker B:Shall have abolished all rule and all.
Speaker A:Authority and power, for he must reign till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
Speaker B:The last enemy that shall be abolished.
Speaker A:Is death for he put all things in subjection under his feet.
Speaker A:But when he saith all things are put in subjection, it is evident that he is exempted or excepted, who did not subject all things unto him.
Speaker A:And when all things have been subjected unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subjected to him that did subject all things unto him, that God may be all things in all.
Speaker A:And that's the American standard version of that of that reading John, First Corinthians 15.
Speaker A:So Paul makes two points before speaking of the end.
Speaker A:First, Christ was to first conquer death and the grave, implying a second victory made possible by the first.
Speaker A:He quotes David in Acts 2,027, who prophesied of Jesus resurrection.
Speaker A:And he writes there, because thou wilt.
Speaker B:Not leave my soul into Hades, neither.
Speaker A:Wilt thou give thine holy one to see corruption.
Speaker A:And Peter explains on that day, brethren.
Speaker B:I may say unto you freely of.
Speaker A:The patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day, being therefore.
Speaker B:A prophet, and knowing that God has sworn with an oath to him and that of the fruit of his loins.
Speaker A:He would set one upon his throne.
Speaker B:He foreseeing this, spoke of the resurrection.
Speaker A:Of Christ, that neither was he left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.
Speaker A:This Jesus did God raise up, whereof.
Speaker B:We are all witnesses.
Speaker A:The resurrection of Jesus supports his bodily resurrection as proof of his deity.
Speaker A:That's what he promised, that's what he fulfilled.
Speaker B:He was not left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.
Speaker A:Three days later he would be resurrected.
Speaker B:When Paul speaks of Christ being the.
Speaker A:First fruits of them that sleep, he's suggesting that those who sleep will come to life.
Speaker A:Why?
Speaker A:Because of Christ's resurrected life.
Speaker B:Jesus took from Satan the keys of death and Hades.
Speaker A:He is the living one who was dead, but is alive forevermore.
Speaker A:And he has the keys of death and Hades.
Speaker A:Revelation 1, verse 18.
Speaker A:Second point is, Paul references Adam when he writes, in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
Speaker A:Adam was indeed separated from God, but he was also separated from Eden.
Speaker A:When the tree of life was located, being out of Eden without access to the tree resulted in death.
Speaker B:Eden was secured.
Speaker A:The access of that garden was barred, so that he could not eat from it and live forever.
Speaker A:And so in Adam all die.
Speaker A:Yet he introduced sin.
Speaker B:And we inherit the consequence of a sin cursed world.
Speaker A:But we die as Adam died.
Speaker B:But neither Adam nor we have access.
Speaker A:To the tree of life.
Speaker A:Still, fellowship with God and the absence of sin is one thing.
Speaker A:You see, eating of the tree and.
Speaker B:Living forever is another.
Speaker A:The latter is the blessed privilege of the former.
Speaker A:Because of sin, fellowship is broken and the blessing of eternal life that the tree provided in the garden is not accessible.
Speaker A:Therefore, in Adam all die.
Speaker B:But the converse of that statement is.
Speaker A:In Christ shall all be made alive.
Speaker A:Paul is discussing the resurrection of the dead.
Speaker A:And when discussing its meaning for the Christian, it is clear that what is raised in incorruption, it is erased.
Speaker A:Rather, incorruption is buried or in corruption, but it's raised in incorruption.
Speaker A:It is raised a spiritual body.
Speaker A:And while the new body may not have material substance as we now have does, it has a glorious form, some feature about it that is glorious as we in comparison to what we have in the flesh.
Speaker A:And therefore we have two supporting statements that confirm a coming to life, which is a resurrection, a coming to life from a state of being asleep.
Speaker A:The facts are at least twofold.
Speaker A:First, Jesus, the firstfruits of them, that sleep was raised from the dead.
Speaker A:And as a result the Corinthian saints will be made Alive also, even though some of them will not sleep.
Speaker B:But they would be changed in the.
Speaker A:Moment, in the twinkling of an eye at the last trump.
Speaker A:So immediately after referencing the resurrection of the dead, Paul writes, then comes the end.
Speaker A:In other words, after this event is achieved, the judgment and the first resurrection accomplished, number one, Christ will deliver up.
Speaker B:The kingdom to God the Father.
Speaker B:2 When he shall have abolished all rule, authority and power.
Speaker A:And I suggest to you that we look at Daniel 2:44.
Speaker A:There you see the word end here is not a reference to time, but.
Speaker B:A reference to the fulfillment or the.
Speaker A:Accomplishment of a goal, a promise.
Speaker B:The end comes when Christ has met.
Speaker A:The goal, when Christ has accomplished his purpose, when the redemptive plan has been achieved.
Speaker A:And so, as we think about and explain the connection between these two statements, I think you will find, and you'll.
Speaker B:See an established harmony.
Speaker A:I'd like to suggest to you that in reading this passage, when Jesus delivers up the kingdom to his Father, we need to understand that this is not.
Speaker B:Jesus rescinding his throne.
Speaker A:It's not Jesus giving the Father the power and saying, all right, I've done.
Speaker B:My job here on earth now and I'm no longer be king here.
Speaker A:Here you go, I'm giving it over to you.
Speaker B:He's not giving his rule back to the Father.
Speaker B:That's not the meaning here.
Speaker A:When Jesus accomplished his mission, he will present the redeemed to the Father as if to say, look at this beautiful work that we have created.
Speaker B:The idea from the context of Scripture.
Speaker A:Is that Jesus is giving a presentation as if to show off his creative work, the accomplished work that he has done.
Speaker A:Look at this beautiful work that we have created.
Speaker A:So the idea is that Jesus is giving a presentation as if to show it all.
Speaker A:Now, earlier in the same chapter, if you want some proof of this, Paul speaks of the Gospel that he delivered to them, same word.
Speaker A:Now, nobody concludes from reading that that once Paul delivered it, he relinquished his preaching and he quit preaching and, and expect them to do it.
Speaker B:As if.
Speaker A:To say, here, here you go, you can have it now, I'm giving it over to you.
Speaker A:That's not the meaning of the fact that he delivered it to them, is it?
Speaker A:We understand that when Paul delivered this gospel, how that Christ died, was buried and was resurrected, he presented it to them.
Speaker A:He delivered it.
Speaker A:From the standpoint of delivering revelation, from the standpoint of presenting the gospel message, this is the same word, same exact word that we find later in the text.
Speaker A:So in the same word, we don't conclude that once Paul delivered it.
Speaker A:He's going to quit preaching as if he's relinquishing his task.
Speaker A:And so in, you know, in Ephesians 5 and verse 25, Paul talks about the called out, being sanctified after cleansing so that he might present her to himself in splendor without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it might, that she might be holy and without blemish.
Speaker A:Remember that it's over in chapter 5 and verse 26 and 7.
Speaker A:It's this thought of this beautiful bride that he is now presenting here is the same thought.
Speaker B:It's a connection to the marriage of the Lamb who receives her up unto.
Speaker A:Himself in all her glory and delivers her to the Father in the resurrection.
Speaker A:And so as with 1st Corinthians 15.
Speaker B:We have in the earlier chapters of.
Speaker A:Ephesians 5 another reference to the word translated deliver up or deliver over.
Speaker A:In Ephesians 5, 2 refers to Jesus who gave himself up for us as.
Speaker B:A fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Speaker A:Therefore it's important to note that, that when Jesus delivers them, when he delivers.
Speaker B:Them over to the Father at the.
Speaker A:End of the age, he's not giving up his rule.
Speaker A:He's not relinquishing his authority and his position because he the past.
Speaker A:The text says that he must reign, kill.
Speaker A:He still rules until he hath, you know, conquered the last enemy and that is death according to Paul.
Speaker A:You know, until all enemies are put.
Speaker B:Under his feet and the last enemy.
Speaker A:Is death, he's still reigning.
Speaker A:Well, has that been accomplished?
Speaker A:And if it's not, then he's still reigning.
Speaker A:He hasn't relinquished his his kingdom nor his power and authority in it.
Speaker A:You see, this is the point of clarification.
Speaker A:This is very valuable.
Speaker A:Since death is still here, Christ has to be still reigning.
Speaker A:That's my point.
Speaker A:Now when Satan is loosed as we read in Revelation 20 and the thousand year reign would end, Jesus is still the highest authority in heaven and earth.
Speaker A:The enemy, he'll then be loosed again to work a period of deception.
Speaker A:I find it interesting Mr. Preston and the full preterist camp really understand all of the Bible, including Revelation 20 to have been fulfilled in the first century.
Speaker A:And they present a case for the.
Speaker B:Resurrection to be spiritually applied.
Speaker A:I think that's the only way it can make sense.
Speaker B:Whereas Revelation 20 presents a very clear and distinct chronology.
Speaker A:Look at the text.
Speaker A:Clearly he says there is a finish.
Speaker B:Of the age of Christ's millennial reign.
Speaker A:And he uses terms like after, after this, after that thousand years, then Satan is loosed, a conflict pursues, and then.
Speaker B:Fire is sent from heaven to destroy the enemy.
Speaker A:This period, though briefly described here, I think marks a second harvest.
Speaker A:A second harvest which with the exception that death in Hades is then thrown into the lake of fire, in the first, it was not thrown in the lake of fire.
Speaker A:That's why we still have death, for example.
Speaker A:That's why we still have the grave.
Speaker A:But in the second harvest it's going to be thrown into the lake of fire.
Speaker B:No need exists to keep the keys of death in Hades at that point.
Speaker A:And because it doesn't exist, it no longer remains.
Speaker A:And so we're not given anything beyond this description.
Speaker A:Perhaps when Christ defeats the last enemy, that is death, God will be all in all, and the conditions of Eden would then be restored.
Speaker A:The question that we're dealing with here in summary is seeking to find how long it would take before the consummation of the promises that we have in the New Testament.
Speaker B:I believe the evidence gives the following summary.
Speaker A:Number one, the Holy Spirit was given to the apostles in place of Jesus.
Speaker A:There were two comforters.
Speaker A:They would not be on the earth guiding and supporting and comforting the apostles.
Speaker B:At the same time.
Speaker A:Now it's true that both Christ and and the gift of the Holy Spirit and His power was present on the earth at the same time.
Speaker A:But when Jesus says I have to leave and when I leave I'm going to send you the Holy Spirit, he's saying that this is another comforter and I've got to leave in order for.
Speaker B:Him to be sent.
Speaker A:So the Holy Spirit was given to the apostles in the absence of Jesus Christ.
Speaker A:Second, and that's significant if you go ahead and apply the fact that when Jesus returns, the Holy Spirit's fulfilled his role.
Speaker A:His work has been accomplished.
Speaker A:Second, his presence was a direct sign of the Lord's absence.
Speaker A:And third, the end of the Spirit's.
Speaker B:Work would bring the presence of the.
Speaker A:New age, that is the thousand year reign of saints, or with the saints, when Christ is reigning as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Speaker A:The disciples that were then living were eagerly waiting.
Speaker B:Notice the language of First Corinthians 1.
Speaker A:Where Paul writes in verse 7 that.
Speaker B:They would be eagerly waiting for the.
Speaker A:Lord Jesus Christ who will confirm the disciples even till the end.
Speaker A:That's that word telos.
Speaker A:It's the completion of his purpose, the accomplishment of his mission.
Speaker A:Paul told Kirk Horinth that they had all the gifts in chapter one and by chapter 13 he tells them that when that which is perfect comes that which is in part would be done away with.
Speaker A:Specifically, he explains that tongues and prophecies would cease at that time.
Speaker B:They why?
Speaker A:Well, because they would have accomplished the.
Speaker B:Purpose for which they were given in.
Speaker A:The first place, and the comforter who gave them these gifts would return.
Speaker B:Why?
Speaker A:Because the Lord for whom they'd been waiting returned.
Speaker B:His return marks the end of an.
Speaker A:Age at which time the Holy Spirit's work to give miraculous powers to confirm the Word would end.
Speaker A:It would have accomplished its purpose.
Speaker A:And when a purpose has been accomplished and achieved, it no longer.
Speaker A:I mean, it's it becomes null and void.
Speaker B:It's of no value.
Speaker A:And I'm not saying the Holy Spirit is of no value.
Speaker A:I'm saying that his mission and his work was accomplished and therefore there was no purpose to continue it.
Speaker A:In connection with the last days and the judgment scene, the great and terrible day of the Lord.
Speaker A:It is also relative important that we bring out the promise of John the immerser.
Speaker A:We have already introduced the Lord's coming and judgment in the.
Speaker B:Last lesson that.
Speaker A:We had by pointing out the victory of saints over Satan.
Speaker A:Romans 16 is another passage that references the victory of saints over Satan.
Speaker B:But when this new age would commence.
Speaker A:With the end of the old regime, the wheat that Matthew 3 references of John's teaching would be gathered in barns and the chaff would burn with fire.
Speaker B:When Joel had predicted the outpouring of.
Speaker A:The Holy Spirit, he specifically noted that.
Speaker B:The outpouring would take place before the.
Speaker A:Great and terrible day of the Lord comes.
Speaker A:The Jews understood the great and terrible day of the Lord.
Speaker A:They understood Joel's prophecy of a coming judgment.
Speaker B:They understood the coming of the Holy.
Speaker A:Spirit as a sign of that judgment.
Speaker A:For this reason the relationship between the.
Speaker B:Work of the Holy Spirit and the.
Speaker A:Coming of the Lord, the parousia conveying his presence when the Lord came in judgment, that connection is unmistakable.
Speaker A:I believe they saw that when Peter explains this is that which was spoken by the Prophet Joel.
Speaker A:Acts 2, verse 15.
Speaker B:What he was announcing, friends, was something.
Speaker A:With, with which every Jew was very acquainted with, and in which every Jew anticipated.
Speaker A:Luke says in Luke 16 the law.
Speaker B:Of the prophets were proclaimed until John.
Speaker A:Since that time the gospel of the kingdom of God has been preached and everyone is forcing his way into it.
Speaker A:The kingdom of God was the ultimate goal of the last days.
Speaker A:It meant the establishment of Christ's rule and the judgment against a nation that had rejected him.
Speaker A:Also, they also knew that severe persecution of God's elect at the hands of his enemies would precede that judgment.
Speaker A:What they failed to understand was that.
Speaker B:The judgment was not the salvation of.
Speaker A:The literal nation of Israel and not the literal or the re establishment of the physical rule in Jerusalem as the Messiah sat on the physical throne.
Speaker A:Instead, his salvation was the restoration of.
Speaker B:The true people of God.
Speaker A:And judgment would start with the physical nation of Israel.
Speaker A:It would begin at the house of God, as the Hebrew writer says it would.
Speaker B:The many parables spoken by our Lord concerning his rejection by the Jews who.
Speaker A:Rejected him as the Messiah.
Speaker B:All of that judgment began with them.
Speaker A:Just as the Gospel had begun with them.
Speaker A:And when Peter's preaching in Acts 3, he explains in verse 26 that God had sent his servant to the Jew first.
Speaker A:Paul and Barnabas explain also in Acts 13 it was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you, that is you Jews.
Speaker A:But since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles, my friends.
Speaker A:The new Israel of God was not.
Speaker B:The physical lineage of Abraham.
Speaker A:He becomes the father of many nations.
Speaker B:Why?
Speaker B:Because through him all nations would be blessed.
Speaker A:The seed Christ would come.
Speaker A:And we've also concluded in the previous study that these same ones received the.
Speaker B:Promise of the Holy Spirit in the last days.
Speaker A:The elect was not the Jewish nation, but the called out the ecclesia, this spiritual body.
Speaker A:In Romans 2, Paul describes it in verse 28.
Speaker B:For no one is a Jew who.
Speaker A:Is merely one outwardly.
Speaker B:Nor is circumcision outward, nor and physical.
Speaker B:But a Jew is one inwardly.
Speaker B:And circumcision is a matter of the.
Speaker A:Heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter.
Speaker A:His praise is not from man, but from God.
Speaker B:Peter alludes to the fulfillment of Joel's.
Speaker A:Outpouring before the great and terrible day of the lord in verse 39, a passage that's often just read over without any thought or explanation.
Speaker B:And he exhorted them with many words.
Speaker A:Save yourselves from this perverse generation.
Speaker A:This is the same generation that the Gospels reference over and over that had rejected the Christ.
Speaker A:Jesus says in Matthew 24 and 34 that the things that were transpiring against Jerusalem and the Temple in particular would take place in this generation.
Speaker A:It's the same generation, same generation that.
Speaker B:The Gospels reference over and again.
Speaker A:Jesus calls it an adulterous and sinful generation that craves for sign.
Speaker A:And he said, no sign will be given but the sign of Jonah.
Speaker A:The same generation that will be condemned at the judgment for rejecting him.
Speaker A:He calls it an evil and wicked generation.
Speaker A:In Matthew chapter 12, he calls it an unbelieving and perverted generation in Matthew 17.
Speaker A:And he says in Matthew 24 that they're the object of his wrath.
Speaker A:Luke records the Lord explaining this in Luke's accounting of it.
Speaker B:Luke chapter 11.
Speaker A:I'll start at verse 49.
Speaker A:For this reason also the wisdom of God said, I will send to them prophets and apostles.
Speaker B:Some of them they will kill, and.
Speaker A:Some they will persecute, so that the blood of all the prophets shed from the foundation of the world may be.
Speaker B:Charged against this generation.
Speaker B:From the blood of Abel to the.
Speaker A:Blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the house of God.
Speaker A:Yes, I tell you, it shall be charged against this generation.
Speaker C:It is important to realize that even though the phrase this generation is now past tense, it was promised to occur in that present generation of the first century when this was written.
Speaker C:The punishment that they would receive for their rejection was.
Speaker C:Was the final straw.
Speaker C:Jesus, the very Son of God, was their only hope, their last and only hope.
Speaker C:Yet they did what their fathers had done in killing the prophets.
Speaker C:They killed the prophet.
Speaker C:And the blood of all the prophets would be laid on those of that last generation.
Speaker C:When Peter exhorts those on the day of Pentecost, save yourselves from this perverse generation.
Speaker C:And every individual could avert personal punishment that was to be carried out against that nation.
Speaker C:And to do so, they had to accept the Messiah and his rule.
Speaker C:So when Peter ended his lesson, let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God hath made this same Jesus whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Speaker C:They would have to accept that.
Speaker C:When they said, what do we do?
Speaker C:Peter said, repentance.
Speaker C:And be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins.
Speaker C:And he gives them the promise that they receive the Holy Spirit.
Speaker C:So they would have to prepare for this day of vengeance, this day of punishment.
Speaker C:The terrible day of the Lord is certainly a time of judgment when the harvest which is at the end of the age, would include both the wheat gathered into the barn and the tares that would be burned with fire.
Speaker C:The question to be answered is whether the last two refer to the same event or to two different events in time.
Speaker C:A comparison between the parallel accounts will show that the disciples were asking only two when will these things be?
Speaker C:And what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age?
Speaker C:Well, our time is just about up, and I thank you so much for listening and trust you'll continue to study these things.
