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Originally Posted by Ivanhoe  I am not partial preterist, but I do freely grant that when the apostle (Christ speaking) says this generation, he does not nuance it to mean "not this generation |
But Jacob, you know full well that the meaning of 'genea' is the very issue at stake! Naughty, naughty. It is not necessary to say that a meaning for "generation" that implies something greater or larger than a mere 20-some year period of time, is in fact saying "not this generation". Covenant lines are distinguished as generations (elect vs. reprobate), as well as the broader understanding of the generation of those living in the last days.
Edited to add: the "last days" according to the standard interpretation, not the odd preterist view mentioned above; so this means all of those living between the advents.