Are We This Generation Jesus Warned About?
“Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.”
— Matthew 24:34
What did Jesus mean by this generation?
Some say He was speaking only of His contemporaries in the first century.
But did they see:
The sun go dark?
The stars fall from heaven?
The Son of Man coming in power and glory?
The nations mourning at His return?
(Matthew 24:29–30)
No. Those are end-time events, still future.
So who is this generation?
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Fig Tree and the Final Generation
Jesus gave us a clue in the parable just before:
“As soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near…”
— Matthew 24:32
The fig tree is a biblical symbol for Israel
(See Jer 24:5; Hos 9:10; Joel 1:7; Luke 13:6–9)
Israel was withered in AD 70
It budded again in 1948
That wasn’t political. That was prophetic.
Jesus said: when you see the fig tree bloom and “all these things” begin, know the end is near — and that generation will not pass away until all is fulfilled (v.34).
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Signs Marking This Generation
Scripture gives us a clear picture of what the final generation will see:
Wars & Rumors of War – Matt 24:6
Famines, Earthquakes – Matt 24:7
False Christs & Deceivers – Matt 24:5
Global Persecution – Matt 24:9
Lawlessness Abounding – Matt 24:12
Gospel Preached Globally – Matt 24:14
Knowledge Increasing – Daniel 12:4
Selfish, Godless Culture – 2 Tim 3:1–5
Israel in the Land – Ezek 36:24
Jerusalem a Burden to the Nations – Zech 12:3
We’re not waiting for these to begin.
We’re watching them escalate.
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Word Study: “This Generation”
Greek word: γενεά (genea)
Can mean:
– A specific age group
– A people group (like “the Jewish people”)
– A type of moral/spiritual character (e.g., “a crooked generation” – Deut 32:5; Ps 95:10)
Jesus likely meant:
The final generation alive when the signs begin — and they will witness all:
Tribulation
Return of Christ
Wrath
Kingdom
And according to Psalm 90:10, a generation = 70–80 years.
Israel’s rebirth was in 1948.
We are deep into that window.
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“The generation that sees Israel reborn will not pass away before Christ returns. That’s not speculation. That’s prophecy.”
— Ed Hindson
“The modern state of Israel is God’s timepiece. Keep your eye on Jerusalem.”
— David Jeremiah
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Jewish View: Prophetic Rebellion
The Talmud often used “generation” (dor) to represent a kind of people, not just a time span.
“Forty years I loathed that generation…”
— Psalm 95:10
Jesus’ use of “this generation” could echo that — a rebellious end-time generation that rejects truth and embraces deception.
And yet… God will still redeem a remnant (Zech 12:10, Rom 11:26).
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Eschatological Warning
“When you see these things begin to take place, look up, for your redemption is drawing near.”
— Luke 21:28
“You are not in darkness, brothers, for that Day to surprise you like a thief.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:4
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If You Are That Generation…
Then you will either:
Be raptured before wrath (1 Thess 1:10)
OR
Face Tribulation and judgment
There is no neutral ground.
No delay.
No escape… apart from Jesus.
“Watch therefore, for you do not know what day your Lord is coming.”
— Matthew 24:42
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Before Wrath Falls, the Groom Comes for His Bride.
Are you ready?
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