Jesus said… “Till I come”
John 21:22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry til I come, what is that to thee? follow me.
This was spoken by Jesus after the resurrection. Jesus was talking of Himself coming back, and that John may "tarry" wait for him. Therefore John was going to see Jesus come back, if Jesus wanted him to.
Now look at Matthew 10:19-23… Jesus is talking to the disciples instructing and warning them of events to happen soon during their generation.
Matthew 10:19-23
v 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.
Meaning: The Son of man will come, before His disciples would have time to go over the cities of Israel.
Oh Hallelujah!! Praise the Lord!! For His Word is Truth! He is Truth!
Now look at Matthew 23:36, Matthew 24:34, Mark 13:30-32, Mark 8:38 – Mark 9:1
Matt 23:36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
Matt 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Mark 13:30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
So His Coming in Judgement and Tribulation was to happen to that generation. Now look at this next scripture… It will show you even more that He was talking of “that” generation:
Mark 8:38 – 9:1 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. (9:1) An HE said unto them, 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.
First note that he spoke of them as that “adulterous and sinful generation.”
Next, note that Jesus says here that the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. In Other scriptures, Jesus speaks of coming in great power and glory, judging that generation.
But note also here that Jesus tells them that some of them standing there will not die UNTIL THEY SEE the KINGDOM OF GOD COME with power. !!! “THEN” was it to happen… not in our future… but in their present. Wow!
Jesus clearly is telling them of the judgment of that generation which was the conclusion of that order of the Law of sin and death; and it was the bringing in of the New Order of the Blood of Jesus Christ: Grace and Life through the Righteousness of Jesus Christ…… Judgement was about to come to that Generation to fulfil that old order which was about to melt away. And The New Heaven and Earth – God’s Glorious Kingdom was then about to be Eternally Established in Heaven and Earth. !!! … by His Own Doing, the sealing – the consecration by the Blood Covenant of His Own Son… Eternally Forever Finished. Completed. Done.
Jesus Christ Came – to Complete the order and covenant that was active during that generation of time. He consummated it and finalized all judgment upon that generation. Then to establish the 2nd Order: the New Priesthood, King, Government … as it says in many scriptures … here is one of them:
Hebrews 10:9-10 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. (Oh, Holy Ground! Praise the Lord!)
NOW – We are – Ephesians 2:7 we are in and among those – that are in “ages to come” that this scripture speaks of:
Ephesians 2:7 That
in the ages to come he might show
the exceeding riches of his grace in his
kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
"In the ages to come” is speaking of US! “he might show” is speaking of what he will show to the future generations/ages which is US ! And WHAT he will show is the “exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus” !!!!!
Oh Hallelujah! For Wisdom, Understanding, and Knowledge by the Holy Spirit of the Father and Son!!! He is our Souls Delight and Liberty!
So be free of present and future tribulation worries, for that great tribulation and coming of the Lord Jesus Christ happened just as Jesus had said. And today we can ENTER INTO HIS KINGDOM which is Righteousness, Peace, and Joy in the HOLY GHOST (the Spirit of the Father & Son) IN US who have received Him.
In Matthew 24:21 Jesus explains about that great tribulation that was about to come on that generation: “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of this world to this time, no nor ever shall be.” Jesus said it, that settles it, I accept His Truth in His understanding.
It’s so wonderful to be free! Thank You Lord!
Amen.