Pertanyaan: 826. Apa yang dimaksud oleh Kristus dengan pernyataannya bahwa Ia akan datang sebelum murid-murid pergi ke seluruh kota di Israel?
Pernyataan dalam Matius 10:23, "Kamu tidak akan pergi ke seluruh kota di Israel sampai Anak Manusia datang," telah menimbulkan banyak diskusi. Tidak jelas apakah Kristus merujuk pada waktu penganiayaan yang mengikuti pewahyuan dirinya dalam kebangkitannya, atau pada penaklukan Yerusalem, atau pada kedatangan terakhirnya pada akhir zaman. Mungkin jika kita memiliki laporan langsung dari kata-katanya, maknanya akan dipahami. Ini tidak penting.
Question: 826. What Did Christ Mean by His Statement That He Would Come Before the Disciples Had Gone Over the Cities of Israel?
The statement in Matt. 10:23, "Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man be come," has caused much discussion. It is not clear whether Christ referred to the time of persecution, which followed his revelation of himself in his resurrection, or to the taking of Jerusalem, or to his final coming at the end of the dispensation. Probably if we had a verbatim report of his words his meaning would be understood. It is not important.
