Jesus said the tribulation would happen before the generation He spoke to passed away (original language means same as English)
Matthew 24:34
Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
Jesus said He’d be back before His disciples made through all the towns of Israel
Matthew 10:23
When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Jesus said the disciple John would be alive when He returned
John 21:20-22
Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” 22 Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!”
Jesus said the religious leaders that killed him would see Him return in power & authority
Matthew 25
64 Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
Jesus said He was returning soon, and in judgement
Revelation 22
12 “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done.
Jesus said his kingdom was NOT coming in a physical way
Luke 17:20-21
20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, 21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”
Jesus said that resurrected bodies DON’T marry but are more like angels in heaven (so the theory of rebels born to the resurrected saints of the millenium can’t be true)
Matthew 22:30
29 But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Jesus said those responsible for piercing Him would see Him
Revelation 1:7a
7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him,
Jesus said it would be Judea (TRIBES of the “ges” – Greek word meaning “land” – the land being judged – Judea – the land with tribes) that would see Him return
Revelation 1:7b
and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.
Jesus said His day of judgement would involve terror on Galilee
Matthew 22:20-24
20 Then he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I tell you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. 23 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 24 But I tell you that it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you.”
Jesus said Herod’s temple would be destroyed at His coming
Matthew 24:1-2
24 Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple.2 But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
Jesus said ALL 70 sevens of Daniel would be fulfilled with the destruction of Herod’s temple
Luke 21:20-22
20 “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies [parallel with abomination of desolation spoken of by prophet Daniel in Matthew 24], then know that its desolation has come near. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it, 22 for these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.
Jesus said “heaven and earth” would pass away before the law would be abolished (are the 613 rules of the law still in effect, or was “heaven & earth” the Jewish term for temple?)
Matthew 5:17-18
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
Jesus said the religious leaders of Jerusalem would be destroyed
Matthew 21:38-41
38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.’ 39 And they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. 40 When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” 41 They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons.”
Jesus said the tribulation would be local and flee’able
Matthew 24:16-20
16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, 18 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. 19 And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.
Jesus said the ones taken would be thrown in a pile of dead bodies (not raptured)
Luke 17:34-37
34 I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left. 35 There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and the other left.” 37 And they said to him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.”
Jesus said the “thief in the night” coming would occur during a great war
Revelation 16:12-15
12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. 13 And I saw, coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. 14 For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. 15 (“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”)
At the last supper, Jesus said he wouldn’t drink with disciples again until He did it with them in the kingdom … then he drank with them in the kingdom:
Matthew 26:29
29 I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
Acts 10:40-41
40 but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear, 41 not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. , 40 but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear, 41 not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
Jesus said some of his disciples would be alive when He returned (He wasn’t talking about the transfiguration, which was only SIX DAYS later after NOBODY had died, and NOT with His angels, and NOT in judgment)
Matthew 16:27-28
27 For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. 28 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”