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Gluckstadt Ministries, Inc.
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Madison MS 39110
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Q: We read in Luke about 'The Age of The Gentiles', Can You
Scripturally show that the 'Age of the Gentiles' has ended? A: Luke 21 is the parallel passage to Matthew 24.
This was recorded as Jesus’ own words to four disciples who
asked when the end of the age would come. In Luke 21:20 ff,
we read; “When you see
Jerusalem
surrounded by armies, you will know that it’s
desolation is near. (NOTE: Jerusalem, not the temple)
Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,
let those in the city get out, and let those in the country
not enter the city. For this is the time of punishment in
fulfillment of all that has been written. How dreadful it
will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing
mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath
against this people. They will fall by the sword and
will be
taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem
will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the
Gentiles are fulfilled.
This passage refers to Jerusalem and the Jews living in
Jerusalem. It also refers to a past event. The siege and
destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman General Titus in AD70
to be exact. Many believe it refers to the end of the age
but this passage refers to the beginning of the Age of the
Gentiles. No
one teaches that the dispersion of the Jews is yet to come
and that is what is revealed in this passage. “They…will
be taken as prisoners to all the nations.” So, the
beginning of the Age of the Gentiles is AD70. When will it
end? Next verse: “Jerusalem will be trampled on by the
Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.”
Has that happened? Yes! When did it happen? Jerusalem
reverted to Jewish control in the ‘six day war’ in 1967, and
made Capital of Israel in 1978. The times of the gentiles
ended in this generation, opening the way for other endtime
events.
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