polonius wrote:
MATTHEW: Truly I tell you,
this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
MARK: I say to you,
this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. (Mark 13:30-31)
Could not the generation referred to by Jesus be in fact the generation of the Christian church.
Considering Jesus and his disciples are the core of the Christian church.
(He was addressing his disciples)
His disciples may not have recognized what they were generating but Jesus knew.
Re read this passage bearing this in mind (Mathew/Mark 13:30-31).
And then you might understand it better.
The emphasis isn't on the,' this', but rather the understanding of the word ,'generation'.
Search Results,Dictionary,Generation:
1.
all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.
"one of his generation's finest songwriters"
Similar:age,age group,peer group,cohort,stage of life
2.
the production or creation of something.
"methods of electricity generation"
From Oxford
Merrian Webster “THIS:� “the person, thing, or idea that is present or near in place, time, or thought or that has just been mentioned�
And in light of this understanding , isn't it true that the Christian church has not yet passed away(not in 2000 years)