Therefore, by using the term “this generation, ” as recorded at Matthew 24: 34, Jesus did not give his disciples a formula to enable them to determine when“ the last days ” would end.
وَبِنَاءً عَلَى ذلِكَ ،‏ نَسْتَنْتِجُ أَنَّهُ عِنْدَمَا ٱسْتَعْمَلَ يَسُوعُ عِبَارَةَ « هذَا ٱلْجِيلُ » فِي مَتَّى ٢٤ :‏ ​ ٣٤‏ ،‏ لَمْ يَقْصِدْ أَنْ يُزَوِّدَ تَلَامِيذَهُ بِوَسِيلَةٍ تُمَكِّنُهُمْ مِنْ مَعْرِفَةِ مَتَى تَنْتَهِي « ٱلْأَيَّامُ ٱلْأَخِيرَةُ » .‏