Since Jesus did not use negative qualifiers when speaking to them about “this generation, ” the apostles would no doubt have understood that they and their fellow disciples were to be part of the“ generation ” that would not pass away “until all these things [would] occur. ” What does the context reveal concerning those to whom Jesus was referring when he used the term “generation ”? On what basis may we draw that conclusion?
فَقَدْ قَالَ يَسُوعُ فِي مَتَّى ٢٤ :‏ ​ ٣٢ ،‏ ٣٣‏ :‏ « مِنْ مَثَلِ شَجَرَةِ ٱلتِّينِ تَعَلَّمُوا هٰذَا :‏ حَالَمَا يَصِيرُ غُصْنُهَا ٱلصَّغِيرُ رَخْصًا وَيُخْرِجُ أَوْرَاقًا ،‏ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ ٱلصَّيْفَ قَرِيبٌ .‏