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From: reese@teltone.UUCP (o)
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Subject: Re: Wandering Jew and the Second Coming
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Date: Thu, 1-Mar-84 12:19:55 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar  1 12:19:55 1984
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Frankly, I've never heard of the wandering Jew story.  Although, I'm not
surprised at this interpretation.  The key, I believe, is in the few verses
before those quoted.  Actually, the most all the chapter in which the subject
occurs should be considered.  Anyway, the key is the fig tree.  Most discussions
that I've heard on the subject indicate that this parable is symbolic of the
Jew returning to the Holy Land.  The budding of the fig tree was Jesus's symbol
of that event and thus a prophecy of events now taking place.  The generation
in question is the one at the time of the restoral of the nation Israel.  There
have been many dates give to indicate when that is and many periods of time 
given to indicate the length of a generation.

With this introduction I'm saying there is no wandering Jew.  What I believe is
that Jesus gave information to indicate when He is coming back for His Church.
There are many who believe it will be real soon.  But there has not been, in
my opinion, a precise determination when the generation started are how long
it will last.  I do agree that it appears to have started when Israel was 
declared to be a nation.  As to how long a generation is, 40, 70, 100 years??

Maranatha,  Jim Reese !teltone!reese