Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site teltone.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!teltone!reese From: reese@teltone.UUCP (o) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: Wandering Jew and the Second Coming Message-ID: <244@teltone.UUCP> Date: Thu, 1-Mar-84 12:19:55 EST Article-I.D.: teltone.244 Posted: Thu Mar 1 12:19:55 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 3-Mar-84 07:34:06 EST References: <1060@uw-june> Organization: Teltone Corp., Kirkland, WA Lines: 20 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