at the end of his version of the discourse that is not included in Mark and Luke (most of Matt. 24:37–25:46). This unique Matthean material pertains to the future second coming. The question to keep in mind as we move forward is bound up with these two main events: When is Jesus prophesying about the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple by the Romans in the year 70, and when is he prophesying about his second coming and the full establishment of his kingdom? The
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