Some people believe and teach today that the coming of our lord Jesus Christ is an event which will take place in the future. I can understand how some might believe this but the fact is the bible does not teach his return in the future but in the generation and lifetime of the Apostles. The biggest mistake when reading the bible is usually the language. The bible was written for us but not to us. The bible is a series of letters and books written to 1st century churches and apostles. Therefore when reading the bible you must ask yourself what does the author intend for the verses to mean rather than asking yourself what the verses mean today in our language (because our vocabulary today is much different). The concept of language has changed very much from the 1st century until today and if you try and understand the verses as they would mean if they were directed to you then you would have a very different and fearful outcome. However like I said before, the bible is for us but not written to us. People today also make the mistake of comparing the scriptures of the bible to what they have believed in and been taught all of their life, and if it is different than their beliefs most will choose mans teachings over the bible scriptures. If the scriptures contradicts their teachings they will say that what the scriptures says is not what it means or they will say "I don't know what it means but I know it does not mean that." instead of studying to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth(dividing the spirit from the natural) Now I ask you this, do you think that maybe what Jesus said is what he mean?

I must say that what Jesus said is what he meant, for instance in Mat 24:14 " And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." Some people today still preach that the gospel has not been preached in all the world but you must first understand what Paul said in Col 1:23"If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister". The fact is the gospel has been carried into all the world but not in the sense that the word "World" means to us but rather what it meant to them. In the book of Acts chapter 2 verse 5 it state that there was gathered everyone under heaven."And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven." Looking past the context of the vocabulary you must understand what the meaning is not what the word means today. When Jesus stated that "then shall the end come." he was not speaking of the destruction of the world but the end of the world as they knew it and the beginning of the new earth and new heaven. Jesus done away with the world system(old covenant) and established the new world system(new covenant). So you may ask when did the end of the world take place and then you refer to Heb 9:26 "For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

If you read the bible and believe what it says and believe in the whole bible then you cannot leave out any scriptures but you must believe in the whole truth. "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Then you must understand some of the following verses-

Mat 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

Mat 16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Mat 23:36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

Mark 9:1 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.

Mark 13:30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

Luke 9:27 But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

Mat 10:23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

John 21:22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

John 21:23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

Mat 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Heb 7:12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

Mat 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Col 1:5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

Col 1:6 Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you,since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

Col 1:23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;