Matthew 24:34 Meaning

Matthew 24:34 Meaning – Verily I say unto you

…both these signs and the destruction of Jerusalem with the temple should all come to pass in the days of them that were then living

It is hard to our misbelieving hearts to give that credit to Christ’s words whereof they are worthy: but by so much more is our Lord’s love to us and care of us to be praised and admired, that he by so many means goes about to confirm and persuade us. Therefore says he, Verily I say unto you &c.

Dickson, David – A Brief Exposition of the Evangel of Jesus Christ According to Matthew (1651)

Matthew 24:34 Meaning – This generation shall not pass away till all these things be fulfilled.

This is the most difficult verse in the entire discourse unless Jesus has in mind only the destruction of Jerusalem. The use of “all these things” seems against that interpretation, but the language shifts so often from one subject to the other that one hesitates to insist too literally on the inclusive sense. Thus also a perfectly natural meaning is given to “this generation.” On the whole, fewer obstacles seem to lie in this direction, to apply the language to the destruction of the city.

Robertson, A.T. – Commentary on Matthew  in The Bible for Home & School  (1911)