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What span of time is implied by the statement, "Some of you will still be alive to witness the..."? What would a reasonable person expect was meant by "Not all of you will be dead when..."?

I take Christ's words literally, as I do much of scripture. I believe some 'nuances' crept into translations over the millennials.

But in this case, he did appeared in His glory to his disciples and many others in coming days after His resurrection:

"On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord." - Book of John

Certainly His ascent to heaven must've been something to see!

"Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven?" - Book of Acts

My 'predictions' some of those alive today will see his return, hardly compare to Christ's Gospel. Mine are based on my own interpretation of prophesy, world events, and other pointers as I see them.

Btw, thank you for tips on photograph naming conventions and reminding me that I also need to scan a great number of our family photos.

But in this case, he did appeared in His glory to his disciples and many others in coming days after His resurrection:

Many mainstream churches interpret that Biblical passage as referring rather to the Second Coming, to the establishment of His Kingdom on Earth after the Apocalypse - not merely to Christ's appearance after the Resurrection.

But if we accept YOUR interpretation, my original question still stands DOUBLY: Why would anyone refer to an event (like Christ's appearance to his disciples after the First Resurrection) as happening "when many of you standing here today will not yet have tasted Death?" - when it was, in fact, mere weeks away?

Can you imagine addressing a group of friends and neighbors in this way, referring to an important, much-hoped-for event destined to happen mere weeks in the future, as "happening before all of you are dead?"

Is that plausible?

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