Imagine what the effect of those great and exceeding promises might be when it begins to dawn on whichever generation it is that Jesus actually is coming in their lifetime....I litterally shudder to think!
Maybe in one way we should be glad that we cannot fully comprehend the glory to come and our place in it all...we might be prone to running around as if our hair were on fire! LOL!
Still....one good effect is that sooner or later there will be a generation that will really begin to "look up" and it won't just effect their attitude in a major way,it will have a very distinct impression on those around who don't know God.....they will find a lot of folks asking them "what is the reason for the hope that lieth within you?" they won't need to tell folks they have it,it will be written all over their faces.
God created us and He knows precicely what makes us tick.
grace and peace to you IMRight
God bless
It need not be a generation. It is also true for each individual. Which is why I thought that portion of your post was so insighful.
Scripture often has multiple fulfillments. Many prophesies in Revelations appear to have an initial fulfillment in the destruction of Jerusalem around 70A.D. and "the number of the beast" has been tied by many scripture scholars to Caesar Nero. This does not mean that there is not a final fulfillment due at the end.
What is my point?
The long story of salvation history is not just about our past and distant future. It is also told out in the life of the individual Christian. You are created. You fall. Your sin causes Christ to suffer and die. You relive the life, death, burial & resurrection of Christ within your own person. And you WILL see Christ come again in your lifetime.
This is why the joyful officeworker preparing for a better place is you!
In His Name