There are a lot of Bible verses here... that's why you're on this site, you are interested in the Bible. So PLEASE read the following verses, don't think it's TOO much, because when it ever too much when Jesus' soon coming is concerned?
Luke {21:5-38} And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, [As for] these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign [will there be] when these things shall come to pass? And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ;] and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end [is] not by and by. Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven . But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute [you,] delivering [you] up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake. And it shall turn to you for a testimony. Settle [it] therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and [some] of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name’s sake. But there shall not an hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls. And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. {And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called [the mount] of Olives. And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
Matthew
{23:37} O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [thou] that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not!
{23:38} Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
Matthew
{24:1} And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple
Matthew
{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.
Luke
{21:24} And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Acts
{7:51} Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers [did,] so [do] ye.
{7:52} Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye
have been now the betrayers and murderers:
{7:53} Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept [it.
{7:54} When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with [their] teeth.
{7:55} But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, {7:56} And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
{7:57} Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
{7:58} And cast [him] out of the city, and stoned [him:] and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
{7:59} And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [God,] and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
{7:60} And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts
{9:15} But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel
Acts
{10:28} And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
Acts
{10:44} While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
{10:45} And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost
Acts
{11:18} When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
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Without a doubt the time of Gentiles began in 34AD after the death of Stephen with the conversion of Saul to Paul, and Peter being led to preach to the Gentiles. It was a shocking thing, very shocking to have Jews mingle with Gentiles, it just wasn't done. Jesus broke certain conventions of the time and was called to task on them and yet because He was the Son of God there to guide and teach others listened and learned from Him. Still, it wasn't readily accepted for people to mingle, Jews and Gentiles. Jesus spoke of a time when the word would go to the Gentiles, to all nations.
Matthew
{28:19} Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
{28:20} Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.
Jesus used Jerusalem as a sign for all of us.
The 'time of the gentiles'. There would be a 'time' and this 'time' would be of the gentiles. We know from our Bibles that the Word of God was to be preached to all nations, but there would come a time when this commission was fulfilled. '...and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.' Jerusalem was the sign. Jerusalem in 70AD was taken from the Jews and wasn't returned to them until 1967 and Jerusalem in it's full capactity the captiol of Israel until 1980.
1980.
For 1910 years the word of God was preached to all the nations.
Since 1980, for the last 29 years the conditions of the world have been such that the way of the Lord is coming and imminent. All the pieces are falling into place just as prophecy dictates.
The generation of 1980 will not pass away because during that time Jesus will return for His chosen.
Do we know the day or the hour? No.
But we know the generation, this generation.
Enc. Def.
Generation, interval of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring. This is usually taken to be approximately 30 years. In anthropology, the term generation refers to one degree in the line of descent from a particular ancestor. In sociology, members of a society who were born at about the same time are considered of the same generation. Thus, social scientists attempt to explain the behavior patterns of a particular generation by studying the customs and events of that time.
Encarta® 98 Desk Encyclopedia © & 1996-97 Microsoft Corporation.
1980 - 2010 - (30 years)
No, I'm not giving a timeframe and saying 2010 is it, but the generation alive perhaps born in 1980 will be the last before Jesus comes again.
The time for the Gentiles is over.
What time is it then?
The closing time.
May God help us all, by His Grace and Mercy, by the Sacrifice of His innocent Son.
Amen.