How does Jesus's falilure to return during the lifetime of his contemporaries effect the credibility of the?

gospels, considering Mathew, Mark and Luke all claimed that he would?|||There is not one single mention of Jesus in the entire Roman record - that is right - not one!!! At the same time as he was supposed to have been around there were a number of Jews claiming to be the messiah - all of whom are well recorded!!





He was supposed to have been a huge problem to the Romans and produced wonderful miracles but still not one contemporary record?





Even the bible mentions of him like all other references were not written until many years after his supposed death!!





Pilot is recorded in the Roman record as a somewhat lack luster man but no mention of a Jesus, a trial or crucifixion that would surely have been used to make him look brighter!!





At best he was an amalgam of those others!!|||You are reading the Jesus claim wrong. Jesus said that "generation would not pass away till all these things take place." (Mathew 24:34). Who was Jesus referring to when He talked about "this generation"? Those that witness the particular signs that He was talking about. The signs included: Many false christ, every life on earth threatened (see Mathew 24:22, that right there disqualifies Jesus from returning in the hearers life-time), the rise of the Antichrist, when Israel reformed and other signs. Christ never said He would return in the gospel writers lifetime. He said that He would return when all these signs came together. Jesus failed at nothing; the failure is in our understanding.|||According to Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts (1979), an Assyrian clay tablet dating to approximately 2800 BC was unearthed bearing the words "Our earth is degenerate in these latter days. There are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end. Bribery and corruption are common." This is one of the earliest examples of the perception of moral decay in society being interpreted as a sign of the imminent end.





http://www.abhota.info/end1.htm|||he hasnt failed. how do you know he hasnt came back. he may just of came to some people and thats why they die cause he took their souls back with him to heaven so they can be with him have you ever thought of that. alsoafter he has took our souls back how do you know that he wont come back and do what he said he would do??huhu how????|||Jesus' failure to return did not AFFECT anything- the EFFECTS of people misquoting, misunderstanding and taking scripture out of context because of a lack of study are a general turning away from the truth and a lack of faith based on misinformation.|||That's not exactly true. However, Jesus made it clear in Mathew 24:35-36 "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone." Jesus Christ.|||" F A L I L U R E ? ? ? "





It's my understanding that Jesus did in fact return. And He's still here, for those who call on Him.





That's what they tell me, and a lot of folks have experienced his real presence -- or so they say. Who am I to say they're wrong??????|||on the real.





An arab looking man, long haired, bearded wearing sandals, would end up in jail within the hour. if not gitmo.





the last guy that claimed to be jesus returned found out what texas BBQ really was.





The guy aint comming back, would YOU come back to THIS mess?|||its doesn't affect it at all...it was their expectations...Jesus never said when He would return...your false premise of calling Jesus not returning in their lifetime as a "failure" clearly points to the ignorance you have about Christianity...|||They never said he would return in their lifetime. I would have paused at that point had I read it, but no pausation effect occurred. Care to hit me with a book, chapter, and verse, or is that too Christianny?|||Jesus did return.|||Our next door neighbor says that was a misquote. All three times it was a misquote.





Peter was reported to have said "But the end of all things is at hand." Another damn misquote.


.|||Credibility matters little to credulous people.|||hate to break it to ya but his "contemporaries" are still being born and are very much alive so yes he is keeping his word............|||Retards say it's a misquote but of course nothing else in the Bible is misquoted only the parts they can't explain.|||he never promised to return during the lifetime of this contemporaries.|||Apparently not at all.|||John the Beloved was translated, and so he's still alive. Don't you just hate loopholes?|||Nowhere does the gospels give a day or hour of His coming.|||Have you ever stopped to consider that maybe they interpret those books to mean "God hates fags"?





Lol!|||Paul claimed it too.|||every generation thought they were the last one, but that is not what was meant.|||Why would it?








generation = race of people|||Jesus never gave a date for His return, He only gave us signs to look for.