The fulfillment of the Olivet Discourse is fairly straight-forward

It’s all of the futuristic deceptions of the enemy that make it hard to see the truth of the fulfillment.

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Understanding Messiah’s Olivet Discourse is very important, because of the truth of its fulfillment, and the deception which are based on it.

To see the truth, we have to put aside preconceived notions, as we’ve been conditioned to believe that it applies to the end times.

Throughout history the followers of Messiah believed in its first century fulfillment, but the enemy has been very effective in this end times disinformation ageI’m not asked you to be empty-minded, but open-minded; for it is when we think that we know the truth, that we are closed to other views.

Note: This is only a summary, to give you the big picture.  Detailed explanations are provided in the separate studies.

Messiah proclaimed that all of the things that He described would take place in that generation, so we need to take Him at His Word, and look to see how those things were fulfilled in the first century.

He didn’t say ‘that generation’ as if He was pointing to the end times, He said ‘this generation.’ Too many people dismiss Messiah’s clear proclamation because they don’t understand the fulfillment of the prophecy. But when you take Him at His Word, we can see how it was all fulfilled in that generation.

Matthew uses the words ‘this generation‘ nine times prior to Matthew 24:34 and each time it is pointing to the Jews who lived during Messiah’s ministry.

The context of the Olivet Discourse is that Messiah had just rebuked the Jewish leaders, who sought to kill Him, and He said that all of the righteous blood that they shed would come upon on them, in that generation.  “Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.” Matthew 23:36

It’s very clear to see that Messiah was proclaiming that judgment would come upon that generation of Jews, and we know that a terrible time of tribulation came upon the Jewish nation forty years after Messiah proclaimed judgment on them, during the Jewish-Roman War of 66-70 AD.

After Messiah rebuked the Jewish leaders, He left the city and looking back, His disciples pointed to the beautiful temple; to which He replied with “See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”

He proclaimed that the second temple would be desolated, which caused His disciples to ask about the sign of these things (the judgment of the Jews and the desolation of the temple) which were about to happen.

The temple in Jeruslam is the context of the Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24

When they sat down on the Mount of Olives, which overlooks the city and temple, the disciples asked Messiah about when the desolation would take place and what would be the sign.

The proper context of the Olivet Discourse is the desolation of the second temple, not the end times.

Messiah’s disciples understood the prophecy in the 70 weeks of Daniel 9 that foretold that the temple and city would be desolated, because the Jewish leaders would deliver Messiah up to be killed; so they wanted to know more about when it would happen.

Jewish historian Josephus documented the fulfillment. Wars occurred around Judea, in the Roman Empire. There were times of famine and pestilence, and earthquakes.  The disciples were delivered up to councils and all but John were killed. Many false prophets rose up during this time (Bar-Jesus, Simon Magus).  Paul proclaims that the Gospel was preached all over the world (Romans 1:8, 10:15-19, 16:25-26, Colossians 1:4-6, 23), the earth of the Roman Empire.

The abomination of desolation is defined in Luke 21:20-21, “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.“

Josephus says that in November 66 AD, Cestius and his army surrounded the temple and were ready to capture Jerusalem, and then suddenly they left for no explained reason. The Jewish rebels chased after the Romans, which gave the saints the opportunity to flee Jerusalem to the mountains for safety.

Messiah said to flee Judea, which only existed until 132 AD.

He said to not come down from the housetop, a typical design of a house in Judea.  He said to pray that it doesn’t happen on the Sabbath, when the Jewish priests would have shut the city gates, keeping them in.  All of those things isolate the prophecy to that generation in Judea. The saints fled to the mountains east of the Jordan River after seeing the abomination of desolation, to escape the time of tribulation.

The time of great tribulation that Messiah foretold was so horrific that at the end, there were 1.1 million dead Jews lying out in the open, in and around Jerusalem; with wild animals and birds feeding on their bodies.

  • Hundreds of thousands of Jews died in Jerusalem during the civil war between three rival factions.
  • They slit each other throats and tortured each other. They slew the high priest and his temple guards.
  • They died from famine, pestilence, infighting and suicide.
  • Hundreds of thousands of bodies were stacked in Jerusalem or thrown over the city wall into the valleys around it.
  • Jews that tried to find food outside of the city were tortured and crucified, so that all of the trees around Jerusalem were filled with multiple bodies.
  • Some Jews swallowed gold coins to protect their wealth and they tried to escape, but were caught and disemboweled to retrieve the gold.
  • Then hundreds of thousands were killed the Roman sword and 97,000 taken captive and sold as cheap slaves in 70 AD.

Though more people have died in other times of tribulation, this grisly scene in the small city of Jerusalem, was so concentrated that Messiah proclaimed:

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

Of this period of great tribulation Josephus says, in the introduction of his ‘Wars of the Jews‘ historical documentary.

“It had come to pass that our city Jerusalem had arrived at a higher degree of felicity than any other city under the Roman government, and yet at last fell into the sorest of calamities again. Accordingly it appears to me that the misfortunes of all men from the beginning of the world, if they be compared to those of the Jews, are not so considerable as they were.”

Messiah’s reference to the ‘sun being darkened, the moon not giving her light, and the stars falling from heaven’; is not pointing to the literal heavens in the end times; but to the Jewish political hierarchy being cast down from power.

Isaiah used this same terminology when he referred to the judgment of Elohim against the leadership of Babylon in Isaiah 13:10. And indeed, the power of Babylon was destroyed by the Medo-Persian empire.

For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light; The sun will be darkened in its going forth, And the moon will not cause its light to shine.

In the Olivet Discourse, Messiah is referring to the high priest, who was the sun; the Sanhedrin Council, who were the moon; and the many Rabbis, who were the stars; who were killed and cast down during the Roman siege. This is explained in the study The Sun, Moon And Stars.

‘Coming on a cloud in great power and glory’ is not referring to Messiah’s second coming, but to His presence as He caused the Roman army to desolate the city, temple and the Jews.

The term ‘clouds‘ can represent judgement, and in this instance it represented the judgment of the Jews who rejected Messiah and delivered Him up to be killed.

Messiah told the high priest who delivered Him up to be killed, that he would see Messiah come in power and glory. That took place in 70 AD as the high priest of Jerusalem witnesses Messiah’s judgment of the Jewish nation by the Roman armies.

Jewish historian Josephus recorded the witness of people who saw this in the clouds:

On the twenty-first day of the month of Artemisius [Jyar], a certain prodigious and incredible phenomenon appeared; I suppose the account of it would seem to be a fable, were it not related by those that saw it, and were not the events that followed it of so considerable a nature as to deserve such signals; for, before sunsetting, chariots and troops of soldiers in their armor were seen running about among the clouds, and surrounding of cities. (Josephus The Wars of the Jews 6.5.3.)

Daniel 12 described the great tribulation scene in Jerusalem from 66-70 AD, as the prophecies about the 1,290 and 1,335 days were fulfilled. From the time that the first division of the Roman army, the abomination of desolation, appeared in November 66 AD; until the next division flooded the city in 70 AD, was 1,290 days. The siege lasted 45 days and stopped abruptly when the last stronghold of Jewish rebels suddenly surrendered; fulfilling the 1,335 days. This is explained in the study Messiah Coming In The Clouds

‘Gathering together his elect‘ is referring to the leaders gathering together the early Church, which had retreated to the mountains for safety; to then send them out to preach the Gospel.  

The Greek word for ‘angels‘ can refer to leaders in Messiah’s Ekklesia, His Church.  Given the context, when the Roman siege of Jerusalem was over, the leaders blew a trumpet to gather an assembly of Messiah’s saints, who had spread out in the mountains for safety during the time of great tribulation in Judea.

Some returned to Jerusalem to minister to people there, others stayed in the Decapolis region to continue ministry there, and others went into the Roman Empire to proclaim the Gospel. This is explained in the study Gathering Together His Elect

The Jewish leaders wanted Messiah to setup His kingdom, to overthrow the Romans, and to exalt them up as the leaders of the kingdom.

Instead, the very opposite happened.  Messiah caused the Roman army to desolate the Jewish leaders and their temple. This removed them from their power and effectively ended the Jewish nation.

In order to setup the kingdom of His Father, Messiah had to remove the old types, which had pointed to the true type.

  • He removed the temple made with hands, to create the temple made without hands; of which Messiah is the cornerstone, the Apostles the foundation, and the saints the small stones that make up the walls; which Elohim indwells.
  • He removed the Jewish high priest, as Messiah is our High Priest, who intercedes for us.
  • He removed the Jewish priest system, as the saints (made up of believing Jews and Gentiles) are the priests who offer spiritual sacrifices to the Father.
  • He desolated the city of Jerusalem, as the bride of Messiah is Holy Jerusalem.

The kingdom of Elohim was setup in the first century. This is explained in the study Messiah Setup His Kingdom

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The enemy has created many prophecy fulfillment deceptions to mislead the saints, so that they’re not prepared for how the end-times with play out.

Both the 70th week of Daniel 9 prophecy and Messiah’s Olivet Discourse, pointed to the desolation of the temple, Jerusalem and the Jewish nation; as punishment for their grievous sin of delivering Messiah up to be killed.

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But history proves that many prophecies such as the 70th week of Daniel, the Olivet Discourse and Daniel 12, were fulfilled in the first century; as they were about the Jewish nation.

David Nikao Wilcoxson

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80 thoughts on “The fulfillment of the Olivet Discourse is fairly straight-forward”

  1. There are a number of problems with the 70AD completion only theory and that I don’t see addressed in other comments. Remember you are stating that all has to happen before 70 AD. “6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. Pretty short time since there were no recorded earthquakes for example. Then; There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.” For example Matthew 24: 21 “For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.” Best estimates for the destruction of Israel is somewhere around 1 million Jews. This is hardly a blip on the radar compared to the 20th century. Just between Russia and Germany you have almost 7 million Jews killed. Second V22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.”. Certainly this is not the case – for either the church or the Jews. Finally V30 hasn’t happened yet: “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.”

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    • Mike, did you read the free PDF of the book? Or the studies on the website? I address all of your questions and provide an explanation of the fulfillment in that generation of Jews, as it was the punishment for them rejecting Messiah and delivering Him up to be killed. It’s using symbolic language to point to a literal fulfillment. The problem is not with my explanation, it’s with your understanding.

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    • There are plenty of recorded earthquakes between 30ad and 70 ad. Analysis of sedimentary layers of that timeframe point to multiple earthquakes. Josephus mentions that famine occurred during the siege. Women ate their own children! (That’s why Jesus says woe to women with child).

      You have a point with the Holocaust numbers, though, but the rest of the evidence lines up.

      I’d you read Acts 2, Peter quotes Joel who says that they’re in the end times. Joel also mentions an army that surrounds Jerusalem.

      Also as a curious side note, Stephen saw Jesus standing at the right side of God before death.

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  2. Thank you, David. I have learned much from your books. I pray and hope YAH blesses you with many new followers so they will learn the truths YAH has shared with you and you with us.

    A Song of Ascents = Psalm 121

    I will lift up my eyes to the hills—
    From whence comes my help?
    My help comes from the Lord,
    Who made heaven and earth.
    He will not allow your foot to be moved;
    He who keeps you will not slumber.
    Behold, He who keeps Israel
    Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
    The Lord is your keeper;
    The Lord is your shade at your right hand.
    The sun shall not strike you by day,
    Nor the moon by night.
    The Lord shall preserve you from all evil;
    He shall preserve your soul.
    The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in
    From this time forth, and even forevermore.

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  3. David,

    I have read all 3 of your books and they are way super informative (bravo and kudos), and you do say that it is not all to know: there is more. But, if we are to get the word out as quickly as possible, my suggestion would be for you to create abridged versions of your books. Some people are slow readers and just won’t take the time to read the unabridged copies in this busy fast-paced world. If condensed copies of 70th Week and Olivet were no more than 50 pages each and Time Decoded about 100 pages, more people would be more inclined to read them. It shouldn’t be difficult for you to take the important highlights from your books and provide them in a more concise presentation; a lower price than the full versions would make them more sellable, too.
    Then after reading the abridged copies if readers want more information, they could get the unabridged versions as well for further understanding.

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    • Thank you for your comment and suggestion about making a summary of 70th week of Daniel 9 and Olivet Discourse, I’ll keep it in mind.
      I offer 1-page and 2-page summaries on the websites.

      I already offer a condensed version of the Revelation Timeline Decoded book as a free PDF, which is about 97 pages, compared to the 475 pages of the book. https://revelationtimelinedecoded.com

      I have a long list of projects, but I’ll keep the summary studies in mind. Keep learning and growing in The Way of Messiah.

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  4. Hi David,

    So is the Ezekiel 34-40 scriptures talking about gathering them back together in the land in the 70th week?

    And who would the Gog/Magog reference be at that time?

    Trying to piece together some more puzzle pieces!

    God Bless!
    Tom

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    • Hi Tom, I’ve not studied Ezekiel 34-40 enough to give a good explanation. That said Ezekiel 38 seems to point to the end times, with Lord Rothschild fulfilling the role of Gog and the Khazar Jews, Magog.

      They are the descendants of the Khazars who converted to Judaism in the 8th century. When they were pushed out of Khazaria, they fled primarily into Russia and Poland, where they took control.

      Then after WWI and WWII, Palestine was given to Lord Rothschild and the Khazars moved from Russia and Poland to Palestine, where they destroyed many unwalled Palestinian villages, killed many people and stole the land.

      They are Jews by religion, not blood, fulfilling Messiah’s prophecy in Revelation 3, that they are Jews who say they are Jews, but do lie and are of the Synagogue of Satan.

      I cover it in detail on this study: https://revelationtimelinedecoded.com/the-sixth-bowl-of-revelation-16/

      God bless,
      David

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      • I guess the “latter days” is what I’m questioning, as the rest of Ezekiel context seems to be 2nd temple timeframe.

        And I understand the Khazars, but they command a fake latter days regathering in the land, right? whereas Ezekiel seems to point to a legit forecast. This is an interesting study to say the least.

        God bless,
        Tom

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        • ok, one more interesting note to support the Khazars as Magog theory: KJV dictionary says they are from the Black sea area and of the line of Japheth, which dna research shows to be true. And, have you seen the latest research of the y chromosone trees? “Traced” is the book and there are many videos on the Answers in Genesis youtube channel that shows all the lineage and migrations back to Noah, and those who are actually semitic are not who we’ve been led to believe. very interesting stuff if you find time. I know you’re so busy.

          God bless you David,
          Tom

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          • Thanks for sharing that information Tom! The proof is there for people with eyes to see the grand deception of the Jews in Zionist Israel. Blessings to you, David

          • “…and those who are actually semitic are not who we’ve been led to believe.”

            Can you please elaborate on that statement? I’d live to k ow who the true Semitic people are. Thank you!

  5. Shalom David!
    Just found your website. A lot of good info on the calendar segment that is helping me piece together a true Biblical calendar. Curious if you have heard of the Messiah 2030 project? There are countless scriptures & prophecies that point to that year as the 2nd coming of Christ!
    I actually found your site while researching the Hebrew calendar which is clearly off according to the moon cycles/patterns not matching up with the celebration of major Jewish feasts. Thoughts?
    Blessings!
    Diana

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