It’s a Bible verse that has puzzled Christians and been used by critics to attack the trustworthiness of Christ Himself. When Jesus, speaking of His return, said, “Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place” (Matt. 24:34), did He believe His second coming would happen before those hearing Him would die?

At first blush, it sure looks like it.

Skeptical philosopher Bertrand Russell thinks so. In his essay “Why I am not a Christian”, he argued that Jesus got it wrong, saying: “For one thing, he certainly thought that his second coming would occur in clouds of glory before the death of all the people who were living at that time. There are a great many texts that prove that.”

C. S. Lewis mimics Russell’s thoughts in his “The World’s Last Night” essay when he puts these words in the disbeliever’s mouth: “The apocalyptic beliefs of the first Christians have been proved to be false. It is clear from the New Testament that they all expected the second coming in their own lifetime, and, worse still, they had a reason, and one which you will find very embarrassing. Their master had told them so. He shared, and indeed created, their delusion. He said, in so many words, ‘This generation shall not pass till all these things be done.’ And he was wrong.”

You see the problems, right? If Jesus didn’t know certain things, maybe He wasn’t God as orthodox Christian doctrine teaches. Even worse, it’s one thing for Him to be ignorant about a matter, but something entirely different to be wrong in what He said.

That would cause both you and me to wonder, if He was wrong about His own second coming, what else was He wrong about?

So, what are we to do here? How about we start at the top and work our way down to what I believe is the right position on this?

What did Jesus know?

While the traditional Christian position on Jesus is that He is the Son of God, and therefore sinless, infallible, and in essence God, plenty of people say otherwise. For example, skeptic Bart Ehrman wrote a book entitled How Jesus Became God claiming that the New Testament writers and the church invented Jesus’ divinity (a good refutation of Ehrman’s book is found in the work, How God Became Jesus).

o see how incorrect a statement that is, see this article I wrote showing how Jesus’ divinity is splashed around in the synoptic Gospels and the rest of the New Testament. I think you’ll see it’s hard to miss.

So, that being true, if we accept what Scripture says about Jesus being God, then what gives with the above verses which caused one of the best Christian thinkers of the 20th century (Lewis) to declare Jesus was both embarrassingly wrong and ignorant about His return?

Regarding Matthew 24:34: “Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place,” the key question is, what does the term “generation” represent? The Greek word genea can mean a race of people, the total of those born during a certain timeframe, or a specific time (i.e., an age).

While Bible commentators assume different positions on what genea represents, none that I know of believe it refers to those alive at that time because “all these things” described earlier by Jesus in the chapter did not take place back then and still have not taken place today. Further, Jesus could not be referring to the generation listening to Him then because He had previously said the kingdom had already been taken away from that very same generation and they would not see it (Matt. 21:43).

That being the case, some, like theologian Charles Ryrie think genea means the Jewish race, while a slight majority (including myself) believe Jesus was referring to those alive who would see “all these things” that make up the Great Tribulation period in human history. Either interpretation could be valid, but the main point is that the text, given His previous statements in Matthew, isn’t saying Christ meant those alive in the first century.

In other words, Jesus wasn’t wrong in what He said.

Next, when it comes to, “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone” (Matt. 24:36), and Jesus’ knowledge on earth, we take a deep breath and realize we are staring into the face of the Incarnation’s mystery. The best we can do is piece together what the Bible tells us.

We’re told that Jesus aged like all of us, “increased in wisdom” (Luke 2:52), and that He voluntarily set aside some of His divine attributes like omniscience, during His kenosis, when He “emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men” (Phil. 2:7).

Scripture also says that Jesus, during His time in this world, knew just what the Father showed Him. The Old Testament predicted this, saying: “I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him” (Deut. 18:18).

On this, Jesus Himself said: “I do nothing on my own authority but speak just as the Father taught me” (John 8:28), “For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment — what to say and what to speak” (John 12:49).

That being true, Jesus evidently was shielded from the exact time of His return while alive then but has no doubt resumed His omniscience now that He has returned to His glorified state.

So, even though I’m a C. S. Lewis fan, I think ol’ Clive got this one wrong. The bottom line is there is nothing embarrassing about Jesus’s words regarding His return and the “generation” who would be alive to see it.
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President Trump convened his first cabinet meeting Wednesday, and the milestone was marked with prayer.

Scott Turner, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, led Trump’s new team in an opening invocation.

“Father the Bible says that blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, Father today we honor You in Your rightful place and thank You for giving us this opportunity to restore faith in this country and be a blessing to the people of America, and we pray in our meeting that You would be glorified in our conversation. In Jesus name, Amen,” Turner prayed as the group responded with “Amen.”

While prayer moments were also a visible part of President Trump’s first term, he said earlier this month that he’s had a deeper realization about God since he was nearly killed by a would-be assassin’s bullets during a campaign rally in Butler, PA last summer.

“None of us knows exactly when our time on earth will be over,” Trump told those gathered at the National Prayer Breakfast. “You never know—a truth I confronted a few short months ago when there was an incident that … was not fun.”

The president has frequently said he believes the Lord saved him that day. “God was watching me,” Trump said.

“It changed something in me,” he said. “I feel even stronger. I believed in God, but I feel much more strongly about it. Something happened.”

After the Cabinet meeting’s opening prayer, Trump then gave the floor to Elon Musk to talk about the DOGE efforts. He attempted to clear up some of the recent drama about emails to federal workers.

“What we are trying to get to the bottom of is we think there are a number of people on the government payroll who are dead, which is probably why they can’t respond, and some people who are not real people and just like fictional individuals… some collecting paychecks… so we are literally just trying to figure out are these people real? Are they alive? And can they write an email?” Musk explained.

One million workers have responded to the email, about half the number of federal workers. Trump said those who did not respond “are on the bubble” and might be let go.

The White House also instructed federal agencies to begin planning to eliminate positions calling it a “reduction in force.” Agency leaders have to submit their plans by March 13.
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മാർച്ച് 31 മുതൽ ദശലക്ഷക്കണക്കിന് അമേരിക്കക്കാർക്ക് മെഡികെയർ കവറേജ് മാറുമെന്ന് റിപ്പോർട്ട്. പലരുടെയും മെഡികെയർ ടെലിഹെൽത്ത് കവറേജ് കാലഹരണപ്പെടുന്ന തീയതിയാണിത്, ഇത് ഗ്രാമീണ രോഗികൾക്ക് ആരോഗ്യ സേവനങ്ങൾ ലഭിക്കുന്നതിൽ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുകൾ ഉണ്ടാക്കും എന്നാണ് ലഭിക്കുന്ന റിപ്പോർട്ട്.

ഓരോ വർഷവും 66 ദശലക്ഷത്തിലധികം അമേരിക്കക്കാർ ആണ് ആരോഗ്യ പരിരക്ഷയ്ക്കായി മെഡികെയറിനെ ആശ്രയിക്കുന്നു. മഹാമാരി സമയം ടെലിഹെൽത്ത് കൂടുതൽ ജനപ്രിയമായ ഒരു സമ്പ്രദായമായി മാറിയപ്പോൾ, മെഡികെയർ സ്വീകർത്താക്കൾക്ക് ഈ സേവനങ്ങൾ പ്രയോജനപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിനുള്ള ഫണ്ടിംഗ് മാർച്ച് അവസാനം വരെ മാത്രമേ നിലനിൽക്കൂ എന്നതാണ് പുറത്തു വരുന്ന റിപ്പോർട്ട്.

മെഡികെയർ ടെലിഹെൽത്ത് കവറേജ് മാർച്ച് 31-ന് അവസാനിക്കും. മെഡികെയറിൻ്റെ ടെലിഹെൽത്തിൻ്റെ കവറേജ് 2024 അവസാനത്തോടെ അവസാനിക്കേണ്ടതായിരുന്നുവെങ്കിലും, സ്വീകർത്താക്കൾക്ക് കോൺഗ്രസിൽ നിന്ന് മൂന്ന് മാസത്തെ അധിക കവറേജ് നേടാൻ കഴിഞ്ഞു. എന്നാൽ ഫണ്ടിന്റെ അപര്യാപതത കാരണം ഇത് അവസാനിക്കുകയാണ് എന്നാണ് ലഭിക്കുന്ന വിവരം. ഡൊണാൾഡ് ട്രംപിൻ്റെ ആദ്യ ഭരണത്തിന് കീഴിൽ, കൊറോണ വൈറസ് മഹാമാരി സമയത്ത് കവറേജ് അനുവദിക്കുന്നതിനായി വെർച്വൽ സന്ദർശനങ്ങൾ കൂടുതൽ സാധാരണമായപ്പോൾ മെഡികെയർ ടെലിഹെൽത്ത് വിപുലീകരിച്ചു.

ജോ ബൈഡൻ പ്രസിഡൻ്റായിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ, കോൺഗ്രസും ബൈഡനും അമേരിക്കൻ റിലീഫ് ആക്റ്റ് 2025-ൽ ഒപ്പുവച്ചു, ഇത് ടെലിഹെൽത്ത് സേവനങ്ങൾക്കായി ഉത്ഭവിക്കുന്ന സൈറ്റുകൾ വിപുലീകരിക്കുകയും മാനസികാരോഗ്യ സേവനങ്ങൾക്കായി മെഡികെയറിന് കീഴിൽ വ്യക്തിഗത ആവശ്യകതകൾ വൈകിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു.

ഏപ്രിലിൽ വരുന്ന മാറ്റങ്ങൾ കാരണം, ഗ്രാമപ്രദേശത്താണ് താമസിക്കുന്നതെങ്കിൽ, രോഗികൾ ഒരു മെഡിക്കൽ ഓഫീസിലോ മുൻകാല ടെലിഹെൽത്ത് സേവനങ്ങൾക്കായുള്ള സൗകര്യത്തിലോ പോകേണ്ടി വരും. എന്നിരുന്നാലും, ചില സേവനങ്ങൾ, അതായത് അവസാനഘട്ട വൃക്കരോഗങ്ങൾ, അക്യൂട്ട് സ്ട്രോക്കുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മാനസികവും പെരുമാറ്റപരവുമായ ആരോഗ്യ വൈകല്യങ്ങൾ, ഹോം ഡയാലിസിസ് എന്നിവ ഉള്ളവർക്ക്, നിലവിലെ കവറേജ് തുടർന്നും ലഭ്യമാകും എന്നാണ് ലഭിക്കുന്ന വിവരം. മെഡികെയറിൻ്റെ ടെലിഹെൽത്ത് ഓപ്ഷൻ ഇനി ലഭ്യമല്ലാത്തതിനാൽ ഗ്രാമപ്രദേശങ്ങളിലെ മുതിർന്നവർ അപകടത്തിലാണ് എന്നാണ് വിദഗ്ധർ പറയുന്നത്.

“ഗ്രാമീണ അമേരിക്കക്കാർക്കും ചലന പ്രശ്‌നങ്ങളുള്ള ആളുകൾക്കും ഇത് ഏറ്റവും കൂടുതൽ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടായി അനുഭവപ്പെടാം. ടെലിഹെൽത്ത് ഒരു ഡോക്ടറെ സമീപിക്കാൻ കഴിയാത്ത ആളുകൾക്ക് ഇത് ഒരു വെല്ലുവിളി ആണ്, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് മാനസികാരോഗ്യത്തിനും പതിവ് പരിശോധനകൾക്കും എന്നാണ് സാമ്പത്തിക വിദഗ്ധനും 9i ക്യാപിറ്റൽ ഗ്രൂപ്പിൻ്റെ സ്ഥാപകനും സിഇഒയുമായ കെവിൻ തോംസൺ വ്യക്തമാക്കുന്നത്.

“മെഡികെയറിനു കീഴിലുള്ള ടെലിഹെൽത്തിനെ ചുറ്റിപ്പറ്റിയുള്ള നിലവിലെ പല സംരംഭങ്ങളും പാൻഡെമിക് കാലഘട്ടത്തിൽ ആരംഭിച്ചത് വെർച്വൽ സേവനങ്ങളുടെ ആവശ്യകത കൊണ്ടാണ്. ഗ്രാമീണ കമ്മ്യൂണിറ്റികളിലെ മെഡികെയർ സ്വീകർത്താക്കൾക്ക് എളുപ്പത്തിൽ വൈദ്യസഹായം ലഭിക്കുന്നത് യുണൈറ്റഡ് സ്റ്റേറ്റ്സിലുടനീളമുള്ള പല ഗ്രാമപ്രദേശങ്ങളിലും സമീപ വർഷങ്ങളിൽ ക്ലിനിക്കുകളും ആശുപത്രികളും അടച്ചുപൂട്ടുന്നത് വർദ്ധിച്ചു എന്ന് മാർട്ടിനിലെ ടെന്നസി സർവകലാശാലയിലെ സാമ്പത്തിക സാക്ഷരതാ പരിശീലകനായ അലക്സ് ബീൻ ചൂണ്ടിക്കാട്ടുന്നു. ഏപ്രിൽ 1 മുതൽ, മെഡികെയർ കവറേജ് ലഭിക്കുന്നതിന് രോഗികൾ ടെലിഹെൽത്തിന് കീഴിൽ ഒരിക്കൽ ലഭിച്ച എല്ലാ സേവനങ്ങൾക്കും ഒരു മെഡിക്കൽ ഓഫീസോ സൗകര്യമോ കണ്ടെത്തണം.

നിങ്ങൾ ഒരു ഗ്രാമപ്രദേശത്തിന് പുറത്ത് താമസിക്കുകയും അവസാനഘട്ട വൃക്കസംബന്ധമായ അസുഖം, അക്യൂട്ട് സ്ട്രോക്കുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മാനസികവും പെരുമാറ്റപരവുമായ ആരോഗ്യ വൈകല്യങ്ങൾ എന്നിവയ്ക്ക് ചില ചികിത്സകൾ സ്വീകരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നില്ലെങ്കിൽ ഇത്തരത്തിൽ ചെയ്യേണ്ടിവരും.
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A new bill could change Medicare coverage requirements for Americans across the country.

With Medicare was set to run out of funding for telehealth coverage by the end of March, Democratic Representative Ro Khanna of California has introduced the Telehealth Coverage Act to continue the services.

Why It Matters
More than 66 million Americans use Medicare as their health insurance each year.

The pandemic popularized telehealth as an option as patients looked to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. But now many have become reliant on the practice, especially in rural areas where getting to a medical facility can take longer and be more cumbersome for seniors.

What To Know
Medicare’s telehealth coverage was scheduled to run out on March 31, but Khanna’s new bill would continue it.

Under President Donald Trump’s first administration, Medicare telehealth was expanded to allow coverage during the pandemic, when virtual visits became increasingly common.

And former President Joe Biden signed off on the American Relief Act 2025, which expanded originating sites for telehealth services and delayed in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services.

However, if the funding for Medicare telehealth coverage runs out, most seniors on the government-run health insurance would need to find an in-person facility. That is likely to impact more than 12 million Americans, according to Khanna, despite the low level of fraud that has been discovered in telehealth.

“Why are we taking telehealth away from millions of seniors who are homebound or who have difficulty leaving their homes?” Khanna said in a statement. “It is most devastating for rural Americans.”

What People Are Saying
Democratic Representative Ro Khanna of California, on X, formerly Twitter: “Because of the Trump administration, seniors will no longer be covered for telehealth starting March 31st. That is why I am introducing the Telehealth Coverage Act, requiring Medicare to cover seniors’ telehealth services. Let’s pass this and make sure millions of seniors, especially in rural communities, don’t lose coverage.”

Alex Beene, a financial literacy instructor for the University of Tennessee at Martin, told Newsweek: “It’s become clearer in recent months that the pandemic-era expansion of telehealth services did more than just assist patients during that time who faced health-related restrictions. Those services opened to door to more care for patients in rural communities who had lost clinics and hospitals in recent years to receiving pivotal treatments without having to travel extensively to get them. I think we’re going to see a strong push from legislators from both parties who serve rural areas to support extending these services, as they’ve become more essential to their constituencies who need care.”

What Happens Next
Unless the Telehealth Coverage Act is passed, patients covered by Medicare must find a medical office or facility for all the services they once received under telehealth begnning April 1. This is the case unless you live outside a rural area and are receiving certain treatments for end-stage renal disease, acute strokes or mental and behavioral health disorders.
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