I Am Going to Say Something Controversial

In the Gospel of Matthew, when the disciples asked about the signs of Christ's return, he clearly stated that some who were alive at that time would still be alive when he returned. The text is perfectly clear about this, the generation alive in the first century was supposed to still be alive when this world comes to an end. Whenever asked about this, Christians almost never try to answer the question that was asked. They instead go to the Gospel of John, where Christ said to Peter (paraphrase), 'What if I want John to sit right here until I return? Why does that matter to you?' Once again, the text is perfectly clear. Jesus was simply asking a rhetorical question. When asked about the statement in Matthew, that the generation of the first century would still be alive at Christ's return, Christians instead talk about the rhetorical question in John and point out that it was just a rhetorical question. Here's another rhetorical question, How does it feel to have to be so intellectually dishonest to defend your "truth?"