The wars, famines, earthquakes apply to 1st-century
Israel; the Jewish people of that time.
Don't be ridiculous, wars, famines, and earthquakes happened all the time.
I'm not being ridiculous. Your claims are clueless when you try to apply these wars, famines, and earthquakes to any time frame. You IGNORE the context from which these warnings come, the people who are spoken to, and the time references of the text.
I suggest you take this argument to the prophecy thread, but I will reply here just to show you the absurdity of your claim.
I.E.,
Matthew 24:3-14, 34
3 As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
4 And Jesus answered and said to them, “See to it that no one misleads you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many. 6 You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes. 8 But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.
9 “Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10 At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another. 11 Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many. 12 Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. 14 This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come...
33 so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door. 34 Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
First of all, Jesus is sitting on the Mount of Olives, having just pronounced judgment on these Mosaic Covenant people:
Matthew 23:29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, 30 and say, ‘If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 31 So you testify against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Fill up, then, the measure of the guilt of your fathers. 33 You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?
Who, in the context does the pronoun "you" refer to?
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.38 Behold, your house is being left to you desolate!
Who is Jesus telling that their 'house' will be left to them desolate?
Matthew 24:2 And He said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”
Who, in context is Jesus speaking to here? Verse three (see above) identifies He is telling the DISCIPLES things that will come upon their generation (see verse 34). The pronoun "you" IN CONTEXT, refers to THEM specifically. The wars and persecutions apply to them and their people IN CONTEXT.
He tells His disciples that the whole temple and ritual system of worship that their world revolves around will be destroyed. He then (verses 4-34) tells them the details and signs that THEY will witness until He comes again.
So, your claims are refuted.
I can give Josephus' description of the destruction of Jerusalem to show you how it complies with the curses of Deuteronomy 28. I can give you John's account of the Olivet Discourse (Revelation) that details the curses of Deuteronomy 28. So your claims are groundless. You don't know what you are speaking of - no clue.
