Jesus intended to return within the lifetimes of his peers

I’ll begin by making my position clear. I’m an atheist and I don’t think god exists, and I certainly don’t think Jesus rose from the dead. However, I think he may indeed have been a man, and so I will argue from scripture to prove my side (although I also think the scripture was thoroughly man-made).The Resolution: Jesus intended to return in the second coming within the lifetimes of his peers.I will argue that Jesus' return was supposed to happen some 2000 years ago as Jesus claimed. C1: Jesus’ intent was to return while the Apostles were alive While I will argue against Isaiah, the real proof is in the words of the man himself, and the Apostle Paul. Here are a few verses to prove my point: From Paul: 1 Thessalonians 4:15-16 “For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first.” The believers will remain alive until the second coming. From Jesus: Mark 9:1 “And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.” Why would he say that some who stood among him would remain alive until the second coming? Or take Matthew 24. Why would Jesus spend so much time giving instructions about false messiahs to people who would be dead when he returned? Take verse 33-34, “So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.” There is insurmountable evidence in the words of Jesus that he intended to return quickly, within the lifetime of those who first saw him. C2: Prophecies These books are hardly effective books to judge Jesus by. After all, he didn’t even fulfill all the prophecies that he was supposed to. Take Isaiah 11:9, "They will neither injure nor destroy in all of My sacred mountain; for the earth will be as filled with knowledge of Hashem as water covering the sea bed." Well, when Jesus had finished his duties some 2000 years ago entire continents hadn’t heard of him. This was to be the prescribed work of the upcoming Messiah, and yet it wasn’t him who spread the word to Australia, or North America. Or take Isaiah 2:4, “He will judge among the nations, and will settle the arguments of many peoples. They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; nation will not lift sword against nation and they will no longer study warfare." Being that we still murder each other on a regular basis, I’d say that Jesus didn’t complete that task in his lifetime either. In fact, his gospel was the direct cause of many wars and Crusades. Or take Isaiah 11:12 “He will arise a banner for the nations and assemble the castaways of Israel; and He will gather in the dispersed ones of Judah from the four corners of the earth.” Israel is still in chaos and land and religious disputes are rampant and have been for thousands of years. We cannot apply a double standard and only use a few prophecies to prove what we please. Sources http://christianthinktank.com... http://www.26reasons.com... http://ipost.christianpost.com...