On Time: Re-examining the End Times and Jesus' Return

Jesus promised that the end times and his second coming would happen in the disciples' generation. Matthew 24:34 (New International Version) Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. What precisely was promised to happen in that generation? Is the above verse a mistranslation? Did we misunderstand him? Did Jesus change his mind? Did Jesus give a false expectation on purpose? Was Jesus just assuming he would return soon? In trying to...