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No that is not gonna work.
I understand that having that Jesus has already returned it can really effect the hope of some people, even their faith.
1. when Jesus Christ Returns, there will be the Rapture, which has not taken place
2. At the Second Coming, the faithful dead in Jesus Christ will be resurrected, this has not happened
3. The Second Coming is the beginning of the Kingdom Reign of Jesus Christ, which has not happened
4. The early Church fathers speak of the Second Coming as future, in the 1st, 2nd centrures and after
WHERE is Jesus Christ???
Is He is hiding?
You may believe these things, but I don't care about the early church fathers... and their traditions. I guess Jesus Christ just comes back all the time then, if it is 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
Do not get me wrong about this but I believe everyone when they die and are resurrected will see the Lord Jesus Christ as the Lord God Almighty.
His Spirit lives within believers, he is also the High priest, but he is also on the throne with his Father, as the Lord God Almighty.
When destruction of Israel and Gods wrath was poured out on them, I believe those 144,000 small group of people were retrieved and changed in the twinkling of the eye, as they were under great persecution and tribulation. He promised to come back and get his bride, and he did.
I believe it by faith - Because I don't have proof of anything or anyone writing out "Jesus came bacK"
So it all on faith for me Hebrews 11:1-2
How so? Can you explain?
I can explain but you can't understand
“The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: to whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: and, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.”
Acts 1:1-11 KJV
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Do you believe that Jesus would return to these people then in that age?
Back in the Old Testament day a priest had to come in to bring forth blood for their sins.
Jesus was ascended promised to come back, it would be a picture and type of how the Old Testament would work in the temple. The priest had to come back out to show that the offering was accepted.
Therefore either Jesus returned in that day in age or his blood was never accepted and He is still in the holy of holies waiting to come out, for thousands of years.
How does that make sense?
No but there are Angels telling these people standing watching Jesus Christ, that he was gonna return in like manner
That is HOW not WHEN.
I believe He came, and in fact right on time as prophesied. It is almost hard to believe that some people believe Jesus was a farce. Could you imagine what it would have taken to pull something like that off Matt? Heck, the world's very calendar is based on his existence.
1. when Jesus Christ Returns, there will be the Rapture, which has not taken place
2. At the Second Coming, the faithful dead in Jesus Christ will be resurrected, this has not happened
3. The Second Coming is the beginning of the Kingdom Reign of Jesus Christ, which has not happened
4. The early Church fathers speak of the Second Coming as future, in the 1st, 2nd centrures and after
Those are religious teachings of men, which as Peter indicated would be infiltrated by false teachers. There is a biblical explanation for each one of them.WHERE is Jesus Christ???
Is He is hiding?
From what is understood while Jesus was alive, he told his disciples he would be coming back with-in a generation,
and they would not get to all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man returned.
He never said that about the second coming.
Clarke:
Dr. Lightfoot supposes the meaning to be: “Ye shall not have traveled over the cities of Israel, preaching the Gospel, before the Son of man is revealed by his resurrection, Rom_1:4; compare Act_3:19, Act_3:20; Act_5:26. To you first, God, raising up his Son, sent him to bless you, etc. The epoch of the Messiah is dated from the resurrection of Christ.” After all, the place may be understood literally; for τελειν τας πολεις, to finish the cities, is only a concise mode of speech, for τελειν οδον δια τας πολεις, to complete the journey through the cities. To finish the survey, to preach in every one: - till the Son of man be come, may refer either to the outpouring of the Spirit on the day of pentecost, or to the subversion of the Jewish state.
Jesus still promised to come with in a generation (40 years) according to himself, which all things he promised would happen.
Jesus did not promise that. The second coming and related prophecies and events have not yet happened.