BARNEY BRIGHT
Well-Known Member
Which means you do not even know what the Second Coming entails. Start with Revelation 1:7.
Jesus second presence is an invisible presence. The eyes in this Scripture mean discerning or symbolic eyes. Those who pierced him, the Roman soldiers have been dead for centuries. At John 14:19 Jesus said that the world wouldn't see him no more. When I read the scriptures concerning his appearance to people after Jesus Resurrection he appeared only to his disciples, he didn't appear to unbelievers. Also at 1Timothy 6:16 the apostle Paul said, after Jesus’ ascension to heaven, that Jesus now “dwells in unapproachable light,” and “not one of men has seen or can see” him. When it's said Jesus is coming with the clouds it means he will be just as invisible to the naked eye as the sun is when it is behind clouds. Even when the sun is hidden by clouds during daytime, we know it is there because of the daylight that surrounds us. Similarly, though the Lord Jesus is invisible, he will be revealed like ‘a flaming fire, as he brings vengeance upon those who do not obey the good news about him.’ In other words people will see that they're being destroyed and they'll know it's God's Only Begotten Son destroying them. 2 Thessalonians 1:6-8; 2:8.