it violates
the body of Christ imo, which i guess a believer would just say "well jesus can be wherever he wants, in two places at once even" but spirit doesnt work like that, at least imo, this miracle-y thing that we imagine Yah does whenever He wants, a like a nose-wrinkle thing? Im just very skeptible of that one anyway. The authors were careful to construct this Body of Christ linguistically even; Joseph asked for Jesus'
body but got His
carcass instead (Mark)
it is a denial of the Body of Christ imo
plus Jesus already refused the literal crown, twice; and we call those who believe in a literal restoration (and a literal third temple) we call "Zionists." Prob there imo is that sellers arise in response to buyers, and after all Jesus is not required to fulfill zionists' wishes, in the event that they have misinterpreted. The manna obviously has not been eaten iow, ha you oughtta hear some of em you think we're bad lol, its like this and like that and like this, dont get me started
plus "Jesus" (Joshua) the most common male name then, "of Nazareth," a literal Nowhere, no longer xlates to "John Doe from Nowhere," which i am more particular to than "Jesus Christ Superstar" for a few reasons,
worship Yah only and
pick up your cross and follow Me which ya right, ima do all that if im already "saved," right
plus the specific mention of "clouds" struck me funny, even at age 14, along with the esoteric "every eye" rather than just "everyone," although i didnt...lightning didnt didnt really strike on that one til recently
also, rather than
coming, appearing, or
being revealed, spiritual things that cannot be seen with "two eyes," an account of a literal return that surely would have been perceived as ludicrous 20 years after the crucifixion, or certainly 50 years or so after, when those Standing There were near their end? I gotta believe if i was one i'd be staying in touch, right, gathering on anniversaries or whatever, prolly in the same spot even?
They were promised that they would see Him come down the same way they saw Him go up, right
look into the
bleppo and the other, the second, "saw" there
Strong's Greek: 2300. θεάομαι (theaomai) -- to behold, look upon so some statement is being made there too
but i guess mostly bc it annuls
today: this is the day that Yah has made
see now we're looking for some--literally--pie in the sky thing
tomorrow