GINOLJC,
Three Advents or three coming? YES. there is a difference in each a parousia, and an Advent. in both one could and could not have an "APPEARING", a coming YES, but maybe not in apperance. hence our Lord's (3) coming or Advents, and his two parousia. (2) two apperances and (1) one manifestation Spiritually. lets be clear, Hebrews 9:28 "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." here from scripture we clearly see that our Lord will appear two times that's bible without dispute. the first time he came he MANIFESTED/APPEARED in flesh, supportive scripture, Matthew 1:23 "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." this COMING was foretold by the prophet Isaiah 35:4 "Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you." HIS FIRST ADVENT, HE MANIFESTED IN FLESH HE "APPEARED". the first "appearing" is done of Hebrews 9:28. so his first "coming" was in apperance, which he "saves" us from our sins. now his second advent in which he "COMFORT" us.
John 14:16-18 "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you."
ok, when did our Lord Jesus come.... come......come to us? lets see. Acts 2:1-4 "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."
here is the second ADVENT, in MANIFESTATION of the Spiritual Gifts, NOT SEEN, but YES, he arrived. NOT in "apperance" of PERSON, but in Manifestation of the Spiritual Gifts od COMFORT. supportive scripture, John 14:19-23 "Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him." so when did come? and two, when did he MANIFESTED himself as Judas asked? ON THE DAY OF PENTECOST, again see acts chapter 2. he the Lord Jesus was plain as day, John 14:16 "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;" John 14:17 "Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you." John 14:18 "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you."
this is the second "advent" of our Lord in Spirit as the COMFORTER.
Now his third advent which is yet to happen, or is to come, which no man knows the day nor the hour of this coming. Mark 13:32 "But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father."
Mark 13:33 "Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is." now this, Revelation 1:7 "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen."
this advent, #3. is the manifestation in the glorified body, when "EVERY EYE" will see him, hence the filling of Hebrews 9:28 "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." this is his third or last "ADVENT".
THE THREE ADVENTS
he comes in natural flesh with blood, "apperance"/Advent #1 in manifested of salvation, (Matthews 1:23/Hebrews 9:28).
he comes in Spirit "manifest"/advent #2 in the Spiritual Gifts, the COMFORTOR, (John 14:18/Acts 2)
he comes in Glorified flesh WITHOUT blood, "apperance"/advent #3, the first resurrection (1 Thessalonians 4:16/Hebrews 9:28)
PICJAG.