Question:
Christians, do you truly know what the second coming is about?
2009-02-19 10:08:24 UTC
do you truly know what the second coming is about?

It is in the Gospel of Luke; towards the end.

A. Jesus comes to see who still has faith in him
B. the Judging by the Disciples of Jesus
C. the rapture of us all who believe
D. none of the above.
Thirteen answers:
2009-02-19 17:59:32 UTC
We pray in the Nicene Creed that Jesus "will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead." I am not sure if this means He will return in the form of a Man, or if this foretells the coming of Jesus' Eucharistic Kingdom. Truly, it would seem more glorious to me if all Christians believed in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, than if they were able to recognize Him in His Human Form.



It is God's Will to have Eucharistic Adoration in every parish. This will bring about God's Kingdom, the coming of which we pray for in the Our Father. Eucharistic Adoration prevents abortions, saves sinners from eternal damnation, reduces crime in surrounding areas, increases church collections, and will bring about a lasting peace on earth (among many other benefits). The Christian churches WILL be reunited, and Jesus will one day judge the living and the dead, although I am unsure what form He will take when He does this.



God bless!

Dave
Bride of Christ
2009-02-19 19:35:28 UTC
When Jesus comes He will already know who has faith in Him and the judging of all will have already been done. When He returns He will be bringing his reward with Him. Either eternal life or the the second death. Although many answers where incorrect I believe that you do not have it all quite lined up correctly. You should read 1Thes chapter 4
CH
2009-02-19 18:16:33 UTC
D. He is coming to establish the Millenial Kingdom; I know that much.



Seeing as how He's omniscient, I don't think He needs to come back to check that... that's what the 21 judgments are for.



Having the disciples judge Jesus is just ridiculous.



We'll be caught up in the air with the other people in Christ; not sure when... I hope it's before the judgments, but I think it'll be afterward...
fasteddie
2009-02-19 18:30:16 UTC
D. Jesus knows who has faith in him already. Jesus has already judged his diciples. There will be no 'rapture'. .....Jesus is the King of God's Kingdom. When he 'comes again' the way you expect, it will be to replace the governments of man with God's Kingdom Government. This will mean the judgment of all who are alive at that time.It will also mean the resurrection of the dead, the rescue of the planet and the solution to all the problems of mankind.
☼ GƖơώ ✞ Ѡɪηǥs ☼
2009-02-19 21:40:56 UTC
I am not so concerned with what it is all about. I know it is coming.

My focus is on the Lord and in prayer with all supplication unto Him.

We are supposed to always be aware and diligent in prayer.
Ceisiwr
2009-02-19 18:27:45 UTC
Isaiah seems to have been quoted by New Testament writers as applying to Jesus' second coming, but Isaiah wouldn't have been writing about Jesus. To him, God is One and "there is none else". I suspect that if anyone suggested that God had a son or that there were three persons within Him, Isaiah would have thought that blasphemy. He could not have been writing about Christ.



In Romans, Paul has probably quoted Isaiah in his epistle, and adapted it to show that Christ is the judge of mankind, and that men should leave that judgement to Him. This is something that is quite common in scriptures, and the way many interpret them even now. They re-interpret scripture to fit current beliefs that the original author or prophet could not have meant. An example of this is in Revelation, when John identifies the great dragon (derived by the Jews from Babylonian myth) with the serpent in Eden and Satan; if you read the Genesis story and the Book of Job, you will see that these were not identified with each other and weren't intended to be; the stories were re-interpreted to fit the beliefs current in the 1st century.



In Philippians, Paul has claimed that Jesus is the Lord, again reading back into Isaiah something that Isaiah couldn't have meant.



John, in Revelation 1:7, makes the second coming of Christ unmissable, and he talks about Christ being seen even by those who pierced him, implying that Christ's second coming was expected within the lifetimes of those living when the letters of Revelation were written. The rest of Revelation talks about expectations of the time, like the imminent fall of Rome (the whore of Babylon) and of the Beast (Emperor Nero); another prophecy that didn't materialise in the expected time frame.



So the expectation of the second coming of Christ was in the late 1st century or early 2nd century. But this didn't happen, and believers have tried to re-interpret when this would happen - for example, the Millerites. Some even try to interpret that the Fiirst World War was foretold by Revelation, and that we are now in the end times; no doubt, this will again be re-interpreted when iit doesn't happen.



To me, the scripture refers to expectations held at the time they were written. Reading changed beliefs back into older scripture seems contrived.

Source(s):

Isaiah 45:22-23, Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.



Romans 14:10-12, But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.



Philippians 2:9-11, Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.



Revelation 1:7, Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen.
rumbler_12
2009-02-19 18:15:09 UTC
I am a mainline Christian and preterist, I do not believe in a second coming (advent). Revelation was fulfilled in the first century. so D.
lainiebsky
2009-02-19 18:13:00 UTC
Oh, good, a fundie fight.



"My version of the second coming is right!!"



"No, MY version is!!"



"You don't understand the Bible!!"



"You're not a true Christian!!"



I'm all ready with the popcorn.
2009-02-19 18:19:15 UTC
It is just more of the silliness associated with your convoluted religion.
Seeker of Truths
2009-02-19 18:12:34 UTC
You mean the Third Reich?
2009-02-19 18:14:17 UTC
read Revelation
2009-02-19 18:12:57 UTC
D- jesus lets off in mary's face.
lisa
2009-02-19 18:12:29 UTC
D


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