Re: The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ

On May 15, 11:58 pm, monkfish <monkfish@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> rogue wrote:
> > On May 14, 10:12 pm, monkfish <monkfish@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> rogue wrote:
> >> > On May 10, 12:32 pm, "Carl" <sai...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> >> The title of P.G. Mathew's sermon makes the topic quite clear
> >> >> concerning Jesus' second coming sometime in the future and how
> >> >> glorious it shall be.
>
> >> > JERRY
> >> > Unfortunately, Carl, the text of the bible, and particularly Jesus
> >> > himself, was quite clear that this event was supposed to happen
during
> >> > the lifetimes of the disciples.  I point you especially to Matthew
> >> > chapter 24.
>
> >> How do you know that the event didn't happen to anyone?
>
> > JERRY
> > Check it out.
>
> > Matt 24:3  And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came
> > unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? AND
> > WHAT SHALL BE THE SIGN OF THY COMING, AND OF THE END OF THE WORLD?
>
> > Jesus tells them of all the signs to come and then tells them:
>
> > Matt 24:34  Verily I say unto you, THIS GENERATION SHALL NOT PASS,
> > TILL ALL THESE THINGS BE FULFILLED.
>
> > So, Jesus is asked when he is coming back AND THE END OF THE WORLD.
> > He tells them it will happen before the current generation has passed,
> > in other words, before the disciples have all died.
>
> > Now, look around and look V-e-e-r-r-y-y closely.
>
> > Did the world end?
>
> > Check out Matthew chapter 16.
>
> > 16:27  For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with
> > his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
> > 16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall
> > not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his
> > kingdom.
>
> > Verse 27 tells that Jesus will return and come in the Glory of his
> > Father WITH HIS ANGELS and then he shall REWARD EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO
> > HIS WORKS.  (sounds like Judgment Day to me)
> > Verse 28 tells us "there be some standing here, WHICH SHALL NOT TASTE
> > OF DEATH, TILL THEY SEE THE SON OF MAN COMING IN HIS KINGDOM.
>
> > Those are just some of the verses.  The failed parousia is one of the
> > best do***ented failings of the bible to be true.
>
> > Did that happen to anyone?  Was EVERY MAN rewarded according to his
> > works?  It was predicted duirng the lifetimes of the disciples.
>
> If you learn to be gratful for everything,
> the world would not be evil anymore.
>
> If you find the Kingdom of God in you,
> that would be the End of the World as we know it.
>
> Hard to believe, isn't it?
>
JERRY
What's hard to believe is that you are trying to pass off that lame-
ass statement as a rebuttal.  Are you saying that there will be no
Second Coming, no Judgment Day, that the book of Revelation is just
clown-ravings of some superstitious moron?  If you are, I won't
disagree with you.  If, on the other hand, you agree that Christians
are waiting for the return of Jesus for the comeuppance of the sinners
and the "Return of the King," then I point you to the verses I show,
that indicate he was supposed to return nearly 2000 years ago.