"Lars Wilson" <siaxares@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "The Kat" <news1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Mon, 5 May 2008 06:55:15 -0500, "Lars Wilson"
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>> wrote:
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>>>The Bible requires the appearance of the messiah at the second coming
>>
>> The Bible NEVER mentions any 'second coming' of the Messiah!
>>
> Maybe not in the specific words Christians have dubbed the "second
coming"
> but it certainly does. A good reference is Hebrews...
>
> Hebrews 9:28 "...so also the Christ was offered once for all time to
bear
> the sins of many; and the second time that he appears it will be apart
> from sin and to those earnestly looking for him for [their] salvation."
>
> Yeah, I can see how you were confused. "...second time that he appears"
> isn't the same as "second coming." So it is more appropriate to say,
> "SECOND time he appears" rather than "second coming." These are two
> different terms.
>
> Obviously "second coming" means the second time he appears, and "second
> time he appears" means his second coming to the earth as a human. I
> guess the phrase "second coming" just caught on to describe his second
> appearance. But I think most would think they both mean pretty much the
> same thing. But point well taken, the Bible never mentions "second
> coming" only "second appearance." So from now on when I say "second
> coming" I really mean "second appearance."
"9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken
up;
and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked
stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in
white apparel; 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing
up
into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven,
shall
so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." Acts 1:8-11
(KJV)
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"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." Rev 1:7-8 (KJV)
They haven't WAILED yet but they will on his Return....
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