Didn't Jesus 2 nd coming already happen?
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Interesting point, but I thought the whole "second coming" was promised to the disciples AFTER the resurrection. In that case, no.
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The bible says that that is exactly what will happen before the return of Christ and judgement day.  The world will be governed under one system and he will claim to be of Christ, but instead will lead peopole astray and away from God and the teachings of Christ.  So like a previous poster said, if you believe the bible, it can happen and it will happen; it's just a question of when.
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I expected to be here AND I believe in the book of Revelation.  There's a lot that still needs to take place before the world ends.  Jesus said he'd come at an hour we didn't expect.
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1) No.  Jesus will come the second time.  (That doesn't sound right)\n2) Because.\n3) Salvation\n4) Stay away from everything that will cause you to sin, and pray constantly, asking for strength and courage\n5) Because memory is not genetic.
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I am not sure where you got those figures but they are not correct. We do not have the exact time fram from Adam out. The earth is approximately 6000 years old. The only thing we know for sure is that Jesus was born in 1ad and was crucified and resurrected in 32ad. So right now we are 1974 from when Jesus died and rose again. There so there is around 4000 years prior to Jesus coming. The prophecy in Daniel 9 refers to the coming of the Messiah. The prophecy begins with the command to rebuild Jerusalem which came in Nehemiah 1 on our Calendar March 14th 445bc. It goes forward 473 years to April 6 32ad when Jesus presented Himself as Messiah to the Jews on what we now call palm Sunday. We do not know when satan will be bound in the pit but it will not come until the end of the tribulation (the 70th week of Daniel). We do not know when the tribulation will begin. So again those numbers you have are way off base and mean absolutely nothing in reality because we do not know the exact amount of time that passed from creation to Jesus. Keep your eyes on what is clearly revelaed in Scripture and don't worry about extrabiblical ideas.
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Jesus will come only one more time and that will be the judgment and end of this world. \n\nMatt 25:31-33\nWhen the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:\nAnd before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:\nAnd he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.\nThen shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world\n\nIt will happen in the twinkling of an eye: I Cor 15:51-52\nBehold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,\nIn a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.\n\nRecommended reading: A case for Amillinnialism -Understanding The End Times by Kim Riddlebarger
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The bible is open to interpretations.  Jesus stated that we will not be given the knowledge to predict these coming events.  A massive earthquake is imminent especially in the "ring of fire" as we have seen lately with the Indonesian tsunami, the recent earthquake in Indonesia's java province, and the small earthquake in the Pacific Northwest.  As far an Asteriod hitting us, God only knows.  If you have Jesus in your life, you don't have to worry about all this stuff.
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Zealous Christians have been predicting 'the second coming' and the end of the world since Jesus' time.\n\nIt's been 2000 years.\n\nAre you going to start living in reality, or are you still waiting for the world to end and you be given everything you desire in heaven?
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Good question!\n\nEven when Jesus Christ walked on earth (as man) he informed his disciples that ONLY his FATHER will know of the time of his reappearance (his feet will not touch this earth) in the clouds - come to take his redeemed home!\n\nWe are also taught in bible not to speculate the time of his coming, even though Christians have speculated on this since Christ returned to heaven).\n\nHowever, the signs and prophecies as given in bible are fast fulfilled and fulfilling, as we speak. And those of his kingdom people are watching these signs and know as Jesus had told them thus:\n\n"Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh, So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors." (Matthew 24: 32,33)\n\nAs to your question of the antichrist, would you believe bible writers had been inspired to write that the spirit of the antichrist (i.e. apostacy and rebellion) had existed right there at the beginning in the early Christian - Universal Church?\n\nYes, both Paul and John did write on this aspect thus - yet while they were alive:\n\n"Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming." \n\n (2 Tessalonians 5-8: read also verses 3, 4 NJKV)\n\n"Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now there are many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time." (1 John 2: 18)\n\n"And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come, and even now already it is in the world." (1 John 4: 3)\n\nYes, that same spirit of the antichrist that had existed then will rear it head again at the end times. Friend, believe it or not - we have right now in our midst the nucleus of that great antichrist power lurking in one of the largest Christian Churches of this world - the Mother of ALL Churches!\n\n"And upon her forehead was a name, Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and Abomination of the Earth." (Revelation 17: 5)
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Yes.  Jesus fullfilled 362 MAJOR, SPECIFIC prophecies regarding is FIRST Coming.  Many of these were written hundred's of years before His virgin birth.\nThere are prophecies telling that He was, and is God - Micah 5:2\nprophecies in Isaiah that foretold that He would be born of a Virgin\nprohecies that foretold that he would be riding on a donkey\nand prophecies.... thousands, of the end times that foretell of His Second Coming.\n\nMy question, for those who question whether or not the many thousands of end time prohecies will be literally fullfilled is this:  If you accept the reality that Jesus, literally fullfilled the 362 MAJOR prophecies of His FIRST Coming in The Bible, why not in the same way accept, that the ones pertaining to His Second Coming be also fullfilled in the same way?  Be consistant with the way your accept the revealed Word of God.\n\nFinally, many cults like The Watchtower & Track Soc.; The Mormon's, Seventh Day Adventists, are big on prophecy.  For those looking to do a study on Bible Prophecy.... I appeal to you to humbly seek God and call upon Him for wisdom and discernment, because many false prophets and wolf's have gone out into the world
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not yet and probably wont be before GOD steps in.
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from what i've read in the bible i believe Jesus is coming soon so i dont think there will be 100 more years
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Jesus told us no one will know the day or the hour. Only God knows. It is up to us to live each day as if the LORD is coming today. You're right, it's not too late for the nonbelievers to claim Jesus as their LORD and Savior. Let us pray for them to open their hearts to the LORD each and every day.
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It hasn't been quite that long - he died 35 C.E or some year near and it is now 2006. But yes - that is an awfully long time considering many of the early believers are recorded to have thought his return was imminent. Matthew 24 also suggests that his generation would not pass away until the tribulation and his return. Certainly does seem like he missed his appointment, but maybe something about all this is misunderstood - i.e., his words or the expectation of this itself. To me that is good evidence supporting he actually did ressurect, because no one would resonably expect him to return again if they didn't see him return once already.\n\nMany Chrisitians want not only every word of the Bible (which has been translated and rewritten by people with different theologies many times) to be right, but it to fit their interpretation of it. So they come up with scenarios to make it all fit in their minds rather than ponder the difficult questions and admit there are some things few if any of us know.
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Jesus certainly existed - no serious historian doubts this (the handful of pop religion books on the topic notwithstanding.) There is plenty of evidence, written and otherwise - from the still extant ruins of Peter's house in Capernaum (Jesus' home base), to his mention (the second mention is not interpolation) in Josephus' "Antiquities", and Tacitus' reference to him.\n\nAs to the second coming of Jesus, none knows the hour, or the way. None of us should be confident we'll see it whether  we live five years or five hundred. It happens when it happens, in the way that it happens. "Stay awake", we are told, live an exemplary life. Every day is to be lived as though it were the dawn of the day of the Lord.\n\nAs Mother Theresa said, "Yesterday is past, and tomorrow is not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."
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Huh? Who is Jesus? Do you mean that jewish rabbi Jeshu that the greek christians renamed Jesus and claimed him as their God in the flesh? Didn't he already come back once? How many lives does that guy get any way? The last event would probably be "WORLD-WIDE PANIC"
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There is no rapture.  I challenge anyone to find a single scripture that shows there will be a rapture before Jesus comes, other than in Revelation 14, which is totally overlooked by everyone I have ever heard preach.\n\nTeaching people that they will not go through this is very sad indeed, as nobody will be ready.  I say, "Bring it on God.  And by your Holy Spirit will I reveal your glory, even to death."