Post by Michael James Stone on Sept 18, 2016 6:16:59 GMT -8
WHEN WILL JESUS RETURN
"When you see...,"
pt. 2 (amplified)
Why tell believers to look up when you see the signs, if there is nothing to see (Lk 21:28)?
Hebrews tells us not to forsake the assembling together and so much more as you see the day approaching (Heb 10:25).
If we cannot see the day approaching, what is the point of this passage saying that we can?
Elijah knew when the Lord was coming to take him to Heaven and he told Elisha who also knew?
Jesus said to the Church at Sardis " if therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee" (Rev 3:3).
Conversely then, the passage implies that there will be those that are watching and that they would know when Jesus was coming. Jesus confirms this with His message to the church at Philadelphia.
Jesus said, He will delivered them from the trial that comes on everyone on the earth because they were faithful and watching (Rev 3:10).
There is a huge difference between setting a firm date and talking about the likely season of the second coming of Jesus Christ.
So please understand that from the scriptures a reasonable case can be built that the true Church will indeed know the general timing of the second coming of Jesus.
So in spite of the passages that say no one knows the exact day or hour and that the disciples living in Jesus' time would not be told when the Jewish Kingdom would be restored, I believe it would be wrong to say that the Church will be in darkness about the timing of the second coming of Jesus Christ.
Cannot the Holy Spirit in the Church even inform the Church when the time is short?
The reverse logic question is meant to make you think.
Christians are notorious for assuming Faith is about not thinking and using a rationale logic applied to our Faith.
WE HAVE INTELLIGENT FAITH.
It would be stupid to ignore a tsunami warning, a hurricane alert, a tornado siren, or a flood warning.
If then we can discern the weather Jesus said, How come you don't know the return of the Son of Man.
THE FACT IS WE CAN KNOW.
Times and Seasons are obvious and if you don't know the world is ending it's because you are in denial not because you don't know, YOU DO.
Sadly some people don't want it to end.
Jesus is coming.....
"When you see...,"
pt. 2 (amplified)
Why tell believers to look up when you see the signs, if there is nothing to see (Lk 21:28)?
Hebrews tells us not to forsake the assembling together and so much more as you see the day approaching (Heb 10:25).
If we cannot see the day approaching, what is the point of this passage saying that we can?
Elijah knew when the Lord was coming to take him to Heaven and he told Elisha who also knew?
Jesus said to the Church at Sardis " if therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee" (Rev 3:3).
Conversely then, the passage implies that there will be those that are watching and that they would know when Jesus was coming. Jesus confirms this with His message to the church at Philadelphia.
Jesus said, He will delivered them from the trial that comes on everyone on the earth because they were faithful and watching (Rev 3:10).
There is a huge difference between setting a firm date and talking about the likely season of the second coming of Jesus Christ.
So please understand that from the scriptures a reasonable case can be built that the true Church will indeed know the general timing of the second coming of Jesus.
So in spite of the passages that say no one knows the exact day or hour and that the disciples living in Jesus' time would not be told when the Jewish Kingdom would be restored, I believe it would be wrong to say that the Church will be in darkness about the timing of the second coming of Jesus Christ.
Cannot the Holy Spirit in the Church even inform the Church when the time is short?
The reverse logic question is meant to make you think.
Christians are notorious for assuming Faith is about not thinking and using a rationale logic applied to our Faith.
WE HAVE INTELLIGENT FAITH.
It would be stupid to ignore a tsunami warning, a hurricane alert, a tornado siren, or a flood warning.
If then we can discern the weather Jesus said, How come you don't know the return of the Son of Man.
THE FACT IS WE CAN KNOW.
Times and Seasons are obvious and if you don't know the world is ending it's because you are in denial not because you don't know, YOU DO.
Sadly some people don't want it to end.
Jesus is coming.....