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1 | First Century Second Coming? | John 5:19 | Xerxes | 128163 | ||
Hi Tim. I see what you are saying. It is good logic. What I got out of that passage was that they need not look for a man here or there. "Don't be deceived. You won't see me in the way you would expect. My return will be like a flash of lightning (as in quick, destructive, and gone again as soon as it strikes). My return will be like a thief in the night (come and gone, and you won't know it until you wake up and all your stuff is gone, so watch carefully for these signs I'm giving you). It will be like the days of Noah (they won't know that my wrath is upon them until it is too late)." I agree that a lightning strike is visible, but I did not get that meaning from his statement. On this, I am of the opinion that either interpretation is reasonable depending on your perspective, so if you do not agree with the way I see it, I hope we can agree to disagree on that matter. You have made a valid point, and I will give it consideration, but I am presently of the alternate opinion on the interpretation. The contradiction I was talking about is the expected visible appearance versus a quick strike of lightning. Again, I know a lightning strike is visible, but this is not of the same measure as a man on a horse. Understand where I'm coming from? Xerxes |
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2 | First Century Second Coming? | John 5:19 | Morant61 | 128174 | ||
Greetings Xerxes! I understand where you are coming from, but I don't see how you get it from the text of Scripture. Allow me to explain! You wrote: "What I got out of that passage was that they need not look for a man here or there. "Don't be deceived. You won't see me in the way you would expect. My return will be like a flash of lightning (as in quick, destructive, and gone again as soon as it strikes)." Yet the text says: Mt. 24:27 - "For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man." The key word is 'visible'! The text doesn't make the case that His return will be so sudden that some might not see it. It specifically stresses the fact that it will be visible. Also, the 'thief in the night' expresses the unexpectedness of His return, not that He will come and go. The issue in these passages is being prepared for His return. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | First Century Second Coming? | John 5:19 | Xerxes | 128183 | ||
Hey Tim, Again, we have a difference of opinion on the interpretation of Jesus' signs. I'm using NASB, NRSV, and NKJV. None of mine say "visible," so I can't debate that. Mine say "flashes," which again indicates to me a brief happenstance that's over quickly. Lightning flashes for a matter of seconds. While lightning is visible from the east to the west, it is still brief, unexpected, destructive, and over almost as soon as it begins. Xerxes |
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