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NASB | Matthew 16:28 ¶ "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:28 ¶ "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom." |
Subject: Still not convinced preterism is false |
Bible Note: Greetings Coper! First of all, thanks for the response! Secondly, before we change the topic, let's flesh this one out a bit. Is the natural reading of Acts 1:11 that Jesus would return metaphorically in an army or that He would return physically on a cloud? In fact, as I read the text, it would explicitly rule out a metaphorical meaning since the text says that He will return in the same way that they saw Him ascend. Did He ascend as an army? ;-) Other Scriptures also support a visible, literal, and physical return of Christ. Mt. 24:30 says, "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory." Verses like John 14:3 do not allow for the interpretation that Christ 'returned' in 70 a.d. "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." 1 Thess. 4:16 says, "For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. " Rev. 1:7 says, "Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen. " Did every eye see the overthrow of Jerusalem in 70 a.d.? I simply don't see how one can take a metaphor from the Old Testament and make this specific reference to a cloud mean an army. Have a great Lord's Day! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |