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NASB | Matthew 24:27 "For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 24:27 "For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming [in glory] of the Son of Man [everyone will see Him clearly]. |
Subject: Where does Jesus return to? |
Bible Note: Hi, Loran! I understand your concern for specificity... there's nothing than having a clear dotted line about where all should be... but I believe you are missing the point of the Second Coming... Jesus as the Lamb of God came to the people of Israel and it was very difinite because He came to fulfill the Promise of the Anointed One... still as He clarifies to the Samaritan woman, the Kingdom of God is at hand and those who worship Yahweh will worship in Spirit and Truth... the temples on the mountains and other places, gone! The Temple in Jerusalem, gone! On His Second Coming, Jesus is no longer obliged to come to those who are descendants of Abraham by blood... He is coming to all whom He has bought by the shedding of His Blood... When He comes all will see Him even those who pierced Him and all will know of His Coming! (Revelation 1:7) To limit Jesus Second Coming to a specified people or place can only limit His Omnipotence and Omnipresence! It would also make Mount of Olives the most densely populated geographical location in the world since, according to Paul (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17), all who are in Christ will meet Him... that could also suggest a massive exile from all nations in the world whenever scholars decide that the Second Coming is eminent (which brings us to the fact that since no one knows the exact hour and day when the Second Coming will take place the exiles will be chaotic as people will, undoubtedly, be traveling back and forth to the "spot" of His arrival! God Bless! |