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NASB | Mark 16:17 "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 16:17 "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak in new tongues; |
Subject: Why little sign of power in our churches |
Bible Note: Hey Tim, ...Where exactly does Scripture say that Christ would return in 40 years?... Olivet Discourse. We know from the OT, that a generation to the Jews is 40 years, Jesus said he would be back in one generation. ...I can't speak to the organ music and the choir, but what did the angels say in Acts 1 after Christ ascended to Heaven? Acts 1:11 - "'Men of Galilee,' they said, 'why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven." Now, how did Jesus go into Heaven? Acts 1:9 says, "After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight."... Actually, these verse DO mesh with what Jesus said, and of course with Preterist eschatology. We know that Jesus "went" into heaven behind a cloud. That's key. For how is He coming? Let the Bible tell us. Mattew 26:24 Jesus said to him, "You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN." Mark 13:26 "Then they will see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN CLOUDS with great power and glory." What does this mean? Coming in clouds invokes OT prophets that poetically spoke of God coming in clouds of Judgement. We can further see this here, Revelation 1:7 "BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen." Another thing we can ask is, how fast will this coming be? A slow descent? No. 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." cf Luke 17:24 His coming was that quick. Take care, SUEDE |