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NASB | John 5:19 ¶ Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 5:19 ¶ So Jesus answered them by saying, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself [of His own accord], unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever things the Father does, the Son [in His turn] also does in the same way. |
Subject: First Century Second Coming? |
Bible Note: Hello Xerxes, In reference to the first question you pose, I'll answer what is obvious to me: Rev. 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." Further, Matt. 24:30 tells us that: "“And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory." As I understand it, Jesus return will be like a thief in the night- it will be sudden and unexpected- as to His coming. However, it will be a visible, personal appearing- every eye will see Him. These verses would appear to argue against it (His return) being done before anyone knew it. In answer to your posit: "Is it possible that He came, and no one documented it because the nature of the return was such that no one but certain elect recognized it for what it was?" I don't see any scriptural warrant to indicate its' possibility. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |