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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: Part 2 of 3 Yet this is only part of the revelation… verse 22 speaks of God’s direct intervention on an event that is on-going and it is specified that this intervention is due for the sake of the elect: it is not the Jews who are elected in Christ, but the Gentiles! Then, Jesus has further warnings about the signs/events to come: At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!‘ or, ‘There he is!‘ do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if that were possible. See, I have told you ahead of time. "So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the desert,‘ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,‘ do not believe it. For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. (Matthew 24:23-28) We have been suffering these Christs/false prophets from the time of the Apostles… but clearly, Christ’s Second Coming has not happened! His Second Coming will not be shrouded with the conformities of the Old Covenant: He will Come in the full splendor of His Glory… no one will escape His Coming (Revelation 1:7). Jesus will no longer come to fulfill His obligation as the Lamb of God who hat to be offered in the outskirts of the Great City, He will come as the Lion of Israel, the Mighty King: with full Majesty and Power! Yet, Jesus offers still more signs: "Immediately after the distress of those days " ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’ (Matthew 24:29) We know that powerful signs were revealed at Jesus’ death on the Cross, including the sun darkening, and the moon, consumed in the darkness, could very well not have been noticed by any, heavenly bodies were so shaken that many people of God rose from their graves and, at Jesus’ resurrection, went into the Holy City. But that was not the full revelation: "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. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. (Matthew 24:30-31) Jesus’ death was a significant event in the life of Israel, but it could not have been of great importance to the rest of the world since most the world around them were polygamists and Jesus’ doctrine was rejected even by most of Israel… yet notice how Christ becomes the center of the world in verse 30: “all the nations of the earth will mourn!” Clearly this event has not happened! In verse 33 Jesus explains that when all these signs are seen His Second Coming is near! Though He returns to the signs that will be witnessed by the disciples in verse 34: "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. (Matthew 24:32-34) |