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NASB | James 5:7 ¶ Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 5:7 ¶ So wait patiently, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits [expectantly] for the precious harvest from the land, being patient about it, until it receives the early and late rains. |
Bible Question: In this text I see James meaning God the Father when he uses "Lord," and the coming of the Lord being the destruction of Jerusalem in the year 70 A.D. as prophesied by Jesus in Matthew chapter 24. Anyone else ever come to this conclusion? |
Bible Answer: Hi, Huron... Although I do see much that commends a preterist view of some of Matthew 24, I am not so certain that the use of the word parousia (Strongs G3952) in James 5:7 must be interpreted as referring to the events in Jerusalem in 70 AD. The apostles continue to use the word elsewhere in the Scriptures, and that after 70 AD, as a reference to Christ's second advent. Furthermore, there appears to be general consensus in orthodox Biblical Christianity, down through the centuries, of the parousia speaking to our Lord's return in judgement of the world; whereas 70 AD was judgement being brought upon the Jews. In Him, Doc |
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