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NASB | 2 Peter 3:4 and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 3:4 and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming [what has become of it]? For ever since the fathers fell asleep [in death], all things have continued [exactly] as they did from the beginning of creation." |
Subject: Where do I go from here? |
Bible Note: Greetings Treadway! I fully agree with everything Hank wrote in response to your post, so I wouldn't repeat his points. However, I would like to deal some more with the difference between taking statements literally and making assumptions about statements. Notice what the text of Mk. 9:1 says that some of those standing there would see: "...some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power." It does not say, "...some who are standing here will not taste death before they see Me coming again". You are assuming that the "Kingdom of God coming in power" means Christ returning again, but that is not the way the the New Testament uses the term 'Kingdom'. The Kingdom of God is a far reaching term, but Jesus made it clear that the Kingdom of God is present with us when God is at work in our midst. " Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, ‘‘The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, 21 nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is within you.”" - Luke 17:20-21. And, "But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you." (Mt. 12:28) And, "For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." So, of the options which Hank listed, I think the best one is the death and resurrection of Christ. It was this act of Christ which brings the Kingdom of God into it's full power and presence in our midst. But, whether or not you accept this, or any of the other options Hank listed, the fact is that Mk. 9:1 does not say, "Some of you standing here will see Me return." Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |