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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 must not be explaining myself very well! :-) My 'interpretative problem' is the assumption that Mt. 16:28 refers to the second physical coming of Christ to earth. The verse doesn't say anything about the physical return of Christ, so one must assume that here. Let's compare though the places where the phrase is used in a physical sense. Mt. 24:30 - "‘‘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." Mark 13:26 - "‘‘At that time men will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory." Luke 21:27 - "At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory." In these three verses, the physical return of Christ is mentioned. However, none of these verses says that the disciples would see it occur. Those who will see it are referred to only in a generic third person plural. So, my point is simply that Jesus does not specifically say that His disciples will see Him return. Scripture only says that they will see His kingdom coming in power. To what does that refer? That is debatable! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |