Subject: How can Christ return be imminent? |
Bible Note: I guess what I need to hear from you is the reason for all the questions. I agree it says Day and Hour. As far as the 1967 Jewish declaration of a nation goes, that could have been accomplished at any time God wanted this to happen. We cannot limit God, period. I am wondering why you are having such trouble with the "imminent" thing. The word "Imminent" is not found in my Bible, KJV, that is a term we, as man or woman, have used. The reason I can say that his return is imminent is because I feel everything has been fulfilled for his coming. He promised to come back...that's good enough for me. There is a verse in the Bible, and I can't think of it off-hand, that says something to the effect of "Don't worry about trivial things". By "Trivial" I do not mean his second coming is not important. What I am trying to say is worrying about whether this person says, imminent, or that person says, procrastinate, the deal is that He said He would come back. Mark 13:32 and 33 says; 32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. I think we should be paying close attention to the 33rd verse. "Take ye Heed" means; "You better pay attention to this". "Watch and Pray" means; Just what I said in an earlier post, we need to be ready, watching, praying, hoping, working toward his coming. And lastly, "for ye know not when the time is". There is your imminence! You cannot actually tell me when he is coming. You cannot actually tell me if all the prophesies are fulfilled. No man knoweth the day He will come nor the hour he will come. So, it will pay to be ready. "for ye know not when the time is", we just don't know. I think about when I was a child and my mother would put me to bed. I would get up and turn on the light. I knew she was coming, I just didn't know when. So, every noise I heard made it imminent that I cut that light off! Likewise, we do not know when Jesus will return, but it could be today. If that isn't imminent enough for you I don't know what is. God Bless I hope this helps, Devan |