Selwyn continues to look at the misunderstandings concerning the return of our God – Jesus.
He writes: “Some believe that Jesus has already come back. … His coming in the presence of the Spirit (at Pentecost), however, is quite different to His personal and visible return, which is predicted repeatedly in Scripture. So many predictions of His second coming were made after Pentecost that they could not have pointed to Pentecost.
Others claim that Christ returned to this earth at the time of the fall of Jerusalem in AD70, when the city was destroyed by the Romans, … but as one more enlightened writer and theologian has pointed out, ‘Part of Christ’s purpose in coming to this earth is not to destroy Jerusalem but restore it.’Â So much for the view that Christ has already come a second time.”
It’s my view that there is no doubt that Jesus will return; Revelation 22:20-21, ‘He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come Lord Jesus. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen’
The second important point is that He will return in His glorified state – and, everyone will know that He has returned – in one sense He will be the restored Jerusalem, and the perfect eternal Temple.
One other thing I noticed in the quote from Revelation – His grace is with His people – not all people. What’s your view about this?
More misunderstanding
Selwyn continues to look at the misunderstandings concerning the return of our God – Jesus.
He writes: “Some believe that Jesus has already come back. … His coming in the presence of the Spirit (at Pentecost), however, is quite different to His personal and visible return, which is predicted repeatedly in Scripture. So many predictions of His second coming were made after Pentecost that they could not have pointed to Pentecost.
Others claim that Christ returned to this earth at the time of the fall of Jerusalem in AD70, when the city was destroyed by the Romans, … but as one more enlightened writer and theologian has pointed out, ‘Part of Christ’s purpose in coming to this earth is not to destroy Jerusalem but restore it.’Â So much for the view that Christ has already come a second time.”
It’s my view that there is no doubt that Jesus will return; Revelation 22:20-21, ‘He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come Lord Jesus. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen’
The second important point is that He will return in His glorified state – and, everyone will know that He has returned – in one sense He will be the restored Jerusalem, and the perfect eternal Temple.
One other thing I noticed in the quote from Revelation – His grace is with His people – not all people. What’s your view about this?