Rethinking the 2nd Coming of Jesus (by Scott Fisher)
Video clip was donated to DK by Scott Fisher. Here is the link to the original video and Mr Fisher's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bekUe...
Imminency of Jesus' Return in the 1st Century:
Keep AUDIENCE RELEVANCE in mind. Who is the verse actually written to?
The Book of Revelation is written TO a 1st Century audience.
FROM: John
TO: the seven churches in the province of Asia. (Rev1:4)
IN the 1st Century.
Book of Revelation Time Statements:
Beginning of the book:
Revelation 1:1 – “…things which must SHORTLY take place”
Revelation 1:3 – “The time is NEAR.”
Revelation 1:19 – “Write … the things that are ABOUT TO take place.
Revelation 2:10 - "Do not fear any of those things which you(1st century 7 churches) are ABOUT TO suffer."
Revelation 2:16 – “Repent.. I will come to you QUICKLY”
Revelation 2:25 - “Nevertheless what you have, hold fast until I come.”
Revelation 3:10 – “… the hour of trial … is ABOUT TO come upon the whole world.” (world=land of israelites)
Revelation 3:11 – “Behold, I come QUICKLY!”
Revelation 12:5 - “And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who IS ABOUT TO RULE all the nations with a rod of iron.”
End of the book:
Revelation 22:6 – “…things which must SHORTLY take place.”
Revelation 22:7 – “Behold, I am coming QUICKLY!”
Revelation 22:10 – “The time is at hand.”
Revelation 22:12 - "Behold, I am coming QUICKLY.”
Revelation 22:20 - "Yes, I am coming QUICKLY."
Time Statement words from Jesus Christ Himself:
Matt. 10:23 – “Truly I say to you(the 1st Century Disciples), you(the 1st Century Disciples) will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.”
Matt. 16:28 – “Truly I say to you(the 1st century Disciples), there are some who are standing here who will NOT TASTE DEATH until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” (AD70 New Covenant)
Matt. 24:34 – “Truly I say to you(the 1st Century Disciples), THIS GENERATION will not pass away until all these things take place.” (Jesus’ use of “this generation” throughout the gospels always refers to his contemporaries: 26:36; 11:16; 12:39, 41, 42 and 45; Luke 11:50-51; 17:25; Mk 8:38)
Matt. 26:64 – “You (the high priest Caiaphas) will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven.”
A few extras:
Rom. 13:11-12 – “You know what hour it is, how it is full time now for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed; the night is far gone, the day is at hand.”
1 Cor. 7:29-31 – “Brethren, the appointed time has grown very short; from now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none, and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no goods, and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the form of this world is passing away.”
1 Cor. 10:11 – “On (us)(THEM) the ends of the ages have come.”
Phil. 4:5 – “The Lord is at hand.”
James 5:8,9 – “The coming of the Lord is at hand. … Behold, the Judge is standing at the door.”
1 Peter 4:7 – “The end of all things is at hand.”
1 John 2:18 – “It is the last hour … we know that it is the last hour.”
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