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Agreement with any form of "the Lord delays His coming" will take a heavy, spiritual toll on those who accept it as true, as it eliminates their motivation to overcome their sinful human nature and to prepare for God's Kingdom. Presently, the world scene does not appear to threaten the imminent return of Christ. There are certainly wars, natural disasters, diseases, famines, religious and secular deception, moral and cultural decline, and a host of perennially grievous problems—events that are "par for the course" for sinful humanity—and many of the biblical signs of the end are not quite in place.
Despite the war and its aftermath in Iraq, as well as the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the China-Taiwan squabble, Iran's and North Korea's nuclear posturing, and a world economy trying to climb out of the dumps, many secular pundits look around and profess that things are not all that bad. Now, in , with enough oil for a century and a half, the planet awash in cut-price minerals, and less global famine, starvation and malnutrition than ever before, the end of the world has had to be rescheduled.
The latest estimated time of arrival for the apocalypse is With the United States as the world's sole superpower—and the only possible rival, China, in no position to make a serious challenge to American hegemony—the world appears to be in for many years of the status quo. Analysts admit there will be upsets and downturns from time to time, but they see the world scene floating in a narrow range with no major, apocalyptic blowups in sight—at least nothing the nations cannot handle themselves.
These circumstances lead some to believe that we can firmly say Christ's return must be many years off—even sometime in the next generation. But is this the way Christians should view the next few decades?
A quick survey of the New Testament reveals that imminence and urgency permeate Jesus and the apostles' approach to Christ's return in power and glory. The idea of His returning soon was so ingrained in the disciples' minds that, on the day of Jesus' final ascension to heaven just before Pentecost, they asked, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? His answer? One could paraphrase His reply as, "No, not today, but whenever the Father gives Me the nod.
Several days later, Peter begins his Pentecost sermon with the end-time prophecy of Joel , which mentions "in the last days" and "the great and notable day of the Lord" Acts Then, not long thereafter, while preaching in Solomon's Portico on the Temple Mount, he speaks of Jesus,.
Yes, and all the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have also foretold these days. Acts , But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night , in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God.
II Peter His point is clear: Repent now, or these days will come upon you in a flash! In one of his early epistles, I Thessalonians, written about AD 50, Paul ends every chapter with an admonition concerning Christ's return:. Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? And the dead in Christ will rise first. This repeated emphasis on His second coming suggests urgency and an ever-narrowing window of time before that great day arrives.
This is the typical Pauline approach, found in some form in nearly every epistle. Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned.
Behold, the Judge is standing at the door! James Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.
And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. I John , Finally, the book of Revelation is full of warnings that Jesus Christ will return before long.
Its first verse informs us that the book will reveal "things which must shortly take place. Why, as far back as anyone can remember, everything has remained exactly as it was since the first day of creation.
First off, you need to know that in the last days, mockers are going to have a heyday. For since the fathers fell asleep, all things have continued as they were since the beginning of the creation. For ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything has gone along as it has from the beginning of creation. From the time when our ancestors fell asleep, everything has remained as it was from the beginning of creation.
For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue just as they were from the beginning of creation. For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation.
Ever since our ancestors died, everything has remained just as it was from the beginning of creation.
For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation. Everything goes on in the same way it has since our people of long ago died. In fact, it has continued this way since God first created everything.
Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation. For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation. Where is He? Since our early fathers died, everything is the same from the beginning of the world. From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created. For since the fathers died, all things continue in the same estate that they were in at the beginning.
For ever since our ancestors died, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation! Ever since the previous generation died, everything has continued just as it has from the beginning of creation. And saying, "Where is the havtachah promise of the Bias HaMoshiach? Our ancestors are dead and buried, yet everything is still the same as it was since from the beginning of time until now. For since the Fathers died, all things continue just as from the beginning of the creation.
English Revised Version and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? Webster's Bible Translation And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers died, all things continue alike from the beginning of the creation. Bishops' Bible of And say: Where is the promise of his commyng? For sence the fathers dyed, all thynges continue a lyke from the begynnyng of the creation. For sence the fathers fell on slepe, euery thinge contynueth as it was from the begynnynge of ye creature.
Tyndale Bible of and saye. Where is the promes of his comynge? For sence ye fathers dyed all thinges cotinue in ye same estate wher in they were at ye begynninge. For from the time that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.
For from the time that the fathers have slept, all things have continued just as they were from the beginning of creation. For from when our forefathers fell asleep, everything continues in the same way from the beginning of creation.
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