Posts Tagged ‘second coming’
The End of the World
by Irvin Himmel via Truth Magazine, XV: 38, pp. 8-10, August 5, 1971 Among many religionists, there is an expectation that Christ will come again and reign on earth. Some believe that the eternal abode of the righteous will be on the same globe which we now inhabit, following a remodeling, renovating, and purifying. Many…
Read MoreWhat are “the times and seasons?”
Question: Would you please make a short explanation of Acts 1:7? What is meant by the “times and seasons?” The duration of the Kingdom? Thank you very much. I appreciate your website and use it often. Answer: “Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the…
Read MoreIf there are no warnings for the second coming of Christ, then what about the signs in Revelation?
Question: If there are no warning signs for the last days or second coming of Christ, what do the Bowls, Seals, and Trumpets represent in Revelation? Answer: Revelation deals with things that were to take place shortly. One of the greatest errors people make in regards to understanding Revelation is to ignore several statements in…
Read MoreYou don’t understand. The antichrist is coming!
Question: My Friend, I think you better do some further research on your position. The son of perdition is the coming antichrist. You seem to be a little uneducated on current world affairs. This is but a taste of what you need to look into- The EU, Tony Blair, Javier Solona, The AOC, etc. You…
Read MoreThe False Prophets Who Cry “Wolf!”
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/FalseProphetsWhoCryWolf.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text:: Ezekiel 13:3-9 I. It was 6pm on May 21 and thousands learned that they were duped into believing that Judgment Day had come. A. So many were saying before the day 1. Well, I’m certain it will happen, but even if it doesn’t, I rather be prepared just in case. 2. Well,…
Read MoreDid Jesus mean the day and hour of the end wasn’t known then, but it can be known at a later time?
Question: Concerning that Harold Camping guy and his prediction of Judgment day. I read this: “I am not a Camping follower but would caution all of you who like to bash his teachings on what I perceive to be the two most commonly used arguments against him. First, Matthew 24:36 is such a pathetic response…
Read MoreIs God coming Saturday? I’m not ready!
Question: Hello. I was just reading your website and have come aware that God is coming on Saturday. Is this a fact? How do we know this for a fact and what will happen to us people? I’m very scared because I’m 14 and only have been to church a few times. Answer: “But of…
Read MoreWhen was the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom?
Question: When the Lord referred to “the Son of Man coming in His kingdom” (NKJV) is he referring to coming in Judgment or His return? Answer: To fully understand what Jesus said, we need to examine all three records of this particular teaching: “For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His…
Read MoreWhat should I do when Judgment Day comes?
Question: When Judgment Day comes, what should I do? Answer: “And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27). “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are…
Read MoreWhere does the Bible say Jesus will return a third time?
Question: I’ve been a fan of Bible.ca for along time. One question that haunts me is this: With Matthew 24 fulfilled (I do believe this) where does God’s word tell us Christ will come a third time? ( 1. birth – 2. A.D. 70 -3. ?) and what about passages like Ecclesiastes 1:4 “[One] generation passeth…
Read MoreDid the rider on the pale horse appear in Egypt?
Question: Have you seen this video? Video: Has Revelation’s ‘pale rider’ shown up in Egypt? People think it’s one of the horsemen, but I don’t really know about that. It seems something like that wouldn’t really be able to be filmed. Also doesn’t this kind of tie in with only God knows when the world will end…
Read MoreWill the summer and winter seasons switch just before the end of the world?
Question: Thanks for clearing up many questions I had regarding the Flaws in the “Iraq – Interesting” E-Mail. I received it yesterday and knew it was incorrect but didn’t know where I could get some answers without extensive Bible study. I’ll check your site often to read your articles. I have a question: I’m told that in the Bible…
Read MoreDoes the Bible say the earth will be renewed at Jesus’ coming?
Question: Once again I have a question that I dealing with. I recently had a friend of mine converted to Seventh-Day Adventist religion. He has been studying with them and basically accepted a lot of their beliefs that they are teaching. He has even provided me the events surrounding the second coming of Jesus from…
Read MoreCan We Know?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/CanWeKnow.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Matthew 24:36-44 I. A massive advertising campaign has started claiming that Jesus’ second coming and the Judgment Day will be on May 21, 2011. A. Different billboard proclaim slogans, such as “The wise men knew, we can know” or “Noah knew, we can know.” B. Most of us understand that this…
Read MoreWhat do you think about people saying that Christ is going to come back on May 21, 2011?
Question: What do you think about people saying that Christ is going to come back on May 21, 2011? Answer: I had to laugh because there was an article on the front page of the paper about this very thing. This is just another prediction in a long list of failed predictions of when Jesus…
Read MoreCould there be some “event” that God is waiting for to trigger the second coming of Christ?
Question: I know the Bible says no one knows when Jesus’ second return will be. However, those who are called are watching out for it, so, therefore, it won’t be such a surprise to them. Is that correct? Why does it seem to me and others that things in the world are happening in such…
Read MoreIt Is Not for You to Know
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ItIsNotForYouToKnow.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Acts 1:1-11 I. How would your decisions change if you knew what would happen tomorrow? A. Without a doubt we are curious people. We don’t like being kept in the dark. 1. You can see it in any child: “Are we there yet?” 2. But it remains present in adults: “Do you…
Read MoreIf the dead cannot come back to earth, then how did Jesus raise the dead?
Question: If Jesus said that dead people cannot come back to earth, how did He raise Lazarus and some other people? Answer: “So man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens are no more, They will not awake Nor be roused from their sleep” (Job 14:12). “And as it is appointed for men…
Read MoreIs it “away from the presence of the Lord” or “coming from the presence of the Lord” in II Thessalonians 1:9?
Question: Like always, I have a question. In II Thessalonians 1:9 it has a commentary on the bottom. The verse says, “They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,” then in the footnotes, I found in my Bible and on Blue Letter…
Read MoreHow can Jesus be coming quickly when it has been 2,000 years?
Question: Can you explain to me what this verse means? “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done” (Revelation 22:12). I was asked how this would be quick if the promise was made nearly 2,000 years ago. Answer: The Greek word tachu is…
Read MoreWhen Christ returns, will he unite the denominations into one body?
Question: In the last days, before Christ’s second coming, will he unite his people who are divided into many church denominations into one body of his bride? Answer: There is no passage in the New Testament that states Jesus has ever accepted the concept of denominations. Instead, Jesus’ prayer was, “I do not pray for…
Read MoreWill our dead bodies be physically raised on the last day?
Question: I’ve had someone ask me about where the soul goes after death and how that correlates with the resurrection. I looked up articles on your site and was able to answer most of her questions, but one still remains. In Luke 16:19-31 we, of course, read the account of the rich man and Lazarus, gleaning the spiritual…
Read MorePeter can’t be referring to the physical elements being destroyed, can he?
Question: To get to my point here, it is stated in the study you gave me on “The Second Coming of the Lord” that in II Peter 3 is talking about the “end of the world.” Let us have a closer examination of it, and we will find it means nothing of the sort. Please…
Read MoreWill the earth be destroyed?
Question: Will the earth be destroyed? Answer: “Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of…
Read MoreWill the world end on December 21, 2012?
Question: I have heard from several predictions that the world is coming to an end on 12/21/2012. These predictions were made hundreds of years ago. These people who had calendars stop in 2012. Is it true or not that the end of the world is coming? Answer: I have no idea when the world will…
Read MoreHas the Second Coming of Jesus Already Occurred?
by Tony Mauck via Biblical Insights, Vol. 8, No. 7, July 2008 2008 is already half over and “all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation” (II Peter 3:4). From the mere standpoint of human observation, “A generation goes and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever” (Ecclesiastes 1:4). Day after day,…
Read MoreWhen are we judged, at death or on the Judgment Day?
Question: Here is something that I am confused about. In I Thessalonians 4:17 Paul told the Thessalonians “then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and shall we ever be with the Lord.” Now in II Corinthians 5:10, Paul…
Read MoreWhat does “end of the age” refer to?
Question: I am curious to know what you say the “end of the age” refers to? Does it refer to the end of the world or to a specific age? I ask this in relation to what you said about it in Matthew 28. I think some people (Full Preterists/Hyper Preterists) believe the “end of…
Read MoreCan There Be More Than One Coming?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CanThereBeMoreThanOneComing1.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Peter 3:1-14 I. There is a movement that has gotten popular in various churches to state that all references to the Lord’s coming refer to the destruction of Jerusalem. A. It is frequently called preterism, the A.D. 70 movement, or realized eschatology 1. “Eschatology” means the doctrine of last things.…
Read MoreDo you think something drastic will happen this year? Do you think the rapture will happen in the next two years?
Question: To your knowledge, do you think something drastic will happen this year, 2008? And do you believe that the Rapture will possibly take place within the next year or two according to God’s Word? Thank you. Answer: Neither the term nor the concept that is commonly called “the rapture” appears in the Bible. See…
Read MoreDid the Jesuits develop preterism and futurism?
Question: Is it true that ‘preterism’ and ‘futurism’ were Jesuit interpretations of prophecy that were contrived during the counter-reformation? I’ve read that in a couple of places and wondered what your study has led you to about that. Thank you. Answer: Preterism is the view that the prophecies concerning destruction, especially those found in Revelation…
Read MoreWill Jesus come again when everyone has heard the gospel?
Question: I know that Jesus Christ will come again when everybody has heard the gospel. Right? Well, a lot of people at school say that the world is going to end in 2012. Why are they saying this? Answer: “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but…
Read MoreThey Lingered Too Long!
by Jimmy Tuten Truth Magazine Volume 24: Number 27, p. 433, July 10, 1980 Over the holidays I was in the home of a dear friend who is in the publishing business. He showed me a beautiful volume on Pompeii that his firm was responsible for bringing into being. I marveled at its magnificent color…
Read MorePredictions of the Second Coming by Jehovah’s Witnesses
by Matthew Allen “Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight” (Acts 1:9-10). From that time until the present, men have been anxiously awaiting the return of Jesus Christ. Throughout the centuries, some men have even tried to predict His…
Read MoreMy Concerns for Global Warming
by Dan Richardson via Search, December 2007; Vol. 14, No. 9 We are hearing much these days on the subject of global warming. Environmentalists warn that because of man’s reckless disregard for the release of pollutants, the world is becoming increasingly warmer and we are reaching a peak of global emergency threatening our very existence.…
Read MoreAre the new heaven and new earth been already made or will they be created in the future?
Question: Are the new heaven and new earth been already made or will they be created in the future? Answer: This is a question that leaves me wondering whether an answer one way or another will make any difference in how you and I must live our lives on this earth. In the Old Testament,…
Read MoreHow do I explain the second coming?
Question: I have a question: how do I explain the second coming? I heard how you described it when you gave the explanation of the rapture, but I’m still confused. Am I understanding correctly that Jesus will descend with the angels and the dead in Christ will rise up to meet him in the air…
Read MoreJudgment: Understanding Luke 17:20-37
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Teachers in various denominations connect many strange ideas with the second coming of Christ. Often these ideas are the result of applying verses to topics the original author never had in mind. Luke 17 deals with a coming judgment, but to understand what Jesus is saying, we must decide what judgment…
Read MoreTidbits on Millennial Beliefs
by Ethan Longhenry I just finished Apocalypses: Prophesies, Cults, and Millennial Beliefs through the Ages, by Eugen Weber. It was an excellent book, with two things that really stood out to me: Obsession About Dates Weber notes that obsession with dates is a relatively modern phenomenon. The idea of fin de siecle has only been around…
Read MoreWhat does the word “perfect” mean in I Corinthians 13:10?
Question: Regarding speaking in tongues, in the verse that says “when that which is perfect is come,” what does the word “perfect” mean in Greek? Answer: “Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. For we know…
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