by Terry Wane Benton<\/p>\n
Both times Jerusalem was destroyed, it was the coming of the Lord through a powerful nation.<\/p>\n
When the Babylonians invaded and destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC, it was the Lord of Hosts (later named Jesus) who came in “glory” (Isaiah 2:12-22). The Lord came in His glory. He came to take “vengeance” (Isaiah 1:24). Thus, the Lord was coming in glory to take vengeance.<\/p>\n
There is a comparison in both cases (the Babylonian invasion and the Roman invasion of AD 70) where there is mention of the Jews being His “vineyard” (Isaiah 5:4,7). There is darkness and clouds (Isaiah 5:30) in both invasions. There is “desolate” or “desolation” in both cases (Isaiah 6:11).\u00a0 Heaviness and sorrow are connected with both. The Lord encamped against them (Isaiah 29:2-3). Yes, the Lord came to encamp against Jerusalem during both invasions. Both cases have “thunder and earthquake and great noise” (Isaiah 29:6).<\/p>\n
But the Babylonian “coming” of the Lord was not the “first<\/strong> coming” of the Lord, and therefore, the Roman “coming of the Lord” could not be “the second <\/b>coming” of the Lord. Those kinds of “comings” are numerous. They do not fit into the two <\/b>comings that are personal and visible of the “Lord himself<\/strong>.” There are two of those, but numerous times, the Lord came through various armies against Israel, Judah, Egypt, Babylon, etc. Those are each said to be a visit or coming of the Lord, either in wrath against a city or nation or in coming to bless and protect (Isaiah 31:4-5). Those kinds <\/b>of comings were never in person with a visible form of His presence.<\/p>\n So, when Hebrews 9 speaks of the first and second <\/b>coming, He is speaking of the first time in the flesh to offer Himself as a sacrifice for our sins, and the second <\/b>time will also be personal and visible when He takes away to glory in heaven when we see him as he is<\/strong> (I John 3:1-3).<\/p>\n But the judgment on Jerusalem is not the second <\/b>coming. It is one of many of that kind. Do not be deceived!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Terry Wane Benton Both times Jerusalem was destroyed, it was the coming of the Lord through a powerful nation. When the Babylonians invaded and destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC, it was the Lord of Hosts (later named Jesus) who came in “glory” (Isaiah 2:12-22). The Lord came in His glory. 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