The New Covenant

[Vicki Q]

Jesus "prophecied" that he, himself, would be coming.......that's the direction you're taking this? Either Jesus was an exceedingly poor communicator, or he had a lose grip on time and tense.


I have to ask, why do you guys even keep the book anymore? Why not just rewrite it to say what it was supposed to have said? Ah, yes.....nvm.......

The reply was directed at Aractus, who was discussing the relevant passage, and being intelligent knew what I meant.

I assume you also don't know anything about Jewish apocalyptic form, and have no idea of the context in which it's being used.

So, for the benefit of those who might be struggling, here is a couple of links to read before going on: Mark 15 (parr) referencing this esp v13.

The most relevant part being v62, in which Jesus talks about the 'Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven'.

Now since I suspect a fuller discussion would weary you, I'll simply say that he's using Jewish apocalyptic language to say, “I'm going to be fulfilling Daniel's prophecy, sorting out a whole bucket load of problems, and in doing this thing revealing my divine nature”. In case the penny still hasn't dropped, he's referencing his future death and resurrection.


A big enough claim.