@Abaddon_ire
"Slightly unfair."
I think quite fair.
Christianity may be accurately described as a failed millennial movement. Jesus promised to return.(many times) His disciples expected the Second Coming to be within their lifetime.. After a few centuries had passed, the church simply ignored that teaching. Today it's only the more extreme sects which openly preach about, and make predictions about The Second Coming.
The teaching has always been there, it's just that the major churches are rather embarrassed about it, so it is ignored. The evangelicals an other fruitcake groups are fond of cherry picking some of the more obscure parts of the Gospels. They have a very special liking for Revelations, much of which reads as if it were written by at least one very disturbed and/or off-his-face person. I've always suspected ergot poisoning
I went Googling and discovered that Jesus spoke of his return a total of FIFTEEN TIMES. And these are pretty spectacular claims.
http://ipost.christianpost.com/post/15-b...ond-coming
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JESUS SAID HE WOULD RETURN IN THEIR LIFETIME:
“For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” – Mt. 16:27,28
“Tell us, when will these things be (the destruction of the temple), and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age? . . . This generation will not pass away until all of these things take place.” – Mt. 24:3,34
“Behold, I am coming soon! (tachu – quickly, speedily (without delay)) Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book.” – Rev. 22:7,12,20
“You (Chief Priests and Sanhedrin) shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” – Mt. 26:64
“If I want him (John) to remain until I come, what is that to you. You follow me!” – Jn. 21:21-23 (According to church tradition, all the apostles except John died before the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D.)
“All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.” – Mt. 10:22-23
"Slightly unfair."
I think quite fair.
Christianity may be accurately described as a failed millennial movement. Jesus promised to return.(many times) His disciples expected the Second Coming to be within their lifetime.. After a few centuries had passed, the church simply ignored that teaching. Today it's only the more extreme sects which openly preach about, and make predictions about The Second Coming.
The teaching has always been there, it's just that the major churches are rather embarrassed about it, so it is ignored. The evangelicals an other fruitcake groups are fond of cherry picking some of the more obscure parts of the Gospels. They have a very special liking for Revelations, much of which reads as if it were written by at least one very disturbed and/or off-his-face person. I've always suspected ergot poisoning
I went Googling and discovered that Jesus spoke of his return a total of FIFTEEN TIMES. And these are pretty spectacular claims.
http://ipost.christianpost.com/post/15-b...ond-coming
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((())))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
JESUS SAID HE WOULD RETURN IN THEIR LIFETIME:
“For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” – Mt. 16:27,28
“Tell us, when will these things be (the destruction of the temple), and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age? . . . This generation will not pass away until all of these things take place.” – Mt. 24:3,34
“Behold, I am coming soon! (tachu – quickly, speedily (without delay)) Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book.” – Rev. 22:7,12,20
“You (Chief Priests and Sanhedrin) shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” – Mt. 26:64
“If I want him (John) to remain until I come, what is that to you. You follow me!” – Jn. 21:21-23 (According to church tradition, all the apostles except John died before the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D.)
“All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.” – Mt. 10:22-23
