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The Second Coming in the Gospel of John

Below is the 12th of multiple excerpts of commentary from Parts I and II of The Parousia , the late 19th-century masterpiece on the Second Coming by James Stuart Russell. The initial 31 posts on this blog deal with the Book of Revelation, which is cogently interpreted in Part III of Russell's magnum opus. (For all blog posts, see russellparousia.blogspot.com) [Second Coming References in John Differ from Synoptic Gospels] "In the Synoptical Gospels [Matthew, Mark, and Luke] we have generally been able to compare the allusions to the Parousia [Second Coming], recorded by the Evangelists, one with another; and have often found it advantageous to do so. It is not easy, however, to interweave the Fourth Gospel [John] with the Synoptics, and it is somewhat remarkable that not one allusion to the Parousia in the latter is to be found in the former. It is therefore preferable on all accounts to consider the Gospel of St. John by itself, and we shall find that the references to the ...
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The Limited Scope of the Great Commission and the Imminence of the End of the Age

Below is the 11th of multiple excerpts of commentary from Parts I and II of The Parousia , the late 19th-century masterpiece on the Second Coming by James Stuart Russell. The initial 31 posts on this blog deal with the Book of Revelation, which is cogently interpreted in Part III of Russell's magnum opus. (For all blog posts, see russellparousia.blogspot.com) "The Apostolic Commission [the Great Commission] "MATT. xxviii. 19, 20 [ Matt. 28:19 -2 0] 'Go ye therefore, and teach all (the) nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world [age, Greek: aionos] .' "MARK xvi. 15, 20 [Mark 16:15 , 20] 'And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.' 'And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming...
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Jesus' Declaration before the High Priest on the Coming of the Son of Man

Below is the 10th of multiple excerpts of commentary from Parts I and II of The Parousia , the late 19th-century masterpiece on the Second Coming by James Stuart Russell. The initial 31 posts on this blog deal with the Book of Revelation, which is cogently interpreted in Part III of Russell's magnum opus. (For all blog posts, see russellparousia.blogspot.com) "Our Lord's declaration before the High Priest [Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin]. "Matt. xxvi. 64 [Matt. 26:64] '...Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.' "Mark xiv. 62 [Mark 14:62] '...ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.' "Luke xxii. 69 [Luke 22:69] 'Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.' "The reply of our Saviour to the solemn adjuration of the high priest [Caiaphas] is the almost verbatim repeti...
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Separation of the Sheep and the Goats: A National, Not Worldwide, Judgment

  Below is the ninth of multiple excerpts of commentary from Parts I and II of The Parousia , the late 19th-century masterpiece on the Second Coming by James Stuart Russell. The initial 31 posts on this blog deal with the Book of Revelation, which is cogently interpreted in Part III of Russell's magnum opus. (For all blog posts, see russellparousia.blogspot.com) [Blog editor's note: In preceding excerpts that have been posted on this blog, Russell has been setting forth his argument that Jesus' apocalyptic prophecy on the Mount of Olives in Matthew 24 (with parallels at Mark 13 and Luke 21) is a continuous whole---one that cannot be broken into artificial time divisions that allegedly distinguish between near and distant events. Russell contends that Jesus' prophecy, made circa A.D. 30, was fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, which occurred in A.D. 70. Russell has argued that both chapters 24 and 25 of Matthew "form one continuous, consec...
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