SecondComingAD70

The 1st-century Imminence of the Second Coming; the Uncertainty of its Precise "Day and Hour" Below is the 41st of multiple excerpts 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) "Certainty of the consummation, yet uncertainty of its precise date. [Matt. 24:36: 'But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.' [Mark 13:32: 'But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.' ] "Although our Lord has defined the limits of the time within which the predicted consummation would take place [see verses below this excerpt] , yet a certain amount of indefiniteness remains respe...

WILL THE WORLD END IN A GREAT BALL OF FIRE? Below is the 40th of multiple excerpts 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) "ESCHATOLOGY [END TIMES DOCTRINE] OF ST. PETER. "2 Pet. iii. 7, 10-[13] [2 Pet. 3:7, 10-13].--- ‘But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men . . . . But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements [Greek: stoicheia, meaning 'rudiments,' 'principles,' 'fundamental principles,' 'elementary forms,' see Gal. 4:3, 4:9; Col. 2:8, 2:20 ; Heb. 5:12 ] shall melt ...

How Does God Measure Time? Below is the 39th 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 CERTAINTY OF THE APPROACHING CONSUMMATION. "2 Pet. iii. 8, 9 [2 Peter 3:8-9].--- ‘But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.’ "Few passages have suffered more from misconstruction than this , which has been made to speak a language inconsistent with its obvious intention, and even incompatible with a ...

 

 FUTURISM NO, PRETERISM YES Matt 10:23 [to the disciples] “...truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.” Matt 16:28 [to the disciples] “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” (Parallels at Mark 9:1 and Luke 9:27) Matt 24:34 [to the disciples] “Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.” (Parallels at Mark 13:30 and Luke 21:32) Matt 26:64 [to Caiaphas the high priest and the Sanhedrin] “... you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” (Parallels at Mark 14:62 and Luke 22:69) Rev 1:7 [John to the seven churches in Asia] “Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him…” (English Standard Version)