SecondComingAD70

Below is the fifth 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 PAROUSIA [SECOND COMING] TO TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE LIFETIME OF SOME OF THE DISCIPLES. ... Matthew 16:28: 'Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.' Mark 9:1: ' ...Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.' Luke 9:27: 'But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.' [Parallel Verses of Matt. 16:28, Mark 9:1...

Below is the fourth 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 COMING OF THE SON OF MAN (THE PAROUSIA) IN THE LIFETIME OF THE APOSTLES. "Matt. x. 23 [Matt. 10:23]: 'But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.' [The Meaning of Matt. 10:23] "In this passage we find the earliest distinct mention of that great event which we shall find so frequently alluded to henceforth by our Lord and His apostles, viz. [that is], His coming again, or the Parousia. ... Can it mean, as [Johann Peter] Lange suggests, that Jesus [during his earthly public ...

Below is the third 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 PAROUSIA [SECOND COMING] IN THE GOSPELS. "THE PAROUSIA PREDICTED BY JOHN THE BAPTIST. [Identity of John the Baptist with the Elijah of Malachi] "There is nothing more distinctly affirmed in the New Testament than the identity of John the Baptist with the wilderness-herald of Isaiah and the Elijah of Malachi. How well the description of John agrees with that of Elijah is evident at a glance. Each was austere and ascetic in his manner of life; each was a zealous reformer of religion; each was a stern reprover of sin. The times in which they lived were singularly alike. The nation at both periods was d...