That’s what we mean when we say that Jesus is coming again. The same Jesus who ascended into heaven is coming again. The same Jesus who rose from the dead on Easter Sunday morning is coming again. The same Jesus who died on Mount Calvary is coming again. The same Jesus who was whipped, beaten, scourged, mocked, and condemned to death is coming again. The same Jesus who was betrayed by Judas is coming again. The same Jesus who wept over Jerusalem is coming again. The same Jesus who raised Lazarus is coming again. The same Jesus who healed the nobleman’s son is coming again. The same Jesus who walked on water is coming again. The same Jesus who turned the water into wine is coming again. The same Jesus who grew up in Nazareth is coming again. The same Jesus who was born in Bethlehem is coming again. By that we mean that Jesus himself (“this same Jesus”) is coming back to the earth. Even though we have often argued about the details surrounding his return, Christians of every denomination have agreed on this fact: Jesus Christ is coming again. Belief in the Second Coming has always been considered one of the fundamental truths of our faith. And when Christ ascended into heaven, the angels promised the disciples that “this same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11). Jesus himself declared, “I will come back” (John 14:3). None of this should surprise us since Christians have always believed in the Second Coming of Christ. (From “Dark Prophecies” by Jeffrey Sheler, U.S. And on television, glimmerings of Armageddon flicker across the screen–on Fox’s popular Millennium, for example. Today, apocalyptic imagery is everywhere: in … corner bookstores, where the prophecies of Nostradamus, The Bible Code, and an array of American Indian and New Age books are hot sellers and in theaters, where movies like Contact and The Seventh Sign draw viewers with their apocalyptic themes. It would be unique enough to see a new century-something reserved for our grandparents or (more likely) our great-grandparents-but to witness the passing of one millennium to another-that is something that no one we know has ever seen and no one we know will ever see again.īecause we live at one of the rare breakpoints of history, many people have speculated on what this moment means for humanity. I use the word “privileged” in a special sense, meaning that 40 generations have come and gone since the present millennium began. In just two years we will be privileged to enter a new millennium. Why this sudden rise in belief in the Second Coming? The article attributes it-correctly, I believe-to widespread interest in the year 2000. This figure is up from 61% only three years ago. News and World Report carried a cover story called “Dark Prophecies.” In it the author reported that according to a recent survey 66% of Americans believe that Jesus Christ will return to earth some day-including 1/3rd of those who say they never attend church. Several weeks ago (December 15, 1997) U.S. Let’s be ready when he does come.” Andrew Blackwood
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