Well this is an interesting read/interview
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14083809/site/newsweek/?GT1=8307
Whos with this?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14083809/site/newsweek/?GT1=8307
Whos with this?
EastSideScotian said:Well this is an interesting read/interview
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14083809/site/newsweek/?GT1=8307
Whos with this?
neone said:EastSideScotian said:Well this is an interesting read/interview
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14083809/site/newsweek/?GT1=8307
Whos with this?
You could argue that the world as we once knew it has already ended - or at least that's how a lot of people view 9/11.
I don't believe that Christ will physically pop out of a manhole somewhere, but when people get frightened, they often turn to religion, so in a way that is the return of Christ into our lives.
It's interesting to think about - it scares the crap out of my daughter though. She has a tendancy to think of things in a literal sense.
That was well said. Makes sense.s_lone said:For those who believe in Christ, there exists the idea that Christ will not come back as a single Man but rather in the form of Humanity, as a whole. With that idea in mind, it is the Consciousness of Christ that we should seek and not another man or human figure. Waiting for a man-Christ will only lead us into following imposters. These false prophets will cause more war.
The second coming of Christ will happen in every one of us, not outside of us.
But we're not quite there yet...
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Back to earth... I don't think Christians should be seeking for "end times" patterns. They should simply be working on opening their hearts to Christ.
I get an "invalid article ID" message when I click on the link you claim explains that. That generation passed long ago, unless there's some 2000 year old people wandering about. Looks like just another failed Biblical prophecy to me. Can you explain to me why that doesn't give the lie to the whole apocalypse/second advent/eschatology stuff so beloved of fundamentalism, when Christ himself is quoted by Matthew as having uttered a demonstrably false statement about it? Or maybe you can just fix the link so I can see how somebody else thinks that can be rationalized?Mat 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
I get an "invalid article ID" message when I click on the link you claim explains that. That generation passed long ago, unless there's some 2000 year old people wandering about. Looks like just another failed Biblical prophecy to me. Can you explain to me why that doesn't give the lie to the whole apocalypse/second advent/eschatology stuff so beloved of fundamentalism, when Christ himself is quoted by Matthew as having uttered a demonstrably false statement about it? Or maybe you can just fix the link so I can see how somebody else thinks that can be rationalized?
Frankly, I can't imagine any way around that one, but maybe somebody else can. The statement seems pretty clear and direct, that generation has passed away, and Christ has not returned.