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Watching For Christ's Return by OLAADEGBU(m): 9:43am On May 08, 2012 |
Watching for Christ's Return May 8, 2012 "Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. . . . Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh" (Matthew 24:42, 44) Those who try to predict Christ's return may become skeptical about biblical prophecy. But this would be a sad mistake. Regardless of just when it will happen, Christ will return, for so He promised, and He cannot either lie or fail. He has repeatedly made it plain that no one can determine the date of His coming. Not even He, while in His human limitations, knew that (Mark 13:32). Again and again He urged us to watch and be ready for His return. He did not tell us to watch for the Antichrist or the revival of Rome's empire or a great apostasy or a great revival or a world government or anything else--just for Him! Note some of His commands to do this (in addition to the two in our text): "Take ye heed, watch and pray, for ye know not when the time is" (Mark 13:33). "Watch ye therefore: . . . Lest coming suddenly, he find you sleeping" (Mark 13:35-36). "Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh" (Matthew 25:13). In addition to such exhortations by the Lord Himself, the apostles also sounded similar warnings: "Unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation" (Hebrews 9:28.) "Abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming" (1 John 2:28.) Space limitations preclude listing others, but again in the words of Christ: "And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch" (Mark 13:37). HMM For more . . . . 1 Like |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by muyik78(m): 9:50am On May 08, 2012 |
thank you for reminding us, anybody can predict any thing, but we only believe in the report of the lord. Watch and pray. |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by rastamouse: 9:52am On May 08, 2012 |
OLAADEGBU: Watching for Christ's Return JESUS clearly warned us that the hour that we least expect HIM, that is when HE will return. HE said that when the world shall say, we are at peace, that is when the destruction will come up. Thanks Olaa, we all need to remind ourselves of the coming danger |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by OLAADEGBU(m): 1:54pm On May 08, 2012 |
muyik78: Praise the Lord! We have believed the report of the Lord. |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by OLAADEGBU(m): 1:57pm On May 08, 2012 |
rastamouse: Yes, it is paramount that we remind ourselves to watch and pray. If we don't watch we wouldn't be able to pray and if we don't pray we wouldn't be able to watch for long. May the Lord strengthen our weakened knees in these perilous times. |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by rastamouse: 2:25pm On May 08, 2012 |
OLAADEGBU: Amen! to that my bro |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by OLAADEGBU(m): 4:40pm On May 08, 2012 |
rastamouse: These are indeed perilous times, so we must be vigilant and sober for the day draws near.
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Re: Watching For Christ's Return by OLAADEGBU(m): 6:18pm On May 13, 2012 |
Watching for Christ's Return Defender's Bible Notes. This limitation obviously must apply only to Christ in His humanity. When He became a man, leaving His outward attributes of deity in heaven, “in all things it behooved Him to be made like unto His brethren” (Hebrews 2:17), except, of course, for sin. As a babe, He “increased in wisdom and stature” like any other human (Luke 2:52). Though, as a man, He acquired great wisdom in the Scriptures and the plan of God, the time of the end depends in some degree on human activity (e.g., Matthew 24:14), and only God in His omniscience can foresee this. In no way, however, does this compromise the deity of Christ. The problem is that we, in our finite understanding, can never comprehend fully the mystery of the divine/human nature of Christ, nor of the tri-unity of the Godhead. On some occasions, Christ clearly manifested His deity, on others His humanity. |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by jmoore(m): 6:24pm On May 13, 2012 |
It will only climax once the gospel reaches all corners of the earth. |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by OLAADEGBU(m): 6:26pm On May 13, 2012 |
jmoore: And only God knows when that will happen. |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by ijawkid(m): 6:49pm On May 13, 2012 |
How could jesus not actually know when hÉ'll return becau§e he was in human form?? DiÐ he suffer from amnesia or because hÉ actually still didn't know b4 he descenÐed from heaven...??. Did his been human stop him or limit his knowledge as to what he was in heaven, and what he knew b4 descending from heaven?? Íf Jesus didn't know d time when d end will come except d Father it simply means he didn't know....shikena!!! Jesus never begged for any1 to presume because he was human then he had memory loss..... Jesus didn't know everything.... He follows instructions too |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by OLAADEGBU(m): 12:10pm On May 24, 2012 |
ijawkid: How could jesus not actually know when hÉ'll return becau§e he was in human form?? Watch and Pray! |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by Johndoe100(m): 4:29am On May 25, 2012 |
When I saw the title of this thread I nearly spilt my coffee. These people get more crazy by the day. Jesus is coming when? You gotta love loons. |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by OLAADEGBU(m): 10:31am On Aug 22, 2012 |
Jesus Christ is Coming Very Soon!
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Re: Watching For Christ's Return by OLAADEGBU(m): 5:49pm On Sep 18, 2012 |
Still watching for Christ's return.
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Re: Watching For Christ's Return by plappville(f): 6:17pm On Sep 18, 2012 |
ijawkid: How could jesus not actually know when hÉ'll return becau§e he was in human form?? I could have known that someone has already adressed Bros this question. It seem very difficult for him to anwser in the other Trinity thread. @Op, thanks for the reminder. More of it is needed, God bless. |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by FMK(m): 9:44pm On Sep 18, 2012 |
OLAADEGBU: Still watching for Christ's return. this is crazy |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by OLAADEGBU(m): 9:34am On Sep 19, 2012 |
FMK: May the Lord open your eyes to see.
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Re: Watching For Christ's Return by FMK(m): 1:52pm On Sep 19, 2012 |
OLAADEGBU: your ways are not God's ones jesus used more parables to his teachings do you remember the story of lazarius and the rich man ? that is not real story but a way of teaching that same when jesus said that i will come back is not on the way that you think could be jesus is already on earth a long time |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by Nobody: 1:57pm On Sep 19, 2012 |
Jesus is coming the Jesus way not the deeperlife way. Secondly, the deeperlife doctrine of a secret rapture is FALSE. There is ONLY one second coming. The great tribulation started over a thousand years ago and is ongoing , the coming of Jesus will be sudden, unexpected and noisy. |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by OLAADEGBU(m): 2:01pm On Sep 19, 2012 |
FMK: Jesus is coming for those who are looking forward to it. Before He touches down on earth there will be a catching away of the saints. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck6aji4bdWU |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by Nobody: 2:03pm On Sep 19, 2012 |
OLAADEGBU: Before he touches down on earth there will indeed be a catching away of the saints. However this catching away of the saints is not to Heaven but back to earth for the judgement of sinners and destruction of the ungodly !! |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by FMK(m): 4:49pm On Sep 19, 2012 |
OLAADEGBU: is already there |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by OLAADEGBU(m): 4:57pm On Sep 19, 2012 |
FMK: Do you mean He came in 1914? |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by FMK(m): 9:24pm On Sep 19, 2012 |
OLAADEGBU: too many prophecies written in the bible are already Fulfilled eg. daniel prophecies even revelation some of facts are being fulfilled because all of them are parables 1914 can be or not i do not know real time but is already here |
Re: Watching For Christ's Return by OLAADEGBU(m): 4:20pm On Sep 21, 2012 |
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