If Christ comes today, how do you know it is really Him?

[Muffled]

Everyone has to have photo ID.

I believe forgeries are common.

 

[Muffled]

I would ask Him questions only He would know the answer to.

How would you know the answers were valid if you didn't know them beforehand?

 

[SalixIncendium]

How would you know the answers were valid if you didn't know them beforehand?

I believe I would already have the answers.

 

[Tomef]

If Christ comes today, how do you know it is really Him, and not a fake one?

I have a large cistern of water and a liking for a good Carménère.
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[MelancholicPotatoChip]

If Christ comes today, how do you know it is really Him, and not a fake one?

I would ask him to walk on water, turn water into wine and feed thousands of people with only a few loaves of bread and fish.

 

[InvestigateTruth]

I will know Him because He will be in the sky with a fiery sword.

Then explain why He said He comes like a theif in the night.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

If Christ comes today, how do you know it is really Him, and not a fake one?

The first hint: mainstream Christians would hate him.

The second hint: an irrational response to fig trees.

(God hates figs - Matthew 21:19)

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Then explain why He said He comes like a theif in the night.

A thief in the night in the sky with a fiery sword sounds like a Spider-Man villain.

 

[Tomef]

I would ask him to walk on water, turn water into wine and feed thousands of people with only a few loaves of bread and fish.

Them’s the standards.

 

[InvestigateTruth]

A thief in the night in the sky with a fiery sword sounds like a Spider-Man villain.

Well, riding on the clouds as well. How clouds Coming down....
Why there needs to be cloud?

 

[soulsurvivor]

Yes.
In the last 50 years, there have been several individuals who have claimed to be the reincarnation or embodiment of Jesus Christ. These claims typically arise within religious movements led by these individuals, often referred to as messianic or cult leaders. Here are a few notable examples:

1. **David Koresh (Vernon Wayne Howell)** - Leader of the Branch Davidians, a religious sect that believed in the imminent return of Jesus Christ. Koresh declared himself the final prophet and a messianic figure before perishing in the 1993 Waco siege.

2. **Sergei Torop (Vissarion)** - A former traffic policeman in Russia who founded the Church of the Last Testament in Siberia. He claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus and has a significant following.

3. **José Luis de Jesús Miranda** - A Puerto Rican preacher who founded the Growing in Grace International Ministry. He claimed to be both the reincarnation of Jesus and the Antichrist, asserting a new age of teaching and spiritual enlightenment.

4. **Apollo Quiboloy** - The founder of the Philippines-based Kingdom of Jesus Christ church. He has declared himself the "Appointed Son of God," a title suggesting a Christ-like role in salvation and spiritual leadership.

5. **Inri Cristo** - A Brazilian religious leader who claims to be the direct reincarnation of Jesus. He is known for his public appearances in robes and has a small but dedicated group of followers.

All these persons have also claimed to be Christian or preached from the Bible.

The real Christ will not say he is Christian or promote the Bible over other religious texts.

 

[Tomef]

Well, riding on the clouds as well. How clouds Coming down....
Why there needs to be cloud?

Adds drama.

 

[Spice]

Well, the question was not how you know he is a false Christ. The question was how you know he is really the Christ.

You don't need to know.

 

[ppp]

All these persons have also claimed to be Christian or preached from the Bible.

The real Christ will not say he is Christian or promote the Bible over other religious texts.

You are just making things up.

 

[soulsurvivor]

You are just making things up.

You must be one of those who expect the Christ to come as a Christian. You will be very disappointed.

 

[ppp]

You must be one of those who expect the Christ to come as a Christian. You will be very disappointed.

I don't expect Christ to come at all. Didn't I just say you are making it up?

 

[soulsurvivor]

I don't expect Christ to come at all. Didn't I just say you are making it up?

Then you will be disappointed when he does show up.

I don't think I made up the coming of the Christ. Millions of people expect it.

 

[InvestigateTruth]

You don't need to know.

Then explain this verse:

"Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord cometh."
Matt 24:42

 

[ppp]

Then you will be disappointed when he does show up.

Why would I be disappointed? Am I somehow required to be disappointed by the unexpected? That's silly.

I don't think I made up the coming of the Christ. Millions of people expect it.

Millions of people expect a lot of obviously silly stuff. Christ. Karma. Astrology. That popularity indicates truth.

 

[Spice]

Then explain this verse:

"Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord cometh."
Matt 24:42

And again, you don't need to know -- if you are living as instructed. In the prayers of the Norsemen to Odin, "Today is a good day to die." If pagans can live with faith that uns that deep, certainly Christians should be able to, right? Isn't that what Jesus was trying to instill in his followers?