At that time, yes. At this time in history, no. Do you understand why he was the only begotten son at that point? Do you know why the rest of humanity wern't God's begotten sons?
By restoring God's lineage so that we all may become God's children, as we were intended to be.
Does the Bible say taking communion saves us? What does the Bible say saves us?
Christ says "eat of my flesh and my blood", it was symbolic of grafting into his lineage to become God's children, but because he never physically had a lineage it had to remain a spiritual blessing. The Bible says that the second coming of the Messiah saves us.
What do you believe about his teachings in Mark and Luke where he said, For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
He said this after he realized he would have to walk the path of the cross. The accomplishment was that his death laid the foundation for the second coming, which would finish his work on Earth.
Does it not also say in Luke 17:20-25, ". . .
The kingdom of god cometh not with observation:21: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. 22: And he said unto the disciples, They days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
Before I continue, it's important to note "And he said unto the disciples", meaning that THEY, his living disciples, would not see the second coming of Christ in their life time. And I continue...23:
And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them. 24: For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. 25: But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation*
And rejected he has been, and shine like lightning across the world he has. Why would he have to suffer if his coming would be obvious to all?
Why is Christ called Emmanuel, meaning God with us?
Because he was God's son and knew his will. It was as if God was with them. Though, as you can see throughout the Bible, all of mankind was supposed to be like Jesus and like God. It was only because of the human fall in Genesis that we lost our lineage to God and became as the children of Satan. This is central to understanding everything else in the Bible. Without understanding what the fall of man was, trying to understand Christ is impossible. This would become a massive post if I tried to explain it completely, but I feel that it's necessary so I will brush on it at the bottom of this*
Why does Hebrews 1 say Christ is the express image of the Father and is called God in verse 8?
Because, Christ is perfected Adam or the "Tree of Life"(Revelation 21-22), which I will talk about more at the bottom of the post.
Why does Jesus teach, they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
This quote is very easy to understand because it includes elements of the intangible already. First of all, he refers to "heaven of heaven", which helps one understand that it is a spiritual meaning and not a physical one. After this, it refers to both "power" and "glory" which are not tangible things that one can simply carry with him literally. This is symbolic of the spiritual second coming of Christ, which I do not have any problem with.
Matt. 24:30, ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Perfect quote, read the whole chapter. I explained on page 9 of this thread that this chapter is integral if one is to understand who Reverend Moon is, the Second Advent. It describes in verse 5-14 (around there) the global situation at the time of Christs return. I see no conflict here and lots of support for my position.
26:64, and twice in Mark. And 1 Thess. 4:17 teaches, Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
The "air" and "clouds" all throughout the Bible represent the heavenly and angelic kingdom. The kingdom of Heaven will indeed be brought on Earth during our life times and we shall be caught in it and live with the Lord God under direct dominion. This time may be nearer than you think.
And Rev.1:7, Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, And Acts
Every eye represents all the nations of the world, just as the four winds represent North, South, East, and West.
1:9-11, After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. Men of Galilee, they said, why do you stand here looking into the sky? 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.
He left them into Heaven spiritually, just as he will return, spiritually.
Even though Jesus promised us many times that he would return?
And he has.
I'll leave room to edit in my promised Genesis explanation * I need dinner lol.
