djhwoodwerks
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*** w81 12/1 p. 4 Could Christ Return Without Being Seen? ***
But later on while eating his last supper with his disciples, he said: “A little longer and the world will behold me no more, but you will behold me, because I live and you will live.” (John 19:14)
John 14:18-19 (ESVST) 19 yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. (They always stop at the verse that fits their teaching)
John 14:22-23 (ESVST) 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, "Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?" 23 Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
*** w81 12/1 p. 5 Could Christ Return Without Being Seen? ***
We have an immediate clue to these questions in Jesus’ warning to his followers: “If anyone says to you, ‘Look! Here is the Christ,’ or, ‘There!’ do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will give great signs and wonders so as to mislead, if possible, even the chosen ones. Look! I have forewarned you.” (Matt. 24:23-25) This indicates that Christ’s presence will not be visible at this or at that geographical location. (My, my, my who is trying to deceive? How can they use this to validate their teaching? If they are using this to validate their teaching, they just proved themselves false. Because they say Jesus came back, and Jesus said don't believe them)
Mat 24:21-28 (ESVST) 21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. 23 Then if anyone says to you, ' Look, here is the Christ! 'or ' There he is! 'do not believe it. 24 For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand. 26 So, if they say to you, ' Look, he is in the wilderness, ' do not go out. If they say, ' Look, he is in the inner rooms, ' do not believe it. 27 For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. (What does verse 21 say? During the tribulation.) (What does verse 27 say? Doesn’t sound like an invisible coming to me, unless no one can see lightning)
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In two instances, he appeared to his disciples when they were together in a room “although the doors were locked.” Certainly no normal flesh-and-blood creature could appear and disappear in such circumstances. (John 20:19, 26; 1 Cor. 15:3-8.)
John 2:18-22 (ESVST) 18 So the Jews said to him, "What sign do you show us for doing these things?" 19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." 20 The Jews then said, "It has taken forty- six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?" 21 But he was speaking about the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken. (Didn’t Jesus say He would raise His “BODY”?)
Luke 24:37-39 (ESVST) 38 And he said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have “flesh and bone’s as you see that I have. (Where do you get flesh and blood? Jesus said “FLESH AND BONE” His blood was spilled out at Calvary.)
But later on while eating his last supper with his disciples, he said: “A little longer and the world will behold me no more, but you will behold me, because I live and you will live.” (John 19:14)
John 14:18-19 (ESVST) 19 yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. (They always stop at the verse that fits their teaching)
John 14:22-23 (ESVST) 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, "Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?" 23 Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
*** w81 12/1 p. 5 Could Christ Return Without Being Seen? ***
We have an immediate clue to these questions in Jesus’ warning to his followers: “If anyone says to you, ‘Look! Here is the Christ,’ or, ‘There!’ do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will give great signs and wonders so as to mislead, if possible, even the chosen ones. Look! I have forewarned you.” (Matt. 24:23-25) This indicates that Christ’s presence will not be visible at this or at that geographical location. (My, my, my who is trying to deceive? How can they use this to validate their teaching? If they are using this to validate their teaching, they just proved themselves false. Because they say Jesus came back, and Jesus said don't believe them)
Mat 24:21-28 (ESVST) 21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. 23 Then if anyone says to you, ' Look, here is the Christ! 'or ' There he is! 'do not believe it. 24 For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand. 26 So, if they say to you, ' Look, he is in the wilderness, ' do not go out. If they say, ' Look, he is in the inner rooms, ' do not believe it. 27 For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. (What does verse 21 say? During the tribulation.) (What does verse 27 say? Doesn’t sound like an invisible coming to me, unless no one can see lightning)
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In two instances, he appeared to his disciples when they were together in a room “although the doors were locked.” Certainly no normal flesh-and-blood creature could appear and disappear in such circumstances. (John 20:19, 26; 1 Cor. 15:3-8.)
John 2:18-22 (ESVST) 18 So the Jews said to him, "What sign do you show us for doing these things?" 19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." 20 The Jews then said, "It has taken forty- six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?" 21 But he was speaking about the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken. (Didn’t Jesus say He would raise His “BODY”?)
Luke 24:37-39 (ESVST) 38 And he said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have “flesh and bone’s as you see that I have. (Where do you get flesh and blood? Jesus said “FLESH AND BONE” His blood was spilled out at Calvary.)
