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View Poll Results: Do You Believe Jesus Will Return in Your Lifetime?
YES 17 56.67%
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Old 04-14-2009, 06:46 AM
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Re: Do You Believe Jesus Will Return in Your Lifet

I don't really care.

I don't really know what I believe the Bible to say regarding eschatology anyhow.

But about a return or rapture or end times during my lifetime? None of that would change anything about how I live my life so I don't really care if it happens or not.
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Old 04-14-2009, 07:13 AM
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Re: Do You Believe Jesus Will Return in Your Lifet

On the whole issue of God's return...

I don't understand either side of the issue.

Why would God tell a group of people "I'll be back" and 2000 years on... 50 generations later... still waiting.

And... why 2000.... 2009... 2047 years and then HERE I AM....?

What would cause the 2000+ year delay?

And.. after 2000+ years... what is it about now... or next year... or 38 years from now that makes it the time?

It just doesn't make any sense.
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Old 04-14-2009, 07:18 AM
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Re: Do You Believe Jesus Will Return in Your Lifet

When I was a little girl I believed I would not see my adult years,now I dont know if Jesus is coming in my life time,but the world is meaner than it ever was.My parents say that in the 50s and 60s poeple were innocent compred to today.
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Old 04-14-2009, 07:21 AM
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Re: Do You Believe Jesus Will Return in Your Lifet

My parents and grandparents thought the Lord would definitely return during their lifetime. Of course we feel the same way, but WHO KNOWS? I just want to be ready.
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Old 04-14-2009, 07:50 AM
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Re: Do You Believe Jesus Will Return in Your Lifet

One by one the saints who expected the Lord to catch them away are dying. I heard numerous messages of tongues and interpretation 30 and 40 years ago that said Jesus was coming very soon. Will he come in my life time? I don't know. Am I still looking? Absolutely! Looking at the conditions of today's world I must echo John, "Even so come Lord Jesus!"

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Old 04-14-2009, 08:36 AM
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Re: Do You Believe Jesus Will Return in Your Lifet

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When I was a little girl I believed I would not see my adult years,now I dont know if Jesus is coming in my life time,but the world is meaner than it ever was.My parents say that in the 50s and 60s poeple were innocent compred to today.
I can only shake my head at the total agreement with this comment. It's amazing how society has changed and how numb and acceptable so many things are to people today.
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Old 04-14-2009, 08:37 AM
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Re: Do You Believe Jesus Will Return in Your Lifet

Oh,Say But I'm Glad

There is a song in my heart today
Something I never had;
Jesus has taken my sins away
O say but I'm glad

CHORUS:
Oh, say but I'm glad I'm glad
Oh, say but I'm glad I'm glad
Jesus has come and my cup's over run
Oh, say but I'm glad!


He came to me and I enjoy HIS PRESENCE daily!
When I could not go to where He was, HE came to
me.

HE CAME TO ME
by Squire Parsons

The gulf that separated me from Christ, my Lord,
It was so vast the crossing I could never ford;
From where I was to His domain, it seemed so far;
I cried, "Dear Lord, I cannot come to where you are."

He came to me, O, He came to me.
When I could not come to where He was, He came to me.
That's why He died on Calvary;
When I could not come to where He was, He came to me.

He came to me when I was bound in chains of sin,
He came to me when I possessed no hope within;
He picked me up and He drew me gently to His side,
Where, today, in His sweet love I now abide.


Jesus said Blessed are they that have not seen,
yet have believed. I am a believer! Can't speak
for anyone else, but I chose to believe and see
Him through eyes of faith. My LORD and My GOD!

Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me,
thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and
yet have believed
John 20:29 KJV

Without faith it is impossible to please Him. For He that cometh
to God MUST believe that HE IS, and that HE IS a REWARDER
of them that diligently SEEK Him. (Seek and you shall find).
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.

How do we expect to SEE Him, when HE is IN us! Jesus walked
and talked to his disciples on earth. He told them he was with
them but would be with them. But he would have to leave first.
He told them that he would send the Comforter, the Spirit of
Truth to lead them and guide them into all truth. Then He said,
I will not leave you COMFORTLESS. I WILL come to you.

Jesus said it was better that He go away. He would send something
better. Jesus said BLESSED are they that believe, THOUGH they
have NOT SEEN. Can you believe something you cannot see with
physical eyes. By faith I see the road's last bending ... Angelic
voices, sweetly blending. Oh may I HEAR HIM say "well done".
Earth's toil is ended, Welcome Home, MY SON!!!


If you do not SEE HIM through eyes of FAITH, you may never
see HIM as HE IS. And every man/woman that hath this HOPE IN
HIM purifith himself, even as HE IS PURE!

No offence. My thoughts.

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Old 04-14-2009, 08:39 AM
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Re: Do You Believe Jesus Will Return in Your Lifet

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Have you read "9 Reasons Why The Rapture Will Be In 2009"?
That was in fact a weaker case than the book with a similar title that came out in 2001.
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Old 04-14-2009, 08:45 AM
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Re: Do You Believe Jesus Will Return in Your Lifet

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One by one the saints who expected the Lord to catch them away are dying. I heard numerous messages of tongues and interpretation 30 and 40 years ago that said Jesus was coming very soon. Will he come in my life time? I don't know. Am I still looking? Absolutely! Looking at the conditions of today's world I must echo John, "Even so come Lord Jesus!"

Raven
Funny I remember many of those tongues and interpretations from the 80's that always said something like "I am coming soon" makes me wonder if God doesn't know about communicating to an audience (Apparently He doesn't know what "soon" means to His audience) or it was simply folks making stuff up after watching those left behind films. hmmmmm.
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Old 04-14-2009, 08:56 AM
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Re: Do You Believe Jesus Will Return in Your Lifet

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On the whole issue of God's return...

I don't understand either side of the issue.

Why would God tell a group of people "I'll be back" and 2000 years on... 50 generations later... still waiting.

And... why 2000.... 2009... 2047 years and then HERE I AM....?

What would cause the 2000+ year delay?

And.. after 2000+ years... what is it about now... or next year... or 38 years from now that makes it the time?

It just doesn't make any sense.
That's why we all must accept the APOSTOLIC FULL PRETERIST view that He already came back - but YOU failed to notice!!!
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