Mark 10:30 reads, “…but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.” Once again, this age grants such blessings as physical houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and…
In addition, Jesus and his apostles believed in two ages which they repeatedly refer to as “this age” and “the age to come” (cf. Matthew 12:32, 12:24-30, 36-43; Mark 3:28-30, 10:32; Luke 18:30, 20:34-36, Ephesians 1:21, Colossians 2:14, Hebrews 6:5). As an example, Matthew 12:32 reads, “And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son…
Another expression that is found to describe the last days is “the time of the end.” Daniel 12:9 (ASV). Daniel 12:4 reads, “And he said, Go thy way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed til the time of the end (ASV). Verse 9 reads “But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words,…
We have already looked at these terms but not in the particular context of the second coming of Christ. The incarnation and entrance into this world was in the “last days.” Hebrews 1:2 reads, In these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also…
As already noted, the promise of the Holy Spirit promised by Jesus was in the interim of His absence. The promise of His return is what is referred to as the “second coming of Christ.” It is the one pivotal event that is directly linked to the kingdom, the end of the age, judgment, and…
As we have seen, the context and historical setting of leadership is during the miraculous outpouring the the Holy Spirit. Another fulfillment of the promise of God that supports a first century application and the commencement of the reign of Christ is the second coming. The relevance of the second coming of Christ to the…
The New Testament speaks of the “day of the Lord.” The following scriptures link that day to a time of judgement for the wicked and resurrection as reward for the righteous. 1. Matthew 7:22 – Many will say to me on that day, `Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your…
If we conclude that Jesus has not come, there are some glaring problems that we create for ourselves. 1. First, we are forced into a ridiculous conclusion that the “last days” of an ending age has continued for over two thousand years and counting. We have already given sufficient evidence that the “last days” was…
The outpouring of Holy Spirit was to be a sign that the last days spoken by the prophets had come. When Peter quotes Joel 2 in his sermon recorded in Acts 2, he is implying that the “last days” are here. Now, a relationship exists between a sign and that which it signifies. A sign…
Few would deny that a relationship exists between the miracles of the first century and the coming of the Lord. However, there is also a relationship between the miraculous work of the Holy Spirit and the imminent return of Jesus, after His ascension. A connection exists between the Holy Spirit’s presence to Jesus’ absence from…