A third reason that the second coming of Christ taught in the New Testament cannot be the final judgment day is because the judgment spoken in connection with Christ’s return was escapable, while the final judgment taught among a majority of churches today is not escapable. The great a terrible day of the Lord that…
Consider some reasons why his return cannot refer to a final judgment day and the end of the world at some distant future. (1) Time-Defining Terms Logically speaking, how can we define the end of the age in Matthew 24 to refer to the end of time when Jesus comes to judge the world and…
As already noted, Matthew’s account looks like he may be asking three questions. Some would say that He distinguishes the destruction of Jerusalem and a final return in answering the last two questions. Adherents to this view either make verse 29 or 36 the point of transitioning from a discussion of the question of authority…
It is revealing to compare Matthew 24 to the other two synoptic gospels to clarify the time references. Matt. 24:3 “And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying Tell us, when shall these things be and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the…