Mark 14:61,62 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Revelation 19
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Hebrews 13
20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
For years False prophets/teachers have said that Jesus has already come. That is a lie. Don't you believe it.
There are a multitude of reasons why it is impossible that Jesus has already returned. Presented below is a list of reasons why this cannot be so. Following the list, and presented in the same order as the items on the list is a Biblical explanation of each reason. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. Matthew 24:5 - Can you say duality of Scripture? Some deceivers will claim to BE Christ. Others will come in Jesus name saying that HE is Christ, but will pervert the Word of God and deceive MANY.
Seven Reasons Why Jesus Has Not Yet Returned
- The Church is Still Here
- The Mt. of Olives is Still There
- Every Eye has Not Seen Him
- Lions are Not Eating Straw
- Jesus is Not Yet in Jerusalem
- It is with Power & Great Glory
- No Mark of the Beast Yet
The church is still here. Jesus is coming to take the Christians which are "the church" in an event called the RAPTURE. This has not occurred at the time I wrote this, but it may have happened by the time you read it. I hope not for your sake, but if you missed the rapture for the sake of your soul, DO NOT take any marks on your hand or forehead and DO NOT worship the miracle working false prophet. Listen to the preaching of Moses and Elijah and the angels flying through the heavens. You will be hearing about them.
The Mt. of Olives is Still There. Notice the verse on your right from Zechariah. The great valley created by the destruction of the Mt. of Olives extends to the valley of Jezreel, sometimes called Megiddo or Armageddon. I haven't looked recently, but I am confident that Mt. Olivet is still there.
Every eye has not seen HIM. Jesus plainly stated that when HE returns "Every eye will see Him and all kindreds of the Earth will mourn because of Him. Those who dwell on the Earth after the Lord's church has been removed have a lot to endure and have only one final chance to escape Hell. Refuse to take the mark and refuse to worship AntiChrist even though it will probably cost you your life. Wouldn't it make a lot more sense to accept Jesus as your Saviour now?
Lions are not eating straw. The prophet Isaiah tells us twice that when Messiah has come, "the lion shall eat straw like the ox.", once in chapter 11 verse 7 and again in chapter 65 verse 25. It is evident to me that lions are not eating straw like an ox, nor would you want your child to play on the den of a cockatrice or asp. Weapons of war are still proliferating, not being beaten into plowshares. The knowledge of the Lord does not cover the Earth like the waters cover the seas and there are many other specific prophecies that remain unfulfilled until the Heavens depart as a scroll when it is rolled together and "we see HIM as HE is."
Jesus is Not Yet in Jerusalem. In the left column is a scripture from Isaiah chapter 66 regarding the Millenial reign of Jesus here on Earth after HE returns in power and great glory. I don't spend a lot of time on this clearly stated doctrine because those who do not want to see the Lord return triumphantly won't listen anyway. The basic facts are, people of all nations will be required to travel to Jerusalem once each year to appear before the LORD. He isn't there at this time and if you travel there you will not be able to go to Idumea and see the carcasses of those who have transgressed against Him in "a lake of fire." It is a future event after He returns to establish His world government while HE rules (not the Beast) from Jerusalem.
It is with Power & Great Glory. It should be clear, if you believe the Holy Scriptures that Jesus doesn't sneak back in the middle of the night riding on the coat tails of the false prophets and teachers who are so deluded they think they will bring in the kingdom. It should be equally clear, considering all the atrocities in the news every single day that the 1,000 years of peace on Earth has not begun.
No Mark of the Beast Yet - The reign of AntiChrist with the attendant horrors described in the Book of Revelation has not happened. It is a sad testimonial to Bible ignorance that such truisms as this even have to be verbalized. If you have not read Revelation with simple faith, try doing so. It is a false premise that this book is hard to understand; it is just hard for modern thinking people to believe.
It should be plain to anyone with even a trace of Bible knowledge that Jesus has not yet returned. I cannot take credit for the foregoing knowledge. I have never presented any new wisdom on this site. Most of us have at least a few people in our lineage who knew and taught these things long, long ago. The truth has been ignored so long, it's become lost to the masses in America. What a pity; ready or not The KING IS COMING!
Chronologically the 2nd Coming of Christ (2nd Advent) is preceded by the Rapture of the Church and subsequent Judgment Seat of Christ for Believers to see how their Christian works fare when tested by fire. While the Judgment Seat of Christ is occurring, simultaneously here on the Earth, Daniels 70th week is unfolding with the horrors of AntiChrists reign.
After Jesus does return, several events transpire, again in a specific order. First, there will be a brief skirmish in which the blood will run to the horses bridle (Battle of Armageddon), followed immediately by a judgment of nations for the way they have treated Israel, followed by 1,000 years (Millenium) of PEACE enforced by the King of Kings as He rules with a rod of iron, followed by the destruction by fire of the Earth and Heavens that are now, followed by the Great White Throne Judgment, followed by the creation of the New Heavens and New Earth and eternal, everlasting life with no Satanic influence and no corruption! Finally!
If you take the time to read the studies associated with each of these events you will see that simply by arranging them in the correct order many points of confusion are cleared up. It is a very important precept in studying the Bible to rightly divide the Word of Truth (1st Timothy 2:15). If you do that and believe and accept it as it is written most problem texts cease to be problematic and require no complicated explanation. It is a critical, fundamental maxim of Scriptural studies that the Word must be rightly divided.
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John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
Zechariah 14
4 ¶ And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
Mark 14
61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Revelation 13
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Isaiah 66
23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.
24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.