ለመሆኑ ዳግም ምፃት ከእነዚህ ብዙ ምፃቶቹ የትኛው ነው? ካለፈው የተወሰደ። From Brother Bini!!!
Different types of coming of our lord Jesus Christ!!!
Part 1, You misunderstand Bro: I understand perfectly, that you have been “indoctrinated by rapturists” That is, you were shown certain Scriptures, told what they mean, and have since believed those explanations for probably many years. You are not about to give them up without a spiritual fight. You KNOW that I am wrong and you are right. But what if you are indoctrinated the letter, but not of the spirit: you do know the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. I suggested when he the spirit of truth guideing you into all truth to follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth!
OK now let us see your questions without ha-ha.. in the truth “Is it indicative of some future event or something continuous?” The Greek is a more rich and precise language than the Amharic or English. The English Bible uses a few terms which relate to the many coming of the Lord, but there are actually six Greek words used in relation to the Lord’s return or coming.
Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, Bro. Remember the Lord shine a glimpse of mystery to his disciples, if you know this one parable you will know all parables . Mark 4/13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables? We may say if you know this you will know the mystery his coming.
1,PAROUSIA.[ presence] This word occurs twenty-four times in the Scripture[New Testament]. It comes from the verb PAREMI which means [at hand] [to be present.] The noun signifies [Presence.] This verb emphasizes the actual personal presence of the one who comes. “Be patient unto the COMING [presence] of the Lord” (James 5:7). PAROUSIA never indicates the act of coming or the arrival of a person, but denotes the presence of one who has already arrived.
2, APOKALUPSIS. [unveiling] This word comes from the verb APOKALUPTO meaning “to uncover, “unveil, [ to take off the cover] ” and stresses the appearing or revelation of one by means of an uncovering or unveiling. It is the disclosure of one who has been hidden under cover. Rev 1:1 The Revelation(unveiling) of Jesus Christ, “Be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the REVELATION (unveiling) of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:13).
3, EPIPHANEIA. This word is to be found six times in the Scripture or New Testament. It comes from a verb which signifies [to shine upon,] [bring to light,] [to appear,] [to manifest.] The noun is [manifestation,] [brightness.] It is the appearance out of darkness of a star that has been there all day, unseen and unperceived, and suddenly manifesting at night. This word is used in the sense of the glory or majesty that is revealed by the coming of the Lord. “2Tim 1:10 But is now made manifest by the appearing[EPIPHANEIA.] of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:”
4, PHANEROO. This word means to render apparent or make manifest, not necessarily a visible presence, but a perception. “When He shall appear (PHANEROO , become apparent), we shall be like Him” (1 John 3:2).
5,ERCHOMAI.[ coming.]This word is used to indicate the actual act of coming, not, as with PAROUSIA, the presence of one who has arrived, but the event of coming. “Behold, HE COMETH (is in the act of coming) with clouds” (Revelation 1:7).
6,HEKO. This word stresses the point of arrival at a certain place, as I am come and I am here. “Hold fast till I COME (to you)” (Revelation 2:25).
The distinction between the six Greek words enables one to see what the texts mean with reference to the coming of His presence, to His abiding presence, to the revelation or unveiling of His presence, to the manifestation or out-raying of the glory and majesty of His presence. By no means do any of these words mean identically the same thing. For instance, both the word EPIPHANEIA and PAROUSIA occur in a well-known verse:Part 2 “Then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the Spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the BRIGHTNESS (EPIPHANEIA) of His COMING (PAROUSIA)” (2 Thessalonians 2:8).
Actually translated the verse reads: “The MANIFESTATION of His PRESENCE.”
An obvious example of a “COMING of Christ” was on Pentecost day. On the day of Pentecost Christ came again as the Comforter:
“And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you forever; even the Spirit of Truth: whom the world cannot receive, because it sees Him not, neither knows Him: but you know Him; for He DWELLS WITH YOU, and shall be IN YOU. I will not leave you comfortless (orphans): I WILL COME UNTO YOU. Yet A l-i-t-t-l-e w-h-i-l-e, and the world sees me no more; but Y-O-U S-E-E M-E: because I live, you shall live also. At that day you shall know that I a-m i-n m-y F-a-t-h-e-r, and you in me, and I I-N Y-O-U” (John 14:16-20).
And again, I will repost the many “comings” of Christ from Scripture:
In Mark 13:26 He comes with CLOUDS. In Matthew 24:27 He comes as LIGHTNING. In Revelation 16:15 He comes as a THIEF. In Matthew 25:6 He comes as the BRIDEGROOM. In Revelation 22:16 and 2:28 He comes as the MORNING STAR. In Malachi 4:2 He comes as the SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS ARISING. In Philippians 3:20-21 He comes in RESURRECTION POWER. In 2 Thessalonians 1:7-8 He comes in FLAMING FIRE. In Malachi 3:1-3 He comes to His priesthood company as REFINER’S FIRE and FULLER’S SOAP. In 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 He comes IN THE AIR. In Hosea 6:3 and James 5:7-8 He comes as the RAIN. In Revelation 19:11 & 14 He comes on a WHITE HORSE. In Matthew 25:31-34 He comes as KING. In 1 Peter 5:4 He comes as the CHIEF SHEPHERD. In Matthew 16:27 He comes WITH HIS ANGELS. In Jude 14 He comes WITH HIS SAINTS. In John 14:18 He comes TO HIS SAINTS. In 2 Thessalonians 1:10 He comes IN HIS SAINTS. In Jude 14 & 15 He comes in JUDGMENT. In Revelation 22:12 He comes WITH REWARDS. In 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 He comes with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, with the trump of God.Also, He comes to the Mount of Olives; He comes to His temple; He comes in glory;He comes as Lord; He comes in His Kingdom;He comes as seasons of refreshing, etc., etc., etc.If the coming of the Lord is not a progressive revelation in many manifestations, then WHICH of the many comings enumerated earlier IS THE SECOND COMING? Using Scripture, tell me… which one?
Really? Hmmm. When He says, “I will not leave you orphans: I WILL COME TO YOU,” is THAT “the second coming”? or is it when He declares, “Behold, I COME as a thief?” Or when He says, “I WILL COME unto you as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth,” is that manifestation His “second coming”? Or is it when He comes as lightning, or as the sun of righteousness, or as the Bridegroom, or as King, or WITH His saints, or TO His saints, or IN His saints?
Paul said that Jesus would come with a “shout,” also with the “voice of the archangel,” and with the “trump of God.” Jesus said, “Behold, I come as a thief.” Certainly thieves do not blow trumpets and shout!
Nor did Jesus blow trumpets when He ascended from the Mount of Olives, yet the messengers said that He would come “in like manner.” And it would seem that if He came as rain and as fire at the same time, the rain would put out the fire!
These are not contradictions, or as you say only future; “in competition with each other.” Do you believe His PAROUSIA, His APOKALUPSIS, His EPIPHANEIA, His PHANAROO, His ERCHOMAI, and His HEKO are all speaking of the same singular, one-time event sometime in the future or continuous?
Well, let’s go through all of them.
1. PAROUSIA Parousia is formed a present participle of the verb “to be”, with a prefix meaning “alongside.” It means to be near or to be PRESENT. It is clear that it describes not an event, but a STATE or CONDITION, that involves duration, a period of time. It is “being present, presence.” In each place where it is translated “coming” in the King James Bible, the Revised Version has “Greek: presence” in the margin. The Greek antonym for PAROUSIA is APOUSIA meaning “un-presence” or “absence,” and is used in the passage quoted above from Philippians 2:12 wherein Paul says, “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence (PAROUSIA) only, but now much more in my absence (APOUSIA), work out your own salvation…” No translator would think of rendering APOUSIA as “going”; so neither should PAROUSIA be rendered as “coming.” It is “presence” contrasted with “absence.” The word simply means “present.” Two thousand years ago the “coming” of the Son of God to this world took place in a split-second of time when He was conceived in the womb of the virgin Mary; but it was followed by His parousia or presence in this world for almost thirty-four years; many events took place during that time of His PRESENCE.
Nowhere does PAROUSIA mean “coming” or “coming again.” The whole church world proclaims that the “second coming of Christ” is the HOPE OF THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD. It is not His coming that is the hope of the church, but IT IS HIS PRESENCE which is the hope of the church and the hope for the world. The PAROUSIA is a LIFE IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD, not simply a flashing of Jesus across the skies sometime in the future, nor in 70 AD.
Jesus Christ has given His people the power to sit with Him in heavenly places far above all principality and powers . . . we are already caught up in Him. . . it remains for us to yield to the indwelling Holy Spirit so that which has been given can now become a reality in our daily walk. Let us avoid foolish gassings.
if you still think heaven is a piece of real estate “out there” in space somewhere, rather than within your own thinking (within your heart and mind – i.e. – a state of being), then your road to enlightenment has reached an impasse which requires a total paradigm shift in your thinking. GOD IS LOVE.