The Apostle Paul, in the First Epistle to the Thessalonians, describes the Gentile Christians in that city as people who had “turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for His Son from heaven.” It is therefore evident that the Second Coming of Christ occupied a prominent place in the beliefs of the 1st century Christians. Here are a few quotations which reveal the faith of those early disciples in their Lord’s return.
Unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time . . . unto salvation.
For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
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Author: P. H. Adams
Keywords: parousia, Second coming, Jesus second coming, Christ's second coming, Second Advent, Jesus second advent, second coming of Christ, Jesus' return, Christ's return, I Will Come Again, Second appearing, Advent of Jesus, Jesus return to earth, second coming of Jesus, Return of Jesus, Return of Christ, rapture, raptured, Church raptured, rapture of believers, going to heaven, Thy Kingdom Come
Bible reference(s): Dan 7:13, Mat 16:27, Mat 24:3, Mat 24:27, Mat 24:37, Mat 24:39, Mat 25:6, Mat 25:31, Mat 26:64, Mar 13:26, Luk 12:36-37, Luk 12:43, Luk 12:45-47, Luk 17:30, Luk 18:8, Luk 19:12, Luk 19:15, Luk 21:27, Joh 14:3, Joh 14:28, Act 1:11, 1Th 2:19, 1Th 3:13, 1Th 4:15-16, 1Th 5:2, 1 Thes 5:23, 2Th 1:10, 2Th 2:1, 2Th 2:8, 2Ti 4:1, 2Ti 4:8, Heb 9:28, Heb 10:37, James 5:7-8, 2Pe 1:16, 2Pe 3:4, 2Pe 3:12, 1Jo 2:28, Rev 3:11, Rev 22:7, Rev 22:20
Source: “The Second Coming of Christ,” The Testimony, Vol. 11, No. 131, November 1941, pp. 344-7.
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