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Because Jesus' contemporaries did not witness his second coming, some contend that Jesus erred in his predictions (Luz 2005: 209; cf. Schweitzer 1910: 356–364). "This generation" refers to Jesus's contemporaries who would witness "all these things" as outlined in verses 4–22 or 4–28, pointing to the destruction of the temple in 70 CE and ...
So the context in the text clearly states this promise being for the future “coming” Davidic fulfillment, not for an unbroken line of descendants and in the typical Old Testament prophets language of hyperbole, Jesus fulfilled the King and Priest role as a priest according to the line of Melchizedek in Gen 14:18 “ Melchizedek, king of ...
The Second Coming is a Christian and Islamic concept regarding the return of Jesus to Earth after his first coming and his ascension to heaven about two thousand years ago. The belief is based on messianic prophecies found in the canonical gospels and is part of most Christian eschatologies.
In the 1978 General Assembly, Dr. Benjamin de Jesus, son of former president Florentino de Jesus, Sr. was elected president of the denomination. He was re-elected twice in 1981 and 1985. He was replaced by Dr. Valmike Apuzen in 1989. He was reelected in 1993 and was succeeded by Vice-President Dr. Rodrigo Tano in 1997. Dr.
The use of the terms king and kingdom and the role of the Jews in using the term king to accuse Jesus are central to the discussion between Jesus and Pilate. In Matthew 27:11, Mark 15:2, and Luke 23:3 Jesus responds to Pilate, "you have said so" when asked if Jesus is the King of the Jews and says nothing further. This answer is traditionally ...
In Luke and John, the crowd explicitly claims that Jesus is the king of Israel already, without any reference to David. [30] [27] According to Huffman 2012, pp. 10, Luke portrayed Jesus' coming kingdom as spiritual, seeking 'peace in heaven', rather than a political threat to the Roman Empire.
Christ the King is a title of Jesus in Christianity referring to the idea of the Kingdom of God where Christ is described as being seated at the right hand of God. [ 1 ] Many Christian denominations consider the kingly office of Christ to be one of the threefold offices : Christ is a prophet, priest, and king.
The Church teaches that Jesus will come in "power and great glory." [18] Latter-day Saints believe that the person who will arrive is the same Jesus as the one who ascended to heaven in the New Testament account [19] and that he will still have the marks of the nails in his hands and feet that he gained from the Crucifixion when he returns. [20]