"Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not" Matthew 24:23 Considering we believe that our Lord has returned, how should we understand this verse so that we do not believe that the Christ is here? To whom can they say "this is the Christ" that would deceive us? Also: Matthew 24:36 says, "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, not the angels of heaven, but may Father only." What day is it that we don't know?

The answer lies in the context of Matthew 24. Jesus begins speaking to his disciples about the coming age. He warned about many coming in his name and deceiving many (verse 5). Then would follow wars, but these would not mean the end of [...]

What is parousia? (Bahamas)

Parousia means presence. (See 2 Corinthians 10:10; Philippians 2:12.) Sadly, most Bible translators have injected their theological, doctrinal biases into their translations and have used the word “coming” for parousia. However, Thayer’s Greek Lexicon of the Bible accurately gives the definition as “presence” or [...]

If all mankind will come out from the tomb and learn the truth, and everyone will know the Lord from the least to to greatest, then how do we reconcile this with 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 that says he will come back and destroy those who don’t know God with the eternal destruction? (United States)

2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 (NKJV), 7 “. . . when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, 8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our [...]

Please explain Matthew 24:30, "Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory." Does it have a time feature? (United States)

Summary: Yes, we see many signs of our Lord’s return now! Matthew 24:30 answers the disciples’ questions of verse 3, “Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming (Greek, presence) and of the end of the [...]

Has Jesus always been with us since His resurrection? If not, what should we expect when our Lord returns? (India) 

There is much confusion about the manner and purpose of His return. Many false predictions have been published. Some take the Lord’s words, “lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world,” to mean that Christ never left and ascended to the Father. They believe that Jesus has been personally present during the entire gospel age. Such [...]

What is the morning star? (Philippines)

The Morning Star is another name given to Jesus. The title of the Morning Star appears twice, both in Revelation. Revelation 2:28, “And I will give him (faithful Christians) the Morning Star.” Revelation 22:16, “I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in [...]

Revelation 22:20 (WEB): He who testifies these things says, “Yes, I come quickly.” Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus. Yahshua (Jesus) promised that he would come QUICKLY. But it's past 2,000 years already. Isn't Yahshua (Jesus) late in his second coming? Or is the word "quickly" wrongly translated in the English language? (India)

As your question suggests, the original Greek word “quickly” means “shortly, that is, without delay, soon, or (by surprise) suddenly…” (from Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance). Now, let's look at 2 Peter 3:3-9 (Young’s Literal Translation), “This first knowing, that there shall come in the latter end [...]

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