SkepticOfBible Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Evangelising the Jews A second reason for this obsession relates to the Church's fascination with eschatology, the study of the End of Times. Fundamentalist Christians are consumed by the prophecies surrounding the end of days. They want to know when the Messiah will come/return. How will this take place? To which nations did the prophet Ezekiel refer when he described how apocalyptic nations would wage war against Jerusalem before the final hour leading to the messianic age (Ezekiel 38-39)? Christian bookstores typically set aside an entire section dedicated to eschatological inquiry. How does all this apocalyptic speculation and discussion relate to our subject? At the end of the book of Matthew (23:39), Jesus is quoted making a very important statement. He says, "I will not return until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'" Because Jesus was speaking to a Jewish audience at the time he made this statement, Christians have always understood this statement to have one meaning: Jesus will not make his second coming until the Jews are converted. The Jews, therefore, are holding up the show. So there, it's not sin that's preventing christ to come back, but those Jews. Tsk Tsk Naughty Naughty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythra Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Because Jesus was speaking to a Jewish audience at the time he made this statement, Christians have always understood this statement to have one meaning: Jesus will not make his second coming until the Jews are converted. The Jews, therefore, are holding up the show.So there, it's not sin that's preventing christ to come back, but those Jews. Tsk Tsk Naughty Naughty Isn't this tantamount to stating that Jesus will never be coming back? I have a few jewish friends. I'm pretty sure they are never gonna turn Jesusite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlerman Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Once again, taking the bible literally gets you into a pickle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eponymic Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 I thought Jesus never returned because he was so into playing Bezerker at the heavenly arcade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotBlinded Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 I was just wondering, isn't anything past Matthew 20 interpolations. Of course, it's hard to know what is not interpolations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duderonomy Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 You silly fools! Can't you read plain King James English??? What He said (in the original) was, "I won't return and save your asses from your enemies, until you say that I'm God! I'll hold My Breath until My Face turns blue!! You'll see! You little chosen bastards! Fine! And if you people piss Me off anymore, I'll save those peeps that belief in Zeus and all that other shit before I'll save your worthless butts! Chosen My Holy Ass! I'll write a Third Testament if I have to!!" You see, this is why I can't see people using the Bible as an excuse for anti-semitism. 'God' seems to hate everyone the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnosis of Disbelief Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 If fundies are so confident about eternal life and their spot in heaven, then why are they sooooo obsessed about Jesus coming back and Rapturing them all away before they die, hmmmmmm? They're soooo obsessed that they are actually trying to force him to come back sooner rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Demuz Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 He can´t come back before God have build a watch that shows 1 day and 1000 years at the same display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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