So is Jesus coming soon?

Question

The bible says...

"Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. " -- Matthew 16:28

"Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. " -- Luke 21:32-33

"But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer." -- 1 Peter 4:7

These words, written 1,900+ yrs ago, were meant to warn the first Christians for the immediate end of the world. Some words are supposedly out of the mouth of Jesus. The world did not end. All that generation passed away without any of the things foretold coming to pass. No amount of prayer brought it about; nor ever so much patience and belief and sober living. The world went on, as usual, indifferent to the spoutings of another batch of doomsday prophets with visions of messiahs dancing in their deluded brains. Go figure.

Answer 1

No
Jesus is fiction

Answer 2

I hope this helps to answer your questions-

"Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. " -- Matthew 16:28

This was in reference to His transfiguration which happened six days later in Chapter 17.

"Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. " -- Luke 21:32-33

Christ's preliminary predictions began to take place, with the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in A.D. 70- the same generation.

"But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer." -- 1 Peter 4:7

I will answer this one with another quote from Peter-


First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say, "Where is this 'coming' he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation." But they deliberately forget that long ago by God's word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water. By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:3-9


Have a good Day


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Answer 3

Well I would not hazard to guess about the return of Christ, although I do believe it will be without warning, and to the young lady that made the comment that "Jesus is fiction" you need to check your history . he was just as real as any other figure in history. and that is a fact, he is mentioned by historian of the time.

Josephus - An Eyewitness to Christianity
Josephus was a historian who lived from 37 A.D. to about 100 A.D. He was a member of the priestly aristocracy of the Jews, and was taken hostage by the Roman Empire in the great Jewish revolt of 66-70 A.D. Josephus spent the rest of his life in or around Rome as an advisor and historian to three emperors, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian. For centuries, the works of Josephus were more widely read in Europe than any book other than the Bible. They are invaluable sources of eyewitness testimony to the development of Western civilization, including the foundation and growth of Christianity in the 1st Century.

Josephus - Biblical Accounts Outside the Bible
Josephus mentions New Testament events and people in some of his works. For many skeptics, this is viewed as significant evidence against the myth and legend theories that plague early Christianity. Here are some excerpts:

Josephus mentions Jesus in Antiquities, Book 18, chapter 3, paragraph 3 (this paragraph is so phenomenal, that scholars now debate the authenticity of some of the more “favorable” portions of this text):

“Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him; for he appeared to them alive again the third day; as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him. And the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day.”

Answer 4

This Jesus who was taken from you into heaven will come back in the same way as you saw Him go into heaven.

These words were spoken to the followers of Jesus immediately after He had vanished from their sights and returned to be with God.

God alone knows when this will be. Jesus did tell us of the signs that will herald His return: an increase in natural disasters, earthquakes and famines; wars and cruelty, oppressive regimes with Christians suffering fierce persecution. There will be an ever-increasing breakdown in relationships and growing fear and tension in the world. All kinds of false sects and religious leaders will arise, claiming to be God or to speak for God. The Good news of Jesus must be preached in every land.

All this is happening now, and increasingly so. All the signs are that Jesus' coming is very near.

The Bible constantly challenges us to be ready for Jesus at any time - either when we die or when He comes again.

Like so many, you quote verses out of context.

Answer 5

But what about King George's MESSianic vision? We must bring about war in the Middle East so Jesus can come and put an end to our suffering! Not to mention there's a lot of money to be made in the Prophesy and religion business. And Nostradamus! Pat Robertson! Tammy Faye and Jim Baker! Surely they wouldn't lie to us! I'll bet somebody has damned you just for saying that(and me too).

Answer 6

These things are still yet to come. They weren't praying to bring it about. They wrote what they were guided along by the Holy Spirit to write. It is for us today. It's too bad your attitude toward Christianity is so bad. Is it this way with other things too, bitter? It's obvious that you don't believe it, but your anger comes thru loud and clear. At least we have something to believe in, something we know is true. At least we have peace, can you say the same?

Answer 7

watch and pray yep per. the Bible even say only the Father knows the time. hopefully the Lord will wait at least until I get my Harley.
whenever I am ready for His Return.

Answer 8

In the spirit realm, time is a totally different thing then on earth. And when you die, you meet the Lord anyway and you never know when that could be.

Answer 9

the bible is a fable....

religion was basically created to control the masses and to give comfort to stupid people who need a simple explanation for life and death

Answer 10

I believe it could be any time, but if it takes 10 years , I wont be discouraged.