Is this an example of Biblical Prophency coming to past??

Question

According to the biblical Apocrypha, the Last Judgment (and therefore, one supposes, the end of the world) would occur one thousand years after the birth of Jesus Christ.

This was December 31, 999. No End Times ever occurred.

Later, Theorists pressed to explain the A.D. 999 bust decided that the 1,000 years should have been figured from the death of Christ rather than from his birth.

This was December 31, 1033. Again, no End Times occurred.

In all there are a total of 44 End Times Prophencies that have not come to pass - the first being the New Testament: The End should have occurred before the death of the last Apostle. In Matthew 16:28, it 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.

One by one, all the apostles died. And the world rolled on for everyone else. . . .

The "actual translation" "might have meant".....yeah, youre winning lots of converts with THAT excuse.....

There is nothing quite like the sweet taste of being insulted by a Christian who proclaims Love for All. Thanks Jan, for proving that you are a true TYPICAL Christian. Cant share your alleged knowledge without INSULTING OTHERS.

Answer 1

Re the return of JC: Crazy4Christ reminds us above that "It says in the Bible, he will come when no one is expecting him to come"

This is very interesting, because logically this means that he won't be coming at all!

Consider: He can't come on the day of the end of the world, because if he hadn't come before that, we'd all obviously be expecting him to come on that day. So that's out.

By the same argument, he can't come the day before the end of the world either, because if he hadn't come before, and we knew he wasn't coming on the last day, we'd all expect him to come the day before. So that's out, too.

But nor, again, could he come the day before *that*, because again knowing that he couldn't not arrive on the following two days, we'd all expect him to come on that day. So that's right out as well.

And this logic can be used to prove that in fact he can't come on *any* of the days between now and the end of the world, because we'd be expecting him.

The conclusion can only be that he's not coming at all. I rest my case.

CD

Answer 2

Where in the bible does one find the Apocrypha? I was under the impression that was a catholic book, written long after the bible.

Actually, the scripture you quote is taken out of context and it doesn't say until "you" pass away, its says until "that generation" pass away, speaking about the generation of Israel becoming a nation again. A biblical generation is 70 years, Israel became a nation again in 1948, giving us until 2018 for the tribulation to start.

Yes, there have been numerous end time predictions, I believe the Jehova Witnesses have the record on false end time predictions, but a lot of the more legitimate false predictions are simply caused by people misinterpreting scripture (using "you" instead of "that generation"), such as you did.

The 1,000 year reign of Christ begins after the final wrath, in the new, improved earth.

Answer 3

The end times will occur when God is ready for the end times.
In the mean time it would be wise to develop "Patience".
This will improve every ones life immensely.The next to the last sign is when man turns away from God, and resorts to other foolish tactics to try to enhance his own life. And as we speak we can see foolish tactics being practiced all around us.The final sign should not be discussed at this time, for the true believer knows what the final sign is!
If man develops "Wisdom", the final sign will become obvious.
May we all develop "Wisdom".

Answer 4

Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?

The Son of Man was not talking there about coming in a kingdom as you may think.

He will return again to gather his people to take us to heaven.

You'll notice when he was crucified he said destroy this temple and I will raise in again in three days. They thought he meant the temple they worshiped in but he was meaning his body.

They erred because they did not understand what he was talking about. And so does your question the kingdom of God is within men.

Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

The kingdom of God is the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost was given before those people died.

I hope this helps you to understand what was being said. May the Lord help you.

Answer 5

Well, how about we look at the bible. There is absolutely nothing that says exactly when the second coming of Jesus Christ will be. It does say, however, that only God knows the date.

However, since we are speaking of prophecies being fulfilled, you just fulfilled one. 2Peter speaks of people mocking the return of Jesus, in the last days, saying "where is the promise of His coming?"

Answer 6

pleiades423, you're confusing Matthew 16:28 with Mark 13:30.

But it is rather convenient apologetics to change Mark 13:30 to say "The last living human shall not pass away until all these things be accomplished." It can never be proven wrong.

Answer 7

Hi Peter. This is precisely why the book you mentioned is apocryphal: it contradicts the teaching of Christ that, "...of that day and hour, no man knows."

As far as the prophecy in Matthew 16:28, it is directly linked to the next two verses:
Mat 17:1 ¶ And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
Mat 17:2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

Here was the Kingdom of God coming in power: Jesus Christ revealed as the actual Son of God and clothed in Power right before them.

Quite often, what appears to refer to one thing may actually refer to another. Take for example the famous passage in Isaiah 53 about the suffering servant. Many Jews were not sure who this referred to, and it took the teaching of Christ and the Spirit of God to reveal it. Many passages of scripture are like this, and Jesus taught that it was deliberately so.

Mat 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
Luk 10:21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
Luk 18:34 And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

You see, if we come to the Bible with a mind to find fault rather than to submit to its teachings, we will be blinded by our bias and miss out on what God is trying to tell us.

Blessings my friend -
It's good to see you posting another question.

Tom

Answer 8

well, in response to the last part, John witnessed the Son of Man coming in his kingdom, albeit through a vision.
And there are many other viewpoints of the apocrypha prophecies that do not place a time constraint on God...
also, "he will come like a thief in the night"

Answer 9

Well, you definitely need to continue your research in Bible prophecy of the end-times. You also need to get a CORRECT list of what is ACTUALLY part of end-time prophecies and what is not. Finally, you need to get a better understanding of how today's calendar system was created and, most especially, it's correlation of lack thereof with the calendar system used during Christ's time.

You are in error with your quote from the book of Matthew. That is not an end-time prophecy.

Answer 10

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