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The
second personal coming
of Jesus
If Jesus has been with the church
for 2,000 years,
why did he promise
to come again?
Pentecost
was NOT
the second advent. |
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the time
of our Lord’s second presence, the world will be far from converted
to God. 
Buddhism
Witnerld
does not imply
the conversion
of the world.
What
is the
main object
of the gospel now? |
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"At [God’s]
right hand" –
not a location,
but authority
and power.
The
Church’s mission is
to witness.
God has not yet even attempted
the world’s conversion.
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first advent REDEEMS. 
The second advent RESTORES. |
The
period between
the advents is for
the development
of the church. 
The selection
of the church...
The
reason for
the apparent delay in blessings. |
A
future restitution
for every man, woman and child...
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"Rightly dividing the word of truth"
Two lines
of thought
divide Christians:
Election
Vs.
Free Grace |
God’s selection
of Israel
is
a type
of the great work
for the world.
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"I am not sent but to the lost sheep
of the house
of Israel."
Matt. 10:5,6
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God’s
gift
is unlimited.
Those
in the tomb are prisoners
of hope.
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The
Second Adam and
the Second Eve
"The Spirit
and the Bride
say, Come!"
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Christ
is the only basis
for salvation.
Peter's Faith
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The Gospel sent
to the Gentiles |
The Law did not bring life to Israel |
What will happen
to the heathen?
Will ignorance
save men? |
The
majority
of mankind
have never
heard of Jesus.
What has become of the multitudes who
have died?
What is their condition? |
In
due time,
there will be
full knowledge AND
appreciation.
How will the
"good tidings
of great joy"
be to
"ALL PEOPLE"?
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Was
redemption
a failure?
"Behold, I bring you good tidings
of great joy,
which shall be to
ALL PEOPLE."
Luke 2:10
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The
key is
the ransom:
"To be testified
IN DUE TIME."
The Crucifixion
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is love." 
"God so loved the world that
he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish..."
John 3:16 |
How will
"all men"
come to know
the truth?
Does
death
end all hope?
Why
is mankind
in a condition
of suffering?
The two Adams
of the Bible--
Adam and Jesus.
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True light
will eventually
enlighten
every man.
Every
man
has not yet
been enlightened.
God
has
a blessing for all,
a better way. |
Will
all benefit from Christ’s death?
Simeon and Jesus
God
will not
give everlasting life
against man’s will.
A
general
salvation and
the special salvation. |
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Restoration
of Israel
God says to Israel,
"Behold,
O my people, I will open your graves,
and cause you to come up out of your graves,
and
bring you into the land of Israel. "And ye shall know that I am the Lord,
when I ... shall put
my spirit in you,
and I shall place you in your own land;
"Then shall ye know that I
the Lord have spoken it,
and performed it,
saith the Lord."
Ezekiel 37:11-14
Ezekiel’s
Vision – Valley of Dry Bones |
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Israel’s
promises have wide application.
Israel
is beloved
for their
fathers’ sakes.
Father Abraham
God’s
thoughts
and plans
are above our own. |
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All
who die
in the Millennium
shall die
for
their own sins.
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Restitution
is promised
for all mankind, including the
people of Sodom.
Lot leaving Sodom
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There
will be
an opportunity
for all in the
Day of Judgment.
Synagogue ruins
at Capernaum
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Christ
returns
to open the doors
of the grave.
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Slaying of the Amalekites
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Menorah in Israel
Vineyard in Israel
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Promises
of God
are a certainty –
"Confirmed to
God in Christ."
The Old Law Covenant will be replaced with
a New Covenant
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The
"New Covenant." Every
member
of the human race has a place
in God’s plan. God
is the Master
of His purposes. |
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