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Soutane
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Yes he is,but I wanted to offer some “consolation”
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Teflon93
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Sure—the world’s a tough place and we all wish to be reunited with God as soon as He wills it to be. Eucharistic adoration in particular offers a way to be with Christ before the appointed hour.Yes he is,but I wanted to offer some “consolation”
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Soutane
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I agree.I’ve never felt as so free from care and worry as when I am basking in the fire of the Holy Spirit in our Saviours physical presence.
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Gottle_of_Geer
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One possibility - he’s dead & gone 
Another - he may be alive, but is not returning.The idea of his return needed to be re-intepreted in 2 Peter 3 (partly by being rude to those tasteless enough to point it had not happened). Since it is referred to in Matt. 24.34, either Jesus or the Evangelist got the timing wrong. IMHO, that is one of the most embarrassing verses in the Bible
Why not just face facts ? - this coming was promised, soon, & has not happened. That would at least be honest. Would another set of beliefs that had this problem be spared criticism ? Then why should Christianity ? 
Third - maybe the return was at Pentecost, in the descent of the Spirit (which makes Matthew 24.34 a bit silly
)Fourth - this coming is in visible individuals, but not in his own person as Jesus of Nazareth
Fifth - it happens in spiritual experience.
4 & 5 are my guesses, so no-one else is responsible for them.
Sixth - some think it is the same as judgement at death
IMO, it’s not going to happen. Christianity is full of things people say are real, but can’t be shown to be, so IMO it does not matter. OTOH this world is real, & there’s no point in living for one that might not be. What I’m certain of is that it will nor happen in the lifetimes of anyone now alive, or of their descendants for many generations. It would be crazy to live around something so unlikely. We should just get on with our lives & not bother too much about it - if it does happen, then fine. “Gazing up at the sky” or “downing tools just in case” = bad ideas.
Just my thoughts.
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williamric
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Well why take one verse of the Bible and interpret it literally as it was written when for 2000 years Catholicism hasnt done that?The idea of his return needed to be re-intepreted in 2 Peter 3 (partly by being rude to those tasteless enough to point it had not happened). Since it is referred to in Matt. 24.34, either Jesus or the Evangelist got the timing wrong. IMHO, that is one of the most embarrassing verses in the Bible
There is no point is telling Catholics how to interpret a verse when its completely inconsistent with how Catholics interpret the Bible
The NT was written with a post-resurrection Jesus in mind, it was written in a time of fierce persecution and this shows in the written text…
After all, in the same Bible Jesus tells us that no one but the Father knows the day…
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Michael_David
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Why is it we think these are tough (end) times, even referencing the Bible clues… earthquakes, floods, false prophets, etc?
These things were happening before Christ came the first time; they are still happening. The sun has not turned dark yet (except for an eclipse now and then). Oh, we did add a second to time because the earth’s rotation is slowing, how slow will it go? Are these things getting worse, or is our world-wide network of news making it seem that way? The Bible was written before the post office, the telephone, the internet, and who knows what next… it was local knowledge that was known, even America wasn’t on the map yet; the earth was flat; the sun revolved around the earth; gravity wasn’t a word yet; telescopes were not used to look at the stars.
Even though it is also said that knowledge will increase, just how far can it go? If, as science says, we use only 1 billion of our 11 billion brain cells in our normal living of life, how much more knowledge can we gain if we increase this by ten times? This kinda implies we too are still in the dark ages of brain development.
So if these things have been happening, are still happening, and will, more then likely, keep happening… there is no time period exempt from thinking it is the end times. The main thing to consider is that we are looking back from the present, just as the next generations will be looking at us from the future. Will that future be as bad as now, worse, or better in their eye’s?
When I go out to bask in the sun and it has lost it’s warmth because the fire is going out, I will figure the time is near…
These things were happening before Christ came the first time; they are still happening. The sun has not turned dark yet (except for an eclipse now and then). Oh, we did add a second to time because the earth’s rotation is slowing, how slow will it go? Are these things getting worse, or is our world-wide network of news making it seem that way? The Bible was written before the post office, the telephone, the internet, and who knows what next… it was local knowledge that was known, even America wasn’t on the map yet; the earth was flat; the sun revolved around the earth; gravity wasn’t a word yet; telescopes were not used to look at the stars.
Even though it is also said that knowledge will increase, just how far can it go? If, as science says, we use only 1 billion of our 11 billion brain cells in our normal living of life, how much more knowledge can we gain if we increase this by ten times? This kinda implies we too are still in the dark ages of brain development.
So if these things have been happening, are still happening, and will, more then likely, keep happening… there is no time period exempt from thinking it is the end times. The main thing to consider is that we are looking back from the present, just as the next generations will be looking at us from the future. Will that future be as bad as now, worse, or better in their eye’s?
When I go out to bask in the sun and it has lost it’s warmth because the fire is going out, I will figure the time is near…
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chaz0426
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Very true, although technically the sun is suppose to swell and boil the earth before losing it’s energy and shrinking (astrophysics) and that’s not suppose to happen for another 5 billion years or so. So in theory if we don’t all die by a world wide virus outbreak, asteroid/comet impact, nuclear war, climate change, robot rebellion, or some other means then we have 5 billion years left and by then we should have spread across many other star systems I would hope and might even be highly evolved. So many possibilities. I just hope Christianity will always survive, I guess what counts is that in me and my faith it will always be there and most likely for the next few hundred years if governments don’t ban it. .
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mmmcounts
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Jesus will return when the last of his children accepts Him as Savior. Apparently, there are more left to bring into the fold.
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