Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: ta00est@unccvax.uncc.edu (elizabeth s tallant) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: The second coming Message-ID: Date: 9 Mar 91 06:20:13 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of NC at Charlotte Lines: 19 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , rab7166@venus.tamu.edu (BAKER, RICHARD ALAN) writes: > Here is something to think about. How would you react to someone who claimed > to be the second coming of Christ. I would suspect that he(or she) would be > ridiculed a blasphemer(sic), and if we had a religious State which held > blasphemy as a crime, he(or she) would most likely be exicuted for his offense > against the State(sound familiar). Just think about it when you are condeming > the exacutioners of Jesus. What would you do in the same situation. Next time The reason that I and many others would not believe a person who claimed to be Christ is that Christ has said that upon His second coming, we will see him in the air. People will not need to announce his coming or try to convince us that "it is him" because we will know it. Jesus specifically said that if someone goes around saying "Christ is here" or "Christ is there" DO NOT BELIEVE THAT PERSON. Upon his second coming, Christ will gather in His children. Even if we are taking a nap when he shows up, there is no need to worry because he will take us with Him anyway.