| by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) |
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| This short study is based on the Scriptural teachings regarding the coming of the Son of Man, at the end time. At which end time he will, after all enemies have been removed, sit on his throne, and begin to teach and judge the peoples on earth. Allowing them to make their own choices, and not “forcing the Truth” down their throats. As the saying goes. Consider the following Scriptures regarding the Son of Man, and the role he will play on earth. For, he will come to the earth at least two times before he comes for the third time, and then sits on his Throne. If you find any interest in what follows, and wish to respond to the material presented, please use Scripture as the source of your response. Zech. 9:9. “Rejoice greatly O daughter of Zion. Shout O daughter of Jerusalem. Your KING comes to you. He is just and having salvation. Lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt [mule], the foal of an ass.” Keep in mind the capitalized and underlined KING. Rev. 6:16. “…Hide us from the face of him that sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the LAMB.” Here, consider the words of Ps. 110:1. Rev. 14:1. “I looked and behold. A LAMB stood on mount Zion, and with him an hundred and forty four thousand.” These 144,000 are those referred to in chapter seven. Whose work is yet to come. Consider that in Zech. 9:9, it speaks of his coming as “King”. And NT Scripture clearly shows us that when he came in the first century, he came as said “Lamb”. Not as a King. But we know also that, when he comes at the end time, he will indeed come a King, sitting on his throne. Let’s now tie these above Scriptures together and find what I feel is the answer to why Christ is referred to as King, in the first Scripture, and why it is that he is referred to as a Lamb in the latter two. I find the answer is shown in the following verse. Acts 1:11. “You men of Galilee. Why stand you gazing into heaven? This same Jesus [the sacrificed Lamb], that is taken up from you into heaven, shall come in like manner as you have seen him go into heaven.” In other words, just as Jesus ascended from the mount of Olives, so will he be returning to that same spot. But this time he will come as “King”. And do not forget, this time in the future, the territory of Judea will be under the control of the Gentiles. And also keep in mind that almost all Christians are expecting the coming of a Messiah. So also, is the religion of Islam expecting a Messiah to come. His name in Hebrew is Mahdi. That means that some two billion or so peoples on earth will see their “expected” Messiah when he appears in Rev. 6:16. As well, both the religions of Hindus and Buddhists also expect a Messiah to come. Perhaps another billion or so? And, when they see the Lamb in the heaven, they will very likely begin to prepare for his coming to the earth. Which he does in Rev. 14:1. Or, the time Peter speaks of when “their Messiah” will come to the earth, and ride first on an ass, and then on a mule. Don’t forget that when Jesus the Lamb came, he rode on an ass. But as he neared Jerusalem, those of the city that came to him, forced him to ride on a mule. |
| Iron Sharpening Iron In regard to: The Coming of the Son of Man Article by Ray Daly Comments by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) |
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| Sorry you feel that the truth is being forced down your throat. Essentially that is not really true. All people from the time of Adam and Eve have had “Free Will”. In other words, you have and still have “Free Will” to choose what you believe and what you will do. So, no one has ever had the power to force truth down your throat. Most people have some truth, but no one except God the Father and Jesus have all the truth. Some articles are more controversial than other articles because they are a mixture of truth and falsehood. I believe that most of your articles, not all, but most of your articles are what I would call controversial, and I do not believe people should take them at face value. With that said, I do not believe anyone should take any article at face value without taking the time to prove whether it is true or not. All truth should be proven from scripture. If you cannot prove something from scripture it is probably not true. Ideas come to people all the time, but not all ideas come from God. Some ideas come from Satan who broadcasts daily through the air. Aside from the fact that I believe some things in this article are true, some are not true, and some are just plain mixed up, I also have a major problem when you keep proclaiming that Islam, Hindus, Buddhists etc. are waiting for an expected Messiah as if that Messiah is Christ. Eventually all people will have to dump their false religions and follow all of God’s laws, but right now they do not believe in Christ nor are they awaiting His arrival as King. |
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