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    share it and spread the gospel to those who have not had exposure to it or have no access to it. It is God’s instructions for us. The thesis that sums up this passage is, all of those who are followers of sin will suffer in the second death but those who are followers of Christ will be given a place on the new heaven and earth because we were all made new through the first harvest which was Jesus dying on the cross for our sin. The passage of scripture mainly about the physical and spiritual death of

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    Matthew is one of the four books in the New Testament that contains the narration, origin, parables, teachings, and some prophetic oracles of Jesus Christ. It is the first book in the New Testament and was authored by Matthew (Levi) under inspiration of Holy Spirit around 48-50 A.D. The key individuals appearing in this scripture include Jesus Christ and His parents Mary and Joseph and other biblical and time-appropriate leaders. These leaders include political leaders such as Pilate and religious

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    through the fulfillment of prophecy (164). Christ is the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies. And the Second Coming of Christ is the expected fulfillment of the New Testament prophecies. In both cases, and throughout the Old and the New Testaments, "highways of prophecy" are directed towards Advents of Christ. The first of these two Advents is witnessed in the Incarnation of Christ, depicted in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The second of these two Advents is prophesied in great

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    The Second Coming Jesus’ second coming is happening now—it has already begun. Jesus Christ was an awakened being and his teachings all came from an I-am-consciousness perspective, not from the egotistical “I” perspective, which is how we think. When Jesus said, “I am before Abraham.” he was referring to the one-life, universal consciousness that is embedded in all things. He was One with the formless consciousness of presence. He did not see Himself as the body and the mind He possessed, but rather

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    Premillennialists apply a literal interpretation. They believe that the second coming of Jesus Christ will happen before the millennial kingdom when He and the saints reign on earth for a thousand years. In addition, they believe that the thousand years is literally a thousand years. Postmillennialists apply a non-literal interpretation. They disagree with premillennialists. They believe that the second coming of Jesus Christ will happen after the millennium, which they characterized as a period

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    poem by William Butler Yeats. This poem was written after the First World War. The poem contains prophecy about the apocalypse that will come in the near future. During that time, people speculated that the apocalypse would be the Second World War, however as the second world war has passed the reader know that the author was referring to something else and it might be the author objective to let people speculate. This poem is full of stunning, terrifying and violent imagery thus may be aimed for

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    William Butler Yeats poem "The Second Coming", you must first understand the difference between Christianity and Paganism. Yeats was raised as a Christian and turned to pagan mysticism later in his life. Therefore, we can find the subject of this poem by tracing his flow of thought through Christianity up to the point when he diverged from it. Christianity is based around the soul. The soul becomes healthy by

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    I. The second coming :Christ is now in heaven seated at the right hand of the farther as our exalted prophet, priest and king waiting for the time appointed by y the father to return to earth. Three Greek words –parousia (presence 1thess 3:13), apokalypsis (revelation, 2 thess 1:7-8), and epiphancia (appearance, 2:8)- are used of this event in the NT. This coming will be nothing less than the personal, visible, and glorious return of the same Jesus who ascended into heaven (matt 24:30, Acts

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    Roman Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Lutherans and reformed Christians are denominations that believe there will be a rapture where Christ will be returning for his second coming. The rapture is not mentioned in the bible but in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 1 Corinthians 15:50-54. “Believers who have died will have their bodies resurrected and, along with believers who are still living, will meet the Lord in the air.” This theory is based on scriptures in the bible. Many believers believe that all non-believers

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    and religious skeptic had many influences in his life. Eventually, he converted to Paganism from Christianity. He is till this day considered one of the greatest poets that ever lived. To understand the meaning of William Butler Yeats poem “The Second Coming”, you must first understand the difference between Christianity and Paganism. Yeats was raised as a Christian and turned to pagan mysticism later in his life. Therefore, we can find the subject of this poem by tracing his flow of thought through

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