http://www.truthnet.org/Endtimes/5 1 How and when will Christ receive his Church? Today this is hot topic of debate in many churches, causing divisions and vigorous debate. The issue is not new, the issue of return of Christ for his church date back to the...
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http://www.truthnet.org/Endtimes/5 1 How and when will Christ receive his Church? Today this is hot topic of debate in many churches, causing divisions and vigorous debate. The issue is not new, the issue of return of Christ for his church date back to the early Church. One of the first churches faced with this question was the church of Thessalonica. First and Second Thessalonians are written about 51 to 52 A.D., Paul is addressing a concern about the Lord’s coming. Paul, in First Thessalonians clarifies the order of events at the Resurrection of believers. In Second Thessalonians, he reassures some of the believers there were not “Left Behind” and certain events still needed to take place before the Lord returned. The Lord’s coming, addressed in every generation of the church has always been a controversial subject avoided by some groups and emphatically stressed by others. In the 2 nd century, Montanus taught the imminent coming of the New Jerusalem and the outpouring of the Holy Sp
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