After playing some Quiplash 3 on Jackbox 7, we have a conversation about things related to the end-times and give a possible answer as to why Jesus didn’t return in a generation. Make sure to further join our online church community by logging onto our Discord server to chat about today’s episode! Here’s the link…
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Did God Change Jesus’ Return Date? (Pt 7)
In the last few parts of our series, we’ve been further defining how prophecy and free will work to make sense of Jesus’ prophetic word that he would return within one generation. If you’ve been keeping up with the series, then you’ve probably guessed where I’m going by now; so if you’re assumption is that…
Revelation Will “Soon Take Place”?
Verse one of Revelation kicks the book off with the claim that Jesus is showing John “the things that must soon take place.” Of course, this statement strikes us as a bit odd some two thousand years later. “What is soon?” we might ask? “I call all times soon,” C.S. Lewis imagined God replying (1). …
The Delayed Return of Jesus
C.S. Lewis once remarked that Jesus saying he’d return within a generation was, “certainly the most embarrassing verse in the Bible.” While Lewis’ words are a bit brash, at least he was honest about his feelings. It’s clear in reading the New Testament that the early church literally thought Jesus meant one generation. Even 2…
