The Second Coming of Jesus Christ : My Response to Jehovah's Witnesses.

Ákokay, crown of righteousness! Kuirabá, faithful messenger!

Idolaters are not only those who worship statues, demons, and the dead. They are also those who worship their traditions, their possessions, and their leaders. They are also those who lead people away from CHRIST, His Word, His example, and His works. “Say these things, encourage, and rebuke with full authority. Let no one despise you.” (Titus 2:15) Remain faithful to the message and example of CHRIST. Remember that not all are false teachers and wolves. Some are ignorant, weak, lost, or bound. Speak the truth with kindness and wisdom. Speak the truth with humility, for you are no more loved by GOD than those to whom you speak. JESUS gave His life for everyone, everyone, everyone.

❖(Matthew 24: 4-5, NKJV) : And Jesus answered and said to them: “ Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

❖ (Acts 1:9-11, NKJV) : Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”

Some people claim that the return of JESUS CHRIST is spiritual and invisible, and already took place in 1914. The main proponents of this lie are the JEOHOVAH’S WITNESSES. I am sharing my response below to set people free and prevent them from being led astray.

❖ (Matthew 16: 27-28, NKJV) : " For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works. Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

In this verse, JESUS himself says, among other things, that he will return and that many people will not die without seeing him come in his kingdom. If many people will not die without seeing him come in his kingdom, it means that his coming will be neither spiritual nor invisible.

❖ (Acts 1:9-11, NKJV) : Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”

The two men dressed in white were angels. They appeared to the apostles and told them that JESUS would return in the same way they had seen him ascend to heaven. In other words, he would return physically, in his bodily form. His second coming will be neither spiritual nor physical.

Parenthesis: The two men dressed in white were angels. But this does not mean at all that every time people dressed in white appear, they are angels. First, JESUS is very often dressed in white. Second, angels are not always dressed in white. Third, the devil, his angels, and certain demons can appear in white when they try to impersonate JESUS, GOD the FATHER, or his angels.

❖ (Hebrews 9:28, NKJV) : So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.

Through the letter of the Apostle Paul, the HOLY SPIRIT reminds and reassures those who doubted that JESUS will return a second time in the flesh and that He will appear to many. He thus confirms what the Apostle Matthew wrote (chapter 16, verses 27 and 28).

❖ (Luke 24:36-43, NKJV) : " 36 Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” 37 But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. 38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.” 40 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. 41 But while they still did not believe for joy, and marveled, He said to them, “Have you any food here?” 42 So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb. 43 And He took it and ate in their presence.

❖ (John 20: 24-29, NKJV) : 24 Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” 26 And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” 27 Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.” 28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

❖ (Philippians 3: 20-21, NKJV) : For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.

After his resurrection, JESUS appeared to his disciples many times (Luke 24:1–51, John 20:16–29, Acts 10:41). He appeared bearing the scars of the crucifixion. He allowed Thomas—and surely others as well—to touch him. He still bears the scars of the crucifixion. He is fully GOD, in a human form (see the article JESUS CHRIST: Eternal, Angel of the LORD, and GOD the LORD). More than five hundred people saw him on earth after the resurrection, before he returned to heaven (1 Corinthians 15:4–6). He ate and drank with them (Acts 10:41). JESUS has no intention of parting with his physical body. He never said so. On the contrary, through the Scriptures, he tells us that he will keep his body for eternity. Otherwise, he would not be called the Son of Man, the second man, the Son of David, or a descendant of David (John 1:14, 1 John 4:2, Luke 18:35–43, 1 Corinthians 15:44–49, Romans 5:15). JESUS does not cease to have a body.

A glorious body is not an immaterial, non-physical, or incorporeal body. A glorious body is one that is no longer—or is not—subject to decay, earthly constraints, or physical limitations (1 Corinthians 15:35–57). Since JESUS has a glorious body for eternity, how can anyone say that His second coming will be spiritual and invisible? It makes absolutely no sense to say that. Worse still, to say so is to contradict Scripture. GOD has not given anyone—not even the angels—the right to alter His Word (Revelation 22:19, Galatians 1:6–9, 2 Timothy 3:16–17, Hebrews 4:12, Matthew 24:4–5, Deuteronomy 4:2, Deuteronomy 12:32). The second coming of JESUS has not yet taken place. Those who are still alive at that time will see it. By then, the Gospel will have been preached throughout the whole world (Matthew 24:14).

The main reasons for JESUS’s second coming are:

• He will return to take the Church (John 14:3).

• He will return to save the nation of Israel (Romans 11:26-27).

• He will return to defeat the Antichrist and, a second time, the devil (2 Thessalonians 2:8).

• He will return to judge (Matthew 25:31-32).

• He will return to establish the millennial kingdom on earth (Revelation 20:4).

JEHOVAH’s Witnesses teach that the second coming of JESUS CHRIST already took place in 1914. In light of the points raised in the preceding paragraphs, it is clear that this is false. The second coming of Jesus has not yet taken place. Those who are still alive at that time will see it. By then, the Gospel will have been preached throughout the whole world (Matthew 24:14).

Nowhere in the Bible is it written or taught that the second coming of JESUS is spiritual, invisible, and that it took place in 1914. Either you read the Bible, or you don’t. Either you pretend to read the Bible, or you actually read it. Either you teach the Scriptures, or you don’t. Either you repent, or you persist in false doctrines and false prophecies. The choice is yours.

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