• CXORA@aussie.zone
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    2 days ago

    Its literally what it says in the bible.

    There’s a lot of mental gymnastics Christians do to pretend this isn’t true, but that is transparent and pathetic.

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      9 hours ago

      Apparently it’s a case of misinterpretation and he was talking about the destruction of Herod’s temple which happened in 70 AD

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        18 hours ago

        So, what got misinterpreted to turn “Herod’s temple will be destroyed” into

        “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” ?

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          9 hours ago

          You need the context of what he said before that. He wasn’t talking about his return he was talking about specific signs.

          The problem with a lot of the Bible is that it is too easy to misinterpret. Its why biblical scholars exist.

          Hell so much of it even requires historical context.

          But for this specifically you jumped to the end of a long speech Jesus gave and ignored the body of it. And I don’t blame you. It’s easy to get lost in such a dull and antiquated collection of books.

          It’s why Young Earth Creationists think there are references to dinosaurs in the Old Testament. Lack of paying attention to a hard to follow text

          But yes he was talking about the rise of Christianity and specific things that would come with it. Not his second coming.