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Adventistische Schriften über: "Does “every eye” refer to all living people at the Second Coming?"
Answer
The provided quotations show that “every eye,” according to Adventist interpretation, does not refer to all people living at the time of the Second Coming. At the Second Coming only the righteous will see Christ, while the wicked will see Him only after their resurrection at the end of the millennium.
The phrase “every eye” from Revelation 1:7 therefore spans a period of about a thousand years and refers to different groups at different times.
“Every eye” does not see Jesus at the same time
»“Behold, He comes with the clouds, and EVERY EYE will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the peoples of the earth will lament because of Him.” This text covers at least a thousand years. His coming with the clouds will be when He comes with all holy angels to raise the righteous dead and to transform the righteous living. Then the eyes of the righteous will see Him, but the wicked certainly will not see Him until they are raised. Then those who pierced Him will see Him again.«
All the wicked will see Christ only after the millennium
»These facts are sufficient to show that not every eye will see Jesus until all nations are gathered before the King at the end of the thousand years. Then, and only then, will EVERY knee bow and EVERY tongue confess.«
The Jews who rejected Jesus will see Him at the second resurrection
»Those wicked Jews who denied God’s only Son and crucified Him have never recognized Him as blessed, nor can they until they are raised at the second resurrection. Then, when all nations are gathered before Him, those Jews who denied Him will be present and, overwhelmed with fear as they behold the scars of the crucifixion on His royal form, will acknowledge Him as “blessed” — that He was the true Messiah. Then, and only then, will EVERY EYE see Him.«
- When will the wicked see Jesus
- Second resurrection and the judgment
- Difference between the first and second resurrection
Original Sources (English)
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