What does EGW write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Hat es schon eine wiederkunft von christus gegeben?"
Answer
No, according to Adventist belief and biblical teaching, the actual Second Coming of Christ has not yet occurred. While there are philosophical or spiritual views that associate his coming with the death of a person, the destruction of Jerusalem, or purely spiritual truths, these are rejected as unbiblical. Scripture describes the Second Coming as a personal, visible, and glorious event in the clouds of heaven, which will be recognizable to every person at the same time. The prophecies indicate that this event is still in the future, but imminent. Previous interpretations that place the Second Coming in the past do not stand up to biblical scrutiny.
The Second Coming is a still pending event
This is an event that has never occurred so far. Therefore we must still look for it, and this is the coming of Christ, which is spoken of in my text. “Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and then all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him.”
Refutation of the claim of coming at the destruction of Jerusalem
Some claim that Christ came at the destruction of Jerusalem! ... But Christ did not come at that time. He was not even seen by any of his disciples; let alone did he send his angels with a loud trumpet sound and gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Criticism of the spiritualization of the Second Coming
They completely spiritualize his coming and say it means the conversion of the world, etc. But “we have an even firmer prophetic word.” Scripture informs us that Jesus will come in the same way he was taken up into heaven, which did not happen spiritually, for a cloud took him up before the eyes of the disciples.
- Visible Second Coming of Christ
- Biblical signs of the end times
- Second Advent of Jesus prophecy
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