They knew His heavenly kingdom was established already and permanent, but they also knew about prophecies yet unfulfilled wherein Christ would literally sit on His earthly throne. The apostles thought Christ would establish His kingdom physically on the earth ( Acts 1:6-7). How could Christ have stated that He “is coming soon” when He spoke these words thousands of years ago? Did He already come spiritually into our lives? Did He mean He would physically come again to earth sooner, rather than later? We will find that “soon” often means “ swift or quick” as derived from Ezekiel and others shown below. It is difficult to avoid getting caught in the brambles of seemingly contradictory phrases and confusing statements related to the concept of timing. Revelation 22:20 “He who testifies to these things says, ‘Surely I am coming soon. Revelation 1:1a “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place.”
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