The most common English translation of genea is 'generation', which lead some to conclude that the Second Coming was to be witnessed by the people living in the same generation as Jesus. The term is most commonly used by Shia Muslims. In Islam, the term RajКЅa ( Arabic: Ш§Щ„Ш±Ш¬Ш№Ш©вЂЋ, romanized: al-rajКїah, lit.'Return') refers to the Second Coming. Gustav Adolf Deissmann (1908) showed that the Greek word parousia occurred as early as the 3rd century BC to describe the visit of a king or dignitary to a city вЂ“ a visit arranged in order to show the visitor's magnificence to the people. The word is also used six times referring to individuals ( Stephanas, Fortunatus and Achaicus, Titus, and Paul the Apostle ) and one time referring to the 'coming of the lawless one'. So this parousia or 'presence' would be unique and distinct from anything that had occurred before. The Greek word eleusis which means 'coming' is not interchangeable with parousia. At Matthew 24:37 parousia is used to clearly describe the period of time that Noah lived. However, parousia has the distinct reference to a period of time rather than an instance in time. The Greek New Testament uses the Greek term parousia (ПЂО±ПЃОїП…ПѓОЇО±, meaning 'arrival', 'coming', or 'presence') twenty-four times, seventeen of them concerning Christ. In the New Testament, the Greek word бјђПЂО№П†О¬ОЅОµО№О± ( epiphaneia, appearing) is used five times to refer to the return of Christ. The day of ChristвЂ™s second coming will be a day of great tragedy and a day of great triumph (2 Thessalonians 1:7-10).Several different terms are used to refer to the Second Coming of Christ: вЂњWhen the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?вЂќ (Luke 18:8). When He comes the dead will be raised (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18), the living will be changed (1 Corinthians 15:51-52), the present world will end (2 Peter 3:10-12), all men will be judged and eternally rewarded (Matthew 25:31-46), the kingdom will be delivered up to God (1 Corinthians 15:24), and the reign of Christ will end (1 Corinthians 15:24-28). There are a number of outstanding events associated with ChristвЂ™s second coming. вЂњBehold, he cometh with clouds and every eye shall see him.вЂќ (Revelation 1:7). вЂњFor the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God.вЂќ (1 Thessalonians 4:16). He will come вЂњ.as a thief in the nightвЂќ (1 Thessalonians 5:2). вЂњ.this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heavenвЂќ (Acts 1:11). вЂњBut of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the FatherвЂќ (Mark 13:32). Hebrews 9:28 records, вЂњSo Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.вЂќ Two angels said, вЂњ.this same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come.as ye have seen him go into heaven.вЂќ (Acts 1:9- 11). He promised, вЂњ.I will come again.вЂќ (John 14:3). He talked about вЂњ.when he cometh.вЂќ (Mark 8:38). He said, вЂњFor the Son of man shall come.вЂќ (Matthew 16:27). There is no need for such as the Bible is clear in its teaching. There is much misunderstanding about the second coming of Christ.

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