The idea that Jesus’ second coming is to rescue his people from the suffering that this dark world inflicts on us is an important hope. So is the reality that Jesus’ second coming will rescue his people from the darkness that dwells within us. As time goes by the second aspect of the rescue means …
Yet another year of expressing our expectation and hope for Jesus’ return does not lead to some sort of disappointment when we consider all those years past when he has not returned. Rather as we are informed by life on earth as another year goes by we are further convicted about the need for his …
Josh Garrel’s Christmas/Advent album The Light Comes Down featured this recording of O Come, O Come Emmanuel.
Fleming Rutledge writes about John the Baptist and what she terms “apocalyptic transvision — that vision given to the church that sees through the appearances of this world to the blazing power and holiness of the coming of the Lord.” …. It has occurred to me that the image of Jesus as the cosmic Judge …
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