Parousia #5 - Great Expectations

“The great man will be struck down in the day by a thunderbolt,

The evil deed predicted by the bearer of a petition:

According to the prediction another falls at night,

Conflict in Reims, London, and pestilence in Tuscany”

Michel de Nostredame

(1503 – 1566)

“There is no reason anyone would ever want a computer in their home.”

-- Ken Olson, D.E.C., 1977

“The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?"

-- David Sarnoff, R.C.A., 1922

Who the (****) wants to hear film actors talk?"

-- H.M. Warner,

Warner Bros. Studios, 1927

“Radio has no future… Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible… X-rays will prove to be a hoax”

-- Lord William Thomson, 1899

“With over 50 models of cars already on sale here, the Japanese auto industry isn't likely to carve out a big slice of the U.S. market."

-- U.S. Business Week, August 2, 1968

“Dr. Louis Pasteur's theory of ‘germs’ is ridiculous fiction."

-- Dr. Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology Toulouse University, 1872

“This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication”

-- Western Union Corp. (internal memo), 1876

“Everything that can be invented has been invented.”

-- Charles H. Duell, U.S. Commissioner Office of Patents, 1899

“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.”

-- Thomas Watson, Chairman, IBM, 1943

“We don’t like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out.”

-- Decca Records executives, 1962

The idea of an actual, literal “return” of Jesus Christ seems absolutely ridiculous. Who in their right mind would believe it, much less expect it?

#1. Until Jesus returns, His disciples are to be filled with God’s Spirit and boldly clear in their witness about Him(Acts 1:6-11)

#2. Jesus comes to earth in God’s Plan to send forth His Word to change the world (Isaiah 55:6-11, John 1:1-2, 14-18, Revelation 19)

#3. Though many doubt & frequently scoff about Jesus’ return, His disciples understand both the ignorance of mockers & the patience of God’s heart (2 Peter 3:1-9)

Matthew 24:36 NASB2020

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What Can We Know About Timing?

#1 Jesus will return to earth toward the END of the GREAT TRIBULATION period