Signs of Christ's Presence
"Parousia" [Gk.] Means "Presence"     

These are signs of CHRIST'S PRESENCE - not coming. Christ's return causes these signs to happen!

Faithful watching Christians will see these signs as proofs that Christ has returned.

Rotherham [3^rd Edition] correctly translates the 24 occurrences of "parousia" as presence. Matt. 24:3,27,37,39; I Cor. 15:23; 16:17; 2 Cor. 7:6,7; 10:10; Phil. 1:26; 2:12; I Thess. 2:19; 3:13; 4:15; 5:23; II Thess. 2:1,8,9; James 5:7,8; II Pet. 1:16; 3:4,12; I John 2:28. King James Version mistranslates "parousia" as coming in all but two instances, which were correctly translated presence: 2 Cor. 10:10 and Phil. 2:12

In Matt. 24:3, the disciples ask Jesus, "Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy presence [parousia] and of the end of the world [age]?"

The disciples, remembering that few recognized Jesus as the Christ at his first advent, wanted to know how he might be recognized at his second advent, expecting that his second advent would occur in their day. Our Lord gave quite a detailed account of events which must intervene, indicating a lapse of a considerable period between.

Click below for more information on:

 "Our Lord's Parousia in the Harvest"
 "Our Lord's Great Prophecy" in Matt. 24

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