The Day of The Lord
By Dan Maines
God NEVER made a
Coming in judgment, in bodily form, EVERY TIME it was SPIRITUAL.
The
bible tells us "The Day of the Lord" is "Judgment".
"The Day of The Lord" was never referred to as a physical,
literal return of the Lord. "The Day of The Lord" has
always referred to the Lord's judgment upon a city or nation of
people. It refers to a destruction from God. "The Day of The
Lord" and "the Lord riding on a swift cloud refers to
judgment. God used one nation to overtake another.
Isaiah
19:1; Ezekiel 30:3-4 - Destruction of Egypt, Judgment fulfilled in
570 BC
Isaiah 13:1,6-9 - Destruction of Babylon, Judgment
fulfilled in 539 BC
Zephaniah 1:4,7,14-15 -Destruction of
Jerusalem, Judgment fulfilled in 586 BC
Amos 5:18-20 -
Destruction of Israel, Judgment fulfilled in 722 BC
Matthew
21:43, 22:7, 24 - Destruction of Jerusalem, Judgment fulfilled in 70
AD.
Jesus came in Judgment in 70AD just like the father
did in the Old Testament. It brought an end to the Old Covenant Age.
The Day of The Lord referred to as God's judgment upon a nation of
people.
Jesus was given authority to judge in the same way
as the Father. John 5:19-22 So, if Jesus was to judge in the same way
as the Father, then again, it would be spiritual.
Matthew
24:3, "...And what will be the sign of Your coming..."
The
Greek word for "coming" is "parousia". This Greek
word means "arrival or presence," it does not mean
"return." The bible never speaks of a future physical
return of Christ. Other than the Tanakh, the disciples knew of one
"parousia" the destruction of Jerusalem.
So we
have at least five known parousia's. Each time God came in judgment
was "The Day of The Lord"
Scripture tells us
Jesus had come the same way the Father did. Which was never referred
to a physical, literal return of the Lord.
There were five
Coming in judgments that I know of. And everyone of them were
spiritual. The only place in the bible that says He would return a
second time is in Hebrews 9:28 And that was to complete our
salvation.
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