Bible Answer Man- Will Christ's Return be Physical

[walterconkrite]

Hank got to be a man of God to put up with these ramblers. I couuldn't take the lunatic that kept rattling and babbling on and on! He need better call screeners to eliminate the ramblers. The guy asked him a question and gave him an answer too! I guess I'll have to buy the book!

[paracletoII]

Jesus promise the another Paraclete would come. He is here, and I am he. I am the Paraclete.Please listen to what I have to say.

[4everEYEwillLOVE3]

Awesome Hank

[mamaschristmasbunny]

Excuses, excuses, Hank. Just take the loss of losing to your son as a blessing and than maybe get your tired rump out exercising more and limber up and beat him, again.

2 strokes is nothing if you exercise a little outside of golf. It is your fault that you lose, lol.

I am kidding.

[instereovideos]

Great subject matter. And in response, I'd like to ask a similarly pertinent question: "When the tooth fairy comes to get my tooth, will I be able to see her, or will she be invisible?"

[ChristianHypocrisy]

Does Christs return mark the beginning of Armageddon or the end of armageddon ?

[1Mazzaroth]

After looking over the blog, for some reason it didnt post some explainations. So some of it might not make sense.

[LogosTheos]

Also Mazzaroth, Not having faith in Jesus coming back literally destroys the consistency of Bible prophecy, If you re-interpret this here you must do it there, what is true there must be true over here. I will like your reponse and rebuttal. Also when you said "preachers" had it wrong I already assume that you believed you hold some "unique" truth. This is common with most false prophets I run into who believe "their is no Hell" or "Paul is a fasle apostle" etc.. Not to offend you.

[1Mazzaroth]

@LogosTheos I will only use scriptures and nothing added as man has done throughout the years. So be prepared for something new and yet has been there all these years. Let’s now take a journey through the bible, the history it tells and let’s begin to observe. Exodus 16:10 behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud Exodus 34:5 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD

[1Mazzaroth]

@LogosTheos Exodus 19:9 And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come (appear) unto thee in a thick cloud. Do you see how the Lord uses the cloud to appear (come) unto us. Coming (appearing) in a cloud is nothing new, only to them that never seen this, before. What was the purpose with Moses that he should come (appear) in the cloud, “that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee forever.”

[1Mazzaroth]

@LogosTheos In the OT, the cloud represents the body of the Lord, the carrier of his voice and word unto Moses and his people. Remember the OT is the shadow of things to come (appear). In Jude, it reveals a negative side of the clouds.  Jude 1:12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: “CLOUDS THEY ARE WITHOUT WATER” carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

[1Mazzaroth]

@LogosTheos It is not normal for clouds not have water. We are clouds with water, and we know the water represents the word. Ephesians 5:26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. We also know that the word is the Christ, Son of man, Jesus. John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

[1Mazzaroth]

@LogosTheos Jesus is the cloud with water (word). You and I are now the clouds with water (word). Now, go back to Exodus 16:10 and look at it with this understanding. Can you see the Lord coming (appearing) in a cloud with water (word) as his body or covering for the word, when he spoke to his people and Moses. Exodus 24:18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.

[1Mazzaroth]

@LogosTheos This represents a type and shadow of Jesus being taken up in the cloud and to the mount, sion. Hebrews 12:18 For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, Hebrews 12:20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:

[1Mazzaroth]

@LogosTheos Hebrews 12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, One of the things the Lord said to Moses, after describing to him of the temple, and anointing of the Priesthood was Exodus 29:45 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God. In Corinthians the Lord makes this same claim, but within us and not just Emmanuelle,” God with us.”

[1Mazzaroth]

@LogosTheos Now, describing us as the Temple. 2 Corinthians 6:16 for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. When Moses returned from the Mount, he returned with the Law, commandments, instructions nobody has ever seen or heard of before and found himself having to execute judgment according to the Laws the Lord just gave him.

[1Mazzaroth]

@LogosTheos The people were Lawless until then. As Paul said; Romans 7:9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. Romans 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

[1Mazzaroth]

@LogosTheos Now, when Jesus is to return he is to appear or come with a law to execute judgment on the ungodly, you and I, (Jude 1:15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.)

[1Mazzaroth]

@LogosTheos After realizing we needed a savior and were convinced by the law we were sinners we cried out for mercy and instead of sending us to hell, he gave us life, and that more abundantly. The difference between Moses and the Lord returning after ascending unto the Father or the mount with the law is the Son of Man not only came back with a law to execute judgment, but a renewal of the law.

[1Mazzaroth]

@LogosTheos Acts 14:22, John 3:5 and Ephesians 5:26 all play a role to crucifying this flesh and the one baptism that John the Baptist spoke of and then the final judgment, the promise he spoke to us when we first received him. Ephesians 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, Matthew 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

[1Mazzaroth]

@LogosTheos And because too, many people are praying out of their trials and preachers are preaching that having a new car, a new house, money, money, money, they are blessed. Many walk away discouraged and disappointed. Never seeing the full resurrection power and what it means to be caught up in the air with the Lord. The dead in Christ shall rise first, the ones that have endured many tribulations and died to this flesh

[1Mazzaroth]

@LogosTheos I apoligize for hoggin the blog, but there was no short way of explaining this.

[1Mazzaroth]

This guy is close. The glorified body is for every individual to experience. But if they are ready. There are those who have not seen this happen and there are those who have. Hebrews 9:24-29 explains his second coming IN the believer who has been baptized into his death and have received Judgement unto ressurection power. This is the Lords second coming. How he came in the clouds, moom sun were darkened or turn into blood is not a mystery. Preachers are distorting his second coming

[LogosTheos]

@1Mazzaroth, So their is no "literal" second coming as in Christ descending from Heaven? I understand your exegesis of Hebrews but you seem to expand this to the whole concept of the second coming. Please clarify for me

[LogosTheos]

@1Mazzaroth, Just looked at your page and you believe their is no physical second coming, by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ I'm prepared to refute you and show you with the Daniel, Zechariah and the gospel accounts that Jesus will come literally.

[1Mazzaroth]

@LogosTheos Be glad to rightly divide the word of truth to show ourselves approved unto God, all scripture is given by inspiration of God for correction, for reproof, for instruction in rightousness, but not as a duel, it is not that kind of sword. Please, continue.

[LogosTheos]

@1Mazzaroth, Acts 1:9-11, After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. 10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”

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This simple verse destroys your view

[QuantumUni]

I listen to his show everytime im on my way to work!

[gregrutz]

bible man. Which lived through the flood, the fresh water fish or the salt water fish?

[jhweh2007]

thank you

[rkg62976]

@2:26, the reference should be Heb.9:28, not 9:23 ;)

Indeed the rapture (Jn.14:1-3; 1Thes.4:16-17) and the Second Advent are the SAME EVENT. Dispensational futurists attempt to separate the two by a period of seven years (a misinterpretation of Dan.9:24-27). But the passages of Scripture that speak of the 2nd Advent/Rapture have no separation of the events (Mt.13:24-30,36-43, 24:36-41; Lk.17:26-37; 1Thes.4:16-17, Rev.19...etc.).

[Enoch2]

@rkg62976 There's a separation between the two events, Rapture and Second Coming. Jesus divided the Word in the midst of a verse and put about 2000 years of history in between them!

Now THAT'S rightly dividing!

Luke 4:17-20 cf. Isaiah 61:1-2

"To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, ||~2000years|| and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;" Isaiah 61:2

[rkg62976]

@Enoch2 It is a bad argument to compare the 1st and 2nd Advents with the specifics of the 2nd Advent itself. I gave plenty of Scripture verses that refute the dispensational futurist view that the rapture and 2nd Advents are separate events.

[Enoch2]

@rkg62976 What I meant is that your broad statement that "there is no separation" requires a lot more by way of explanation than you offered. You presented Scriptures without any interpretation. For example, the wheat and tares parable I believe speaks of the Second Coming, when unbelievers are gathered first. Angels are involved, whereas there are no angels mentioned in association with the Rapture, when believers are gathered and unbelievers are left behind.

[rkg62976]

@Enoch2

"Left Behind"-- (Mt.24:36-41; Lk.17:26-37). According to these passages the ones "left behind" are not the wicked, but the righteous. Notice the phrase "took them" in Mt.24:39? To whom is Jesus referring? The righteous? No. Lk.17:27 says, "destroyed them all"-- this referring to the wicked. The disciples even ask Jesus, "where Lord?" (v.37)-->To their death, as the 'eagles' feed off their dead bodies (*compare with Rev.19:17-18-- the "supper for the fowl of the air")

[rkg62976]

@Enoch2 Your comment: Angles are involved in Mt.13:24-30,36-43, whereas they are not mentioned in 1Thes.4 (the rapture).

A. The term "archangel" (Gk. ἀρχάγγελος) means, "one who sits over the angels". Therefore, in 1Thes.4:16-17 it is strongly implied by the apostle that the angels will be accompanying Christ at this time.

Also, Paul is not here concentrating on the fate of the wicked. Rather, he is comforting the Thessalonians concerning some of their brethren who have died.

[rkg62976]

@Enoch2 Since the apostle is concentrating on comforting believers in 1Thes.4:16-17, we can also look to Jn.14:1-3. Here, our Lord is also NOT speaking about the fate of the wicked, but is telling the disciples that He will "come again...and receive them (all believers) unto Himself" (the rapture). Indeed, the rapture and 2nd Advent are the same event. 1Thes.4:16-17, and Jn.14:1-3 emphasize what happens to the righteous; Mt.13:24-30,36-43 emphasized what happens to the wicked.

[Ear4Beauty]

Hank is one cult fighter who eventually got it right on the local churches and Witness Lee.

[sbgrox1]

this is absolute rubbush. life after life, after death?

absurd garbage.

this is why people are so confused and eventually give up on the bible, people like this who have"answers" like this, totally made up.

[pirreli5]

the christ concsiousness will return in 2012

[Apologist117]

This guy has been in the Lord for 29 years and he doesn't know if Jesus is coming back physically? lol

[preteristaynrand]

Jesus' return DID OCCUR in the 1st century.

[TepesEdi]

@remnant1978 Tell me what page of Hank's book thats from. Now what I've found in his book, Christianity in Crisis, it says very clearly on page 16 that Branham has denounced the doctrine of the Trinity as coming directly from the devil. And again on page 78 Hanegraaff writes about Branham, "...fancied himself as the end-time angel to the church of Laodicea, and proclaimed that by 1977 all denominations would be consumed by the World Council of churches under the control of the Roman Catholics,

[TepesEdi]

@remnant1978 that the rapture would take place, and that the world would be destroyed." Now I don't really understand what you mean about "men that he [Hanegraaff] doesn't hold a candle to. This is no competition, it is about truth and what is contained in the Scriptures, and Branham has gone against doctrines and according to Hanegraaff's book has made claims that have not come true.

[TepesEdi]

@remnant1978 Now I have not listened in depth to Branham's preaches and he seems like an upstanding man from the little ive seen, but his claims and doctrinal errors, as well his association with the cultic faith movement make him not seem like a man divinely insipired by God.

[TepesEdi]

@remnant1978 I also assume your talking about the unpardonable sin. Be very VERY careful what you call the workings of the Holy Spirit, like Todd Bentley and his kicking people in the face with his biker boots to heal them, and Benny Hinn and his placebo healings that have been shown to be false, or even the anecdotal stories and peer pressure used by not only the aforementioned preachers, but by most Faith movement preachers.

[CajunKlingon]

ok WHEN????? I have been hearing this all my life and STILL a no show, sorry will not happen in my life time or anytime.

[530HELP]

How did you get control over CRI

WHO ARE YOU AND WHY ARE YOU

STOP

[timoxe]

Interesting question & answer here. I have never read the book AC, but I plan to hopefully soon. This is really getting interesting now, he almost seemed to get upset when the dude brought up Preterism. The look on his face said a lot. If anybody has any insight I would like to hear more of Hanks views on Esc. Thanks, Timoxe

[EnigmasofToday]

The Apocalypse Code is one of the best books I have read on the subject. Highly recommended!

[TepesEdi]

@remnant1978 How is he a blasphemer? :O

[TepesEdi]

@remnant1978 I am a Christian, I believe in the trinity doctrine, and I think Jesus Christ was God in the flesh, (the second person of God being). God's Being = The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. You do not need to know my age. You can explain now how he's a blasphemer...

[TepesEdi]

@TepesEdi ...(the second person of God's being)** sorry

[jemerson85]

@ timoxe

Hank is pretty much a partial preterist. Having read his book, "The Apocalypse Code", and listening to his show for a long time, it seems to me that Hank doesn't really like putting a label on his eschatological views or defining them by a pre-determined category. His book is really good, but it's also slightly ambiguous as to what prophecies he absolutely thinks were fulfilled in the first century and what is still yet to come. I hope that helps a little.

[GraftedIn73]

I've read the Apocalypse Code 3 times and have fully enjoyed it each time. It is well written and informative. For years I have been an Amillenialist, with many questions about which prophecies in Scripture relate to Jerusalem's destruction in 70 AD, and which remain unfulfilled. Your book helped greatly. You also provided excellent references to other resources. I followed up with several. After reading your book, I was moved to read Josephus. What an eye opening experience! God bless you Hank!

[aerycksmusic]

Sir Cliff Richard is an exception, for as 70 he is still a pretty hot tennis player! LOL. The point I think the listener was making was that we who have been joined to Christ, not only experience spiritual regeneration, but even our bodies are being quickened, but nothing at all like what will happen at the 2nd Coming of the King of Kings and Lord of Lord, the First and the Last, the Alpha and Omega. The destruction of Jerusalem in 70AD, is certainly NOT the 2nd Coming.

[Berean1984]

Rev 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

If Christ isnt coming back literally, then what are we to watch for? There are other scriptures which prove that Christ's return will be literal.

[Berean1984]

Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy [is] he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

This is on Earth.

[trevormac77]

Hanegraaff has a massive ego. It's easy to see when you watch the debate he has with Mark Hitchcock about the date Revelation was written. All he does is show how he memorized the book of Revelation during the debate which was humourous, but utterly failed to convince that the book was written before 70 AD and not in 96 AD where it belongs.

[trevormac77]

It sounds like Hank takes the return of Christ in a wooden and literal sense (a term he loves to smear pre tribers with) One has to ask, why not take everything the Bible says about the end times literally, like the return of the Jews to Israel and the battle of Armageddon.

[sajjify116]

well some of the stuff described in left behind aint even in the bible to start with

[PEDROCLASSIC]

agree.

[P000kette]

Hank:

It is great to have you deliver your message in person through this media. I would love to see more of this in the future if possible. Currently I follow your show through podcast.

Herb in St. Louis, MO

[deltaf22]

Interesting title- The Bible Answer Man. Who gave him that authority? A human being claiming to know every truth about the Word of God, spiritually speaking, is nigh unto blasphemy because when the Lord Jesus was here on Earth he was asked several key questions by his apostles to which He replied "I don't know". Even the Lord Jesus, The Everlasting Father, the Mighty Councilor knew when to say that it had not yet been revealed to him . Hank seems to lack those spiritual merits of discernment.

[timoxe]

@deltaf22

Dude what are you talking about? What you said does not make any sense at all?? A man can only do his best at what his profession is or what God has called him to do, its the will of God for us to share the Gospel with the world, to have an answer. I honestly don't even see the point of your comment, nobody in their right mind would honestly believe that Hank is all knowing. C'mon man, you gotta do better than that bro, what a waste!!

[mlj25]

I've listen to hank a long time and he seem to always answer the same ? over and over. I know there are others who can challenge him on his doctrine yet he screens his ? where he is often time in more dominant position in theory. Or maybe it's just the podcast version that I notice this.

I also notice that HANK and HIS ministry seem to receive more praise than Jesus which really makes me feel uncomfortable.

[alex1ms]

We should be looking for Jesus and not signs. The supposed "signs" did happen before Jesus's generation passed away (Mat24:34) culminating at the destruction of the Temple in AD70. The Apostate Jews were judged at Jesus Coming (not in person but in judgement) in AD70 for rejecting the King of Kings and asking for Barrabas. Jesus will one day return in person for the resurrection of ALL, some for everlasting life and some for everlasting condemnation. Lets drop the newspaper exegesis.

God Bless!

[pitbull713281]

Keep doing Gods work and please put some more videos up i love listening to you answer Bible questions

[Deak2112]

Put up videos of him talking about counterfeit revival. Thats what I need to see.

[2setufree]

The need to look something up only indicates a persons intelligence. God has comanded us to know from the signs when he is returning. He said no man will know the day or time. I personaly tell you that I have seen and heard the signs of His return and I can tell you he is at the Gate as you read this. I am not a phrophet, I do Know the signs. Get right with with the Lord 5 years is a short time.

[sergpedroza]

What is your point? I think I'm missing something.

[stick2truth]

I'm glad you decided to start a youtube channel. Now we'll get to see how much you really know and how much you need to look up.

It would be nice to see you look something up so we know you're human.  ;)