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To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (36649)	4/5/2004 4:58:19 PM
From: Emile Vidrine	Respond to of 39621

Photostory: Israeli bulldozer driver murders Rachel Corrie (American peace activist) with approval of Sharon, Knesset and Christian-Zionist cultist from America. electronicintifada.net

To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (36649)	4/6/2004 12:03:43 AM
From: Jamey	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 39621

<<They have been fighting the truth for 2,000 years. Some people can't stand the truth!>> Sidney What is the truth? Tonight on the Jesus and Paul story on ABC Christian commentators are saying that Paul was mistaken about the timing of Jesus return, using that overworked "One day is as a thousand years" that the evangelical bunch always use as an excuse to make their futurist beliefs sound plausible. TRUTH is that they leave off the second half of that verse in order to justify their position. "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." 11 Peter 3:8 Paul was a chosen prophet of Christ who reported that he spoke with Christ directly and was ordered to become a teacher of the message of grace. That was in fact true. Now the church is saying that Paul was wrong about the return of Christ? What else will they find that they can do to falsify the Word so that their philosophy will fit? When will Christ return? This question is relevant, and can be answered by scripture. Jesus seems to have answered it very clearly in these passages (Matt. 10:23; Matt. 16:27,28; Matt. 24:34). Ever wonder why the First Century Christians expected Jesus to come in their lifetime, and where they got this expectation from? Take a look at the extreme sense of imminency in these passages: James 5:8,9; 1 Pet. 4:7; Matt. 10:23; Matt. 16:27,28; Matt. 24:34. These verses have always troubled Bible students, and have been used by liberal theologians to attack the inspiration of Scripture. They reason that these passages were not fulfilled when they were supposed to be (the first century generation), so Jesus and the NT writers failed in their predictions and were therefore not inspired. But these verses point to Christ's coming in some sense in connection with the Fall of Jerusalem at 70 AD. So, Jesus' predictions were fulfilled. He did not fail, nor do we need to engage in theological gymnastics to try to explain-away the seeming delay or postponement of His return. It happened right on schedule. Many knew the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD was important in God's scheme of redemption, but never understood its full significance. It has to do with the consummation of the plan of redemption. The final events of the redemptive drama came to pass in the first century within the apostles' generation (before A.D. 70). James