The Nature of Christ's Second Coming
Marvin J. Rosenthal
Executive Director Zion's Hope, Inc.
PERCEPTION & REALITY
Has not the church, to a considerable degree, been guilty of a similar kind of error? Whereas the Jews thought almost exclusively of Messiah's reigning, have not Christians thought largely of Messiah's suffering? As the Jews dwelt too much on the characteristics of Christ's second advent, has not the church been unbalanced in its dominant emphasis on the first advent? As the Jews ignored the Cross, has not the Church often ignored the Crown? As Israel saw only the Lion, has Christendom not largely beheld only the Lamb? And as Israel was totally unprepared for Christ's first coming, will not the Church, if it continues its present course, be unprepared for Christ's second coming?
