Seven churches

THE SEVEN CHURCHES
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clan of the house of Nathan and their wives, 13 the clan of the house of Levi and their
wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives, 14 and all the rest of the clans and their wives.
“And one will say to him, ‘What are these wounds between your arms?’ Then he
will answer, ‘Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.’”
Zechariah 13:6
Will all the Jews come alive to see the second coming? Because of this
statement some interpreters believe that the early church believed that Jesus
would come back within their life. Otherwise how will this be fulfilled literally? Is
it only a figurative way of saying – even the Jews will echo Zechariah?
Jesus himself prophesied this. Mat 24:30 "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will
appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of
Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.
Zechariah describes this reentry thus: Zec 14:4 On that day his feet will stand on the
Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east
to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving
south. :5 You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you
fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will
come, and all the holy ones with him. “Immediately after the tribulation of those days
the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall
from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the
Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn,
and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and
great glory.”
Second Coming would take place “after the tribulation of those days”. We need to
tuck that important detail away in our memory banks.
“The clouds of heaven”.
Daniel 7:13-14 “I was watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son
of Man, coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, And
they brought Him near before Him.