Biblical Hermeneutics
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PRINCIPLES OF BIBLICAL HERMENETICS ; M. M. NINAN<br />
However when Zedekiah was dethroned, around BC 600 onwards for about 2600 years<br />
there was no King in Judah. Even when Christ was born he never sat in the throne of David<br />
though he was the legitimate heir to the throne.<br />
As we enter into the New Testament again we have clear gaps which most people find<br />
difficult to explain away. One obvious example is the<br />
(e) Second Coming of Jesus<br />
It is evident that the early Christian Community expected to see the Glorious second coming<br />
of Jesus within the same generation as theirs. In John 21:20-25, when Jesus talked to Peter<br />
about John, he said, ‘If I will that he tarry till I come’, the saying went abroad that John<br />
would not die but live to the second coming of Jesus.<br />
But this was postponed. How long? Every generation expected his coming. Jesus said, ‘I<br />
come quickly’, and ‘the time is at hand’. There ensued the whole Church Age which were not<br />
even known before.<br />
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