An Alternate Easter

This is a silly question. If he truly was God's son, Lion of Judah, etc., then that's pretty much the end of history and God reigns for all eternity in an entirely uninteresting and dull future.

Or, if not, the might of Rome crushes this upstart preacher and crucifies all of his disciples who surrender or something.

So I guess the only way to take this as a TL is to make it another 'Rome doesn't go for Christ' line.
 
You might as well ask what would happen if omniopent invaders from Mars came to the Earth in 112. As was stated before, it's the end of history.
 

Hendryk

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What if after Christ arose from the dead He set up the Millenial Kingdom rather than waiting for a future date?
Discussing the intervention of supernatural entities into human history belongs in ASB.

But from a Christian perspective, it's an interesting question as far as it goes. Jesus explicitly promised he would return to set up the Millennial Kingdom within the lifetime of the people listening to him (see Luke 25:33, Matthew 24:34 and Mark 13:30). Since it has been nearly 2,000 years since he made that promise and he still hasn't returned, either Jesus lied or the Gospels are wrong.
 
Discussing the intervention of supernatural entities into human history belongs in ASB.

But from a Christian perspective, it's an interesting question as far as it goes. Jesus explicitly promised he would return to set up the Millennial Kingdom within the lifetime of the people listening to him (see Luke 25:33, Matthew 24:34 and Mark 13:30). Since it has been nearly 2,000 years since he made that promise and he still hasn't returned, either Jesus lied or the Gospels are wrong.

...or one of those people was King Arthur.
 
Discussing the intervention of supernatural entities into human history belongs in ASB.

But from a Christian perspective, it's an interesting question as far as it goes. Jesus explicitly promised he would return to set up the Millennial Kingdom within the lifetime of the people listening to him (see Luke 25:33, Matthew 24:34 and Mark 13:30). Since it has been nearly 2,000 years since he made that promise and he still hasn't returned, either Jesus lied or the Gospels are wrong.

...or one of those people was King Arthur.
...or Methuesaleh is still kickin' it down in Miami waiting on JC...
 

Hendryk

Banned
...or Methuesaleh is still kickin' it down in Miami waiting on JC...
Lest some Christians be tempted to use that line of defense, unlikely though it is, let me say that if this was the case (Jesus told his audience that some of them would see the Second Coming during their lifetimes because he knew that a quasi-immortal was listening to him), it would have been grossly dishonest of him. If no fewer than three of the Gospels mention Jesus saying that his return is less than a human lifetime away, one can only conclude that unless he was deliberately misleading, he meant a normal human lifetime.

I mean, this wasn't some clever theological debate with the Pharisees, in which Jesus could play the smart guy to score rhetorical points. This was telling prospective converts about the End Times--it doesn't get more earnest.
 
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