Bible Study Who Can Lay This To 'REST'??

[Alabaster]

As the workers in a field gather out the weeds, what do they do?

They place them into piles along the edge of the field and set them on fire.

(That edge of the field is as being sat just outside of God's kingdom which is right here and now working among us, but just not time for it to be revealed to the world. That revealing only comes with God's destruction upon the wicked of this world. It will catch the world off guard.)

And as those piles burn, they keep separating out more weeds to toss on those burning piles.

That is a description of the true church cleansing itself under the watchful eye of Christ.

It is not the final judgment upon these tares. They may yet be saved from the fire if they will only humble themselves.

1 Corinthians 3:11 ¶For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
16 ¶Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
18 ¶Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
21 ¶Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

I like the way Weymouth New Testament words verse 15 there: 1 Corinthians 3:15 "If any one's work is burnt up, he will suffer the loss of it; yet he will himself be rescued, but only, as it were, by passing through the fire."

The proper rendering of that third occurrence of the word shall in verse 15 is properly reflected as Weymouth New Testament renders the passage.

So we see that this burning need not be a bad thing. It is actually the love of God trying to break us down that he might rescue us into an honorable vessel.

Still, many do not receive it that way and so weep and gnash their teeth on the ones who are lovingly trying to rescue them.

The good seed is the Kingdom. The seed doesn't purge. God will be sending angels to remove the wicked from the world.

You take the simple interpretation that Jesus Himself gives too far.

 

[Jake]

I think you will like digging into this one Nathan. You are not afraid of a challenge and that is why you grow spiritually as you do.


How can we prepare ourselves to know for sure that we understand Jesus’ parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man?

This is what man was meant to be like before he through sin, sullied the glory of that image. (1 Corinthians 11:7; Romans 1:22- 23; Genesis 1:26, 27)

Those who are first fruits in oneness of the body of the principal first fruit, who is Christ, are said (Romans 8:29) “…to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.†(KJV)

In other words, Christ is being formed in the spirit of their personalities: Galatians 4:19 “My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you†(KJV)

This is not an automatic thing as many believe: Romans 12:2 “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.†(KJV)

1 Peter 2:21-23 “For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously†(ASV)

The ultimate goal of all this is the creation of the “sons of God†who will rule in the New Heaven to come, which rules over the New Earth. (Our current world’s governments are said to be ruling over us in this world’s heaven. (See Leviticus 26:18-25; Romans 13:1-5; Isaiah 34:4, 5; Romans 8:19, 21)

Jerusalem of the Old Law Covenant existed as a antitype (a contrasting prophetic foreshadow) of this kingdom by Christ and his body members. Once those body members have completed their transformation to Christ’s image, they will begin their eternal rule upon this earth at the very start of Christ’s millennial reign. This serves the purpose of bringing this entire earth and all that is in it back to the holiness of God over the course of that millennial reign.

Therefore it is reasonable to understand why the rulers in that Jerusalem of the Old Law Covenant were considered gods, viewed as if they like their millennial reign counter parts had so achieved that image as brothers of Christ, who is the perfect image of God. (John 10:34-35; Colossians 1:15 and 3:10; 2 Corinthians 3:18 and 4:4)

And this is what we see going on at Luke 16:1 and Luke 16:19

Luke 16:1 “And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.â€

Not too awful many of us would disagree that the rich man of Luke 16:1 is Christ.

And we see at Luke 16:19 a composite of the antitypical rulers of the antitypical foreshadow, first century Jerusalem. This rich man is supposed to image the rich man of Luke 16:1 just as Christ's body members will be an image of Christ by the time they are revealed and begin to rule with Christ in that millennial reign.

Luke 16:19 “There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:â€

But what makes the contrast antitypical is this rich man’s love of himself so that he has not loved the people and done what Jesus said a minister (a servant) of God ought to do. Indeed the very word “minister†means “servantâ€.

Matthew 23:9-11 “And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.â€

With this pondered we are now ready to dig deeper in to the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man.

And we should note here that Jesus gave this parable after telling his disciples that Old Law System and its Covenant was now passed away to be replaced by God’s kingdom. Luke 16:16 “The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.â€

Amen, Who Says, that is the "good news" of the gospel.


Romans 8: 19 For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.

Looking forward to your study on Lazarus and the Rich man!

 

[Nathan]

Who Says, I am not sure I am following you on the "Old Law System" being done away with. If you take a minute to look, He was speaking to the Pharasies at that time. He was making the point that they stove to enter the kingdom by keeping the law, and they would not recognize that He was the Messiah who would lead them in the truth. The law was there as a guardian. This is from the amplified bible.

Until John came, there were the Law and the Prophets; since then the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone strives violently to go in [would force his own way rather than God’s way into it].

So in other words, until John came on the scene, the law and prophets bore witness to who the Christ would be. But then, John came and started preaching the good news, that there was one coming to take away ALL sins, and set people free from them. But the Pharasies would not listen to the truth, but rather wanted to enter there own way. He then says.

Yet it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to fail and become void.

So in other words, again, He made the statement that the law would forever stand to show the way. That way being only through Christ, and not self-righteous 'doings' of the law.

So I guess I am not following what your intentions are by using this passage.

 

[Who Says]

The good seed is the Kingdom. The seed doesn't purge. God will be sending angels to remove the wicked from the world.

You take the simple interpretation that Jesus Himself gives too far.

Sorry, I am getting tired and misunderstood for a second.

I said the tares are being purged out from Christ's true church.

Let's see if the good seed participates in that?

John 12:48 "He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day."

Who preaches that word?

The good seed is the body of Christ, isn't it?

Looks to me like if the word Christ speaks judges in the last day ...............

He must do it through his body.

1 Peter 4:17 "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?"

 

[Jake]

:yes I do appologize if I said the good seed is being purged.

I don't think I said that, did I?

If I did then shame on me. :yes

I said the tares are being purged out from Christ's true church.

If I said anything else I am sorry.

But I do not think I did.

Let's see if the good seed participates in that?

John 12:48 "He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day."

Who preaches that word?

I only quickly scanned this thread, so I apologize if this has been asked, however, Who Says, the parable tells us that if the tares are taken out, then the wheat will be pulled up, too, bu to let them grow together until harvest, so why do you think now is the harvest season? If you already answered this, can you please point to the post, thanks.

I would not argue the great apostasy is starting, nor that God is calling the True Church out of the denominations, but not so sure about now being the harvest time? thanks.

Matthew 13:24-3-The Parable of the Weeds
24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
27 “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
28 “‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.
“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ 29 “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”

Added:
I'm not sure, you are connect Matthew with Corinthians, one is the tares, those are of the devil.
Cor is talking about who we build our foundation on. I'm not really seeing this connection (yet).
Hi-lighted so you will see I added and I am not arguing here, just trying to see your connection. Thanks.

 

[Jake]

Sorry, I am getting tired and misunderstood for a second.

I said the tares are being purged out from Christ's true church.

Let's see if the good seed participates in that?

John 12:48 "He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day."

Who preaches that word?

The good seed is the body of Christ, isn't it?

Looks to me like if the word Christ speaks judges in the last day ...............

He must do it through his body.

1 Peter 4:17 "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?"

Yes, He does this through His Body, I think sometimes people do not realize what His Body really means, as in He is the Head, where and what is His Body? We are, and we are here. Amen.

 

[Who Says]

I only quickly scanned this thread, so I apologize if this has been asked, however, Who Says, the parable tells us that if the tares are taken out, then the wheat will be pulled up, too, bu to let them grow together until harvest, so why do you think now is the harvest season? If you already answered this, can you please point to the post, thanks.

I would not argue the great apostasy is starting, nor that God is calling the True Church out of the denominations, but not so sure about now being the harvest time? thanks.

Matthew 13:24-3-The Parable of the Weeds
24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
27 “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
28 “‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.
“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ 29 “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”

The ones that have to be let grown until the end time harvest naturally do not do the harvesting. They are the great crowd. They may assist the first fruits though as they are harvested. Every harvest has its first fruits that mature ahead of the rest of the field.

We have a good example of how it works at 1 Corinthians chapter 3.

1 Corinthians 3:9 "For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building."

The definition of "husbandry" is "cultivating". So we see in deed that the first fruits are the ones harvested early on to be the workers in that field and they have been doing so from the beginning days of the church of Christ.

So we ought to not mistakenly think that there exists no harvested wheat to do the work. They are the body of Christ, first fruits by virtue of Christ who is the principal first fruit.

Also, "angel" merely means "messenger". These first fruits who are one in the principal first fruit who is Christ are Christ's messengers as his body in this earth. They carry the word that Christ said would do the judging in the last day.

As his body: John 12:48 "He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day."

Matthew 16:19 "And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

John 14:12 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father."

 

[Who Says]

Who Says, I am not sure I am following you on the "Old Law System" being done away with. If you take a minute to look, He was speaking to the Pharisees at that time. He was making the point that they stove to enter the kingdom by keeping the law, and they would not recognize that He was the Messiah who would lead them in the truth. The law was there as a guardian. This is from the amplified bible.

Until John came, there were the Law and the Prophets; since then the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone strives violently to go in [would force his own way rather than God’s way into it].

So in other words, until John came on the scene, the law and prophets bore witness to who the Christ would be. But then, John came and started preaching the good news, that there was one coming to take away ALL sins, and set people free from them. But the Phrases would not listen to the truth, but rather wanted to enter there own way. He then says.

Yet it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to fail and become void.

So in other words, again, He made the statement that the law would forever stand to show the way. That way being only through Christ, and not self-righteous 'doings' of the law.

So I guess I am not following what your intentions are by using this passage.

Slow down. You are letting your protectiveness over that Law excite you.

Not the law. The system. They are two different things. The Greek "cosmos", "orderly arrangement of things".

The Old Covenant and its stewards are that system. They are the cosmos God was using at that time. They are now replaced by spiritual Israel in the body of Christ and being formed as the New Jerusalem to begin its reign shortly.

When you read your Bible, every time you come across the word "world" look it up and mark the root meaning of the Greek word used in the margin.

It will surprise you what you learn from it.

It is a good idea to do that also with the word "coming" which you can then compare to places like Php 2:12; and it is good to note prepositions from the Greek as the KJV gets sloppy sometimes in how it renders them.

 

[Who Says]

I only quickly scanned this thread, so I apologize if this has been asked, however, Who Says, the parable tells us that if the tares are taken out, then the wheat will be pulled up, too, bu to let them grow together until harvest, so why do you think now is the harvest season? If you already answered this, can you please point to the post, thanks.

I would not argue the great apostasy is starting, nor that God is calling the True Church out of the denominations, but not so sure about now being the harvest time? thanks.

Matthew 13:24-3-The Parable of the Weeds
24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
27 “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
28 “‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.
“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ 29 “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’â€

Added:
I'm not sure, you are connect Matthew with Corinthians, one is the tares, those are of the devil.
Cor is talking about who we build our foundation on. I'm not really seeing this connection (yet).
Hi-lighted so you will see I added and I am not arguing here, just trying to see your connection. Thanks.

Can you seriously tell me that with all of the contradicting teachings and the fueding among Christianity that you cannot see that apostacy has already happened?

And that it has been around a while now? We can talk more about that later if you wish, but for now I do not want to get too many subjects going at one time.

We will talk about that "parousia" and that sitting on the throne seperating sheep from goats. That has long begun. It takes time to seperate that many people. Christ does not wait until the last second before he destroys this worls to do it.

See the posts I was preparing as you were writing this one, for more info on what you said about the field and the harvest.

 

[Alabaster]

Sorry, I am getting tired and misunderstood for a second.

I said the tares are being purged out from Christ's true church.

Not yet they aren't.

Let's see if the good seed participates in that?

John 12:48 "He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day."

Who preaches that word?

The good seed is the body of Christ, isn't it?

Yes, we believers.

Looks to me like if the word Christ speaks judges in the last day ...............

He must do it through his body.

1 Peter 4:17 "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?"

He uses angels to purge the earth of tares (the wicked posers among us). However, you use scripture erroneously. We the Church are called to judge righteously, to judge regarding sin among us. You see how He says, "For the time IS come." That time has been and still is---the Church age.

 

[Nathan]

Slow down. You are letting your protectiveness over that Law excite you.

Not the law. The system. They are two different things. The Greek "cosmos", "orderly arrangement of things".

The Old Covenant and its stewards are that system. They are the cosmos God was using at that time. They are now replaced by spiritual Israel in the body of Christ and being formed as the New Jerusalem to begin its reign shortly.

When you read your Bible, every time you come across the word "world" look it up and mark the root meaning of the Greek word used in the margin.

It will surprise you what you learn from it.

It is a good idea to do that also with the word "coming" which you can then compare to places like Php 2:12; and it is good to note prepositions from the Greek as the KJV gets sloppy sometimes in how it renders them.

Ok. My apologies. I agree that the system was replaced with Christ. Only through Him is the law fulfilled in us. Like He was stating, that flesh and blood cannot force itself to fulfill the law. The Messiah, Christ, would be the one to fulfill it through us, thereby taking away the emnity of the flesh and allowing the heart to "keep" His law.

 

[Jake]

Can you seriously tell me that with all of the contradicting teachings and the fueding among Christianity that you cannot see that apostacy has already happened?

And that it has been around a while now? We can talk more about that later if you wish, but for now I do not want to get too many subjects going at one time.

Yes, it is going on, happening, I don't think it's done yet. But yes, for a later thread.

 

[Who Says]

Not yet they aren't.



Yes, we believers.



He uses angels to purge the earth of tares (the wicked posers among us). However, you use scripture erroneously. We the Church are called to judge righteously, to judge regarding sin among us. You see how He says, "For the time IS come." That time has been and still is---the Church age.

That's a cute little duck on the bottom of your post. :yes

I'll tell you what.

Why don't you show me why you think what you do using scripture and we can discuss it if you would like.

I was getting tired earlier. Now I am getting tard.

 

[Nathan]

The ones that have to be let grown until the end time harvest naturally do not do the harvesting. They are the great crowd. They may assist the first fruits though as they are harvested. Every harvest has its first fruits that mature ahead of the rest of the field.

We have a good example of how it works at 1 Corinthians chapter 3.

1 Corinthians 3:9 "For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building."

The definition of "husbandry" is "cultivating". So we see in deed that the first fruits are the ones harvested early on to be the workers in that field and they have been doing so from the beginning days of the church of Christ.

So we ought to not mistakenly think that there exists no harvested wheat to do the work. They are the body of Christ, first fruits by virtue of Christ who is the principal first fruit.

Also, "angel" merely means "messenger". These first fruits who are one in the principal first fruit who is Christ are Christ's messengers as his body in this earth. They carry the word that Christ said would do the judging in the last day.

As his body: John 12:48 "He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day."

Matthew 16:19 "And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

John 14:12 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father."

I fall way short on things like these. But I so too believe that we are in the midst of the harvest. The "bundles" are being "gathered" together. We are seeing a sharp line starting to develope that was simply not there before.

There is still room to believe that this could all happen in an instant, but the book of Revelation seems to dictate its a process of time. Just like you said, like a "real" harvest happens. Then when they are bundled together, the angles gather them into one place. Until that time they are scattered throughout the "field".

 

[Alabaster]

Matthew 13:47-51 NLT
47 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that was thrown into the water and caught fish of every kind. 48 When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away. 49 That is the way it will be at the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked people from the righteous, 50 throwing the wicked into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 51 Do you understand all these things?†“Yes,†they said, “we do.â€




Same thing here. Jesus is opening up their eyes to the end of the world.



We the Bride will be separated from the wicked when Jesus comes for us with a shout. The wicked will be dealt with in due time from that point.



That separating is not being done yet. The tares are still with us, sitting next to us in church, posing as wheat.

 

[Jake]

Slow down. You are letting your protectiveness over that Law excite you.

Not the law. The system. They are two different things. The Greek "cosmos", "orderly arrangement of things".

The Old Covenant and its stewards are that system. They are the cosmos God was using at that time. They are now replaced by spiritual Israel in the body of Christ and being formed as the New Jerusalem to begin its reign shortly.

When you read your Bible, every time you come across the word "world" look it up and mark the root meaning of the Greek word used in the margin.

It will surprise you what you learn from it.

It is a good idea to do that also with the word "coming" which you can then compare to places like Php 2:12; and it is good to note prepositions from the Greek as the KJV gets sloppy sometimes in how it renders them.

Yes, I agree Who says, this verse is an example of what I think you mean about "cometh", not has already come, but "is coming"


2 John 1:7 For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, even they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.

 

[Who Says]

Ok. My apologies. I agree that the system was replaced with Christ. Only through Him is the law fulfilled in us. Like He was stating, that flesh and blood cannot force itself to fulfill the law. The Messiah, Christ, would be the one to fulfill it through us, thereby taking away the emnity of the flesh and allowing the heart to "keep" His law.

Right. :yes

I have heard you describe that properly before so I knew you knew it.

The deal is that by the flesh we mess it up because the will of the flesh is flawed.

So we must emulate his perfect spirit into our spirit to learn how to properly do it. And this is not a mystical thing where he does it all for us. The love of God compels us to lean into him in all of our ways, closely listening to him, and eagerly doing all he commands us.

And that takes time and effort, regardless of what anyone says. :yes

It is a pampering ministry that would teach he does all or even most of the work for us. Such a ministry keeps babes from maturing. They become like the spoiled child whose parents always did everything for them.

And yes, pondering that Old written Law is absolutely necessary. It takes a great deal of effort. And it was only the confused teachings concerning our salvation being a gift of God and not of our works that has prevented many from learning how to correctly do it. We should discuss that subject sometime.

 

[Alabaster]

The Holy Spirit who resides within us CHANGES us. We are made new.

 

[jasoncran]

Right. :yes

I have heard you describe that properly before so I knew you knew it.

The deal is that by the flesh we mess it up because the will of the flesh is flawed.

So we must emulate his perfect spirit into our spirit to learn how to properly do it. And this is not a mystical thing where he does it all for us. The love of God compels us to lean into him in all of our ways, closely listening to him, and eagerly doing all he commands us.

And that takes time and effort, regardless of what anyone says. :yes

It is a pampering ministry that would teach he does all or even most of the work for us. Such a ministry keeps babes from maturing. They become like the spoiled child whose parents always did everything for them.

And yes, pondering that Old written Law is absolutely necessary. It takes a great deal of effort. And it was only the confused teachings concerning our salvation being a gift of God and not of our works that has prevented many from learning how to correctly do it. We should discuss that subject sometime.

i wasnt raised in a typical christian home, as i was a jw and come from jewish ancenstry. i was lead to read from the torah.tanakh first then onto the new testament.solo fide is often misunderstood these days.

 

[Who Says]

Yes, I agree Who says, this verse is an example of what I think you mean about "cometh", not has already come, but "is coming"


2 John 1:7 For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, even they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.

Philippians 2:12 Wherefore <G5620>, my <G3450> beloved <G0027>, as <G2531> ye have <G5219> always <G3842> obeyed <G5219>, not <G3361> as <G5613> in <G1722> my <G3450> presence <G3952> only <G3440>, but <G0235> now <G3568> much <G4183> more <G3123> in <G1722> my <G3450> absence <G0666>, work out <G2716> your own <G1438> salvation <G4991> with <G3326> fear <G5401> and <G2532> trembling <G5156>.

2 Corinthians 10:10 For <G3754> his <G9999> letters <G1992>, <N> <G3303> say they <G5346>, are <G9999> weighty <G0926> and <G2532> powerful <G2478>; but <G1161> his <G9999> bodily <G4983> presence <G3952> is <G9999> weak <G0772>, and <G2532> his <G9999> speech <G3056> contemptible <G1848>.

Matthew 24:3 And <G1161> as <G2521> he <G0846> sat <G2521> upon <G1909> the <G3588> Mount <G3735> of Olives <G1638>, the <G3588> disciples <G3101> came <G4334> unto him <G0846> privately <G2596> <G2398>, saying <G3004>, Tell <G2036> us <G2254>, when <G4219> shall <G2071> these things <G5023> be <G2071>? and <G2532> what <G5101> shall be <G9999> the <G3588> sign <G4592> of thy <G4674> coming <G3952>, and <G2532> <of the> <G3588> end <G4930> of the <G3588> world <G0165>?


<G3952> parousia -- pronounced: par-oo-see'-ah
from the present participle of 3918; a being near, i.e. advent (often, return; specially, of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked); (by implication) physically, aspect: KJV -- coming, presence.

From Merriam - Webster Dictionary: Origin of PAROUSIA

Greek, literally, presence, from paront-, parōn, present participle of pareinai to be present, from para- + einai to be