THE FIRST AND SECONDCOMING OF CHRIST

The first and second coming of Christ was written by a young Jewish dweller of the Holy Land whom we shall call David for the purpose of keeping his identity secret for reasons of security. It was written by a young man who was only 15 years old at the time. He was only 14 years old when he first discovered this site which he studied very thoroughly. He then began writing and asked questions after questions which were answered to the best of my ability. He then began studying the content of the archives in the Holy Land which contains all of the writings of the returned Christ. He was not happy to discover that they were translated into archaic old English that went out style more than 75 years go. He also studied both testaments of the Christian Bible very thoroughly. Following that he began realizing that Christ was definitely the promised Messiah mentioned in Jewish scriptures. A fact that has yet to be understood by the teachers of that religion. He also accepted that Christ had returned exactly as He has promised, like a thief who comes to your home in the middle of the night. He then discovered that God's new Messenger gave the world new teachings that will eventually modify this earth into an earthly paradise as the promised golden age awakens.

David, the fictitious name that we have given to the young man, is definitely a searcher of the truth and obviously a very spiritual human being who belongs to the Jewish religion. He discovered on his own, through research, that Christ was definitely the promised Messiah whose coming is mentioned in various Jewish scriptures. David now accepts that the spirit of Christ has returned to this world giving its people greater teachings. It is quite an achievement for a young person of his age. He accepted Christ only after he investigated various prophecies that he researched very thoroughly.

The following is the story of David as it was written by himself and in which he explains how he analysed and came to the conclusion that Christ was the promised Messiah. He also realized that Christ has definitely returned to our world so that greater teachings could be given to the people of this world. Although David has accepted his new findings he still respects the religion that is practised by the members of his family. He has much respect for all Godly sent religions but not necessarily for their teachers. He is becoming more familiar with the English and French languages which he has been learning at school and which he utilizes for many of his searches.

* "Call out to Zion, O Carmel, and announce the joyful tidings: He that was hidden from mortal eyes is come! His all-conquering sovereignty is manifest ; His all-encompassing splendour is revealed."

David lives in the Holy Land and knows the location of mount Carmel quite well, having previously visited the emplacement with his parents. He chose to utilize the above message from the writings of the returned Christ so that he could express how he felt about his new findings. The following is David's story, the result of his own research.

PASSOVER EVE IN JERUSALEM, 2 000 YEARS AGO

In every corner of the city you could hear people talking about a young man who came riding on a white donkey, from far away Galilee. The young man claimed to be not less than a Messiah, the Promised one of the Jews whose coming all Jews were expecting.

"Nonsense! You and your teacher must be crazy!"
"No! You have to believe me! The Promised One has finally come!
Our Messiah is here!"
"Give me one reason to believe you. I tell you, this is not the One for whom we are waiting! Don't you know the Scriptures? It says that when the Messiah shall come, signs and wonders shall testify that He is in truth the Messiah. We know the signs and conditions, and they have not appeared. The Messiah, for example, will arise out of an unknown city. And remind me again where is your teacher from?"
"You see? Nazareth isn't an unknown city. And not only this! It also says that he shall sit upon the throne of David, and behold, He shall come with a sword of steel, and with a sceptre of iron shall He rule! He shall fulfil the law of the Prophets, He shall conquer the East and the West, and shall glorify His chosen people the Jews. Now think a little and tell me the truth, did he fulfill any of these conditions?!"
"No but."
"But what? As I have said, there is no reason to believe that he is our Messiah. Your teacher carried no sword in his hand, nor even a stick. He did not sit upon the Throne of David, he was a poor man. He reformed the Law of Moses, and broke the Sabbath Day. He did not conquer the East and the West, but was himself subject to the Roman Law. He did not exalt the Jews, but taught equality and brotherhood. He rebuked the Scribes and Pharisees. I am sorry, but Jesus son of Joseph is a liar and a sinner!"

David continues to explain his reasoning in his own dialogue. He tells us in his own words how he discovered and accepted Christ as the promised Messiah.

Dear readers, I am certain that there is no reason to explain to you why I wrote this small dialogue concerning one of the disciples of Jesus and a Pharisee who didn't believe in Him. I wanted to demonstrate to you that if we attempt to interpret the Jewish Scriptures literally we have no reason to believe that Jesus was the Promised Messiah. After all, how could a King of the world die a shameful death upon the cross? I don't know, what do you think? I am personally certain that I would be one of the last ones to accept Christ, if I lived 2 000 years ago. But today, I can assure you that I am one of the first ones of this time to believe in Him, let me explain : Although Jesus came from Nazareth which was a known place, the unknown city mentioned in the prophecy is the city of God. In other words, that new city represents the new teachings that Christ brought to the Jews and to the whole world. His body was born of his mother, Mary, but His Spirit came from Heaven. The sword He carried was the sharp sword of His tongue, with which He divided the good from the evil, the true from the false, the faithful from the unfaithful, and the light from the darkness. His Word was indeed a sharp sword! The Throne upon which He sat is the Eternal Throne from which Christ reigns for ever, a heavenly throne, not an earthly one, for the things of earth pass away but heavenly things pass not away. He re-interpreted and completed the Law of Moses and fulfilled the Law of the Prophets. His word conquered the East and the West. His Kingdom is everlasting. He exalted those Jews who recognized Him. They were men and women of humble birth, but contact with Him made them great and gave them everlasting dignity.

Thus, all the spiritual prophecies concerning the coming of Christ were fulfilled. The Jews shut their eyes that they should not see, and their ears that they should not hear. Thus the Divine Reality of Christ passed through their midst unheard, unloved and unrecognized.

I am also a Jew. Before I discovered this new faith that the returned Christ has brought us, from John's spiritual site on the internet, Jesus was no more than a false prophet for me. For many years, I had many questions concerning religion and God and some of the questions which I was asking myself are : "How is it that there are so many contradictions between science and religion? How can true science and true religion contradict one another? Maybe the explanations given in the Holy books were the best explanations that God could give to the people of this world, thousands of years ago? If so, then why doesn't God reveal Himself again and send us new teachings, with explanations that can fit the time in which we are living? The laws revealed in the old testament of the Bible were perhaps suitable for the children of Israel, thousands of years ago, but they are too cruel for our times!" Another question that has disturbed me the most is : "Had I been born in a Christian family, I would most probably be a Christian. Had I been born in a Muslim family, I would most probably be a Muslim, etc. So what makes me so sure that the religion which I follow is a "true religion"?! Most Followers of religions are sure that their religion is the only path to the truth. What makes them all think that their religion is the only true one? Maybe the truth is that all religions finally lead to the same goal?"

Interesting questions, are they not? Have you ever tried to ask yourself these questions? Have you decided on any answers? I was sure that I would never find satisfying answers until I found Christ's new writings and discovered the pearls of wisdom hidden in the Ocean of His Words. Yes the returned Christ has answered all these questions. In a hundred volumes, the repositories of priceless precepts, mighty laws, unique principles, impassioned exhortations, reiterated warnings, amazing prophecies, sublime invocations, and weighty commentaries. The Bearer of such a Message has proclaimed, as no Prophet before Him has done, the Mission with which God had entrusted Him. History clearly shows that the returned Christ never attended any schools and that the tuition He received at home after the fashion of the nobility at that time was but rudimentary. To emperors, kings, princes and potentates, to rulers, governments, clergy and peoples, whether of the East or of the West, whether Christian, Jew, Muslim, or Zoroastrian; He addressed them, for nearly fifty years, and in the most tragic circumstances. These priceless pearls of knowledge and wisdom that lay hid within the ocean of His matchless utterance. Forsaking fame and fortune, accepting imprisonment and exile, careless of ostracism and obloquy, submitting to physical indignities and cruel deprivations, He, the Manifestation of God on earth, suffered Himself to be banished from place to place and from country to country. Till at length, He in the Most Great Prison, offered up His martyred son as a ransom for the redemption and unification of all mankind.

* "We verily," He Himself has testified, "We have not fallen short of Our duty to exhort men, and to deliver that which was bidden by God, the Almighty, the All-Praised. Had they hearkened unto Me, they would have beheld the earth another earth." And again : "Is there any excuse left for anyone (not to believe) in this Revelation? No, by God, the Lord of the Mighty Throne! My signs have encompassed the earth, and My power enveloped all mankind, and yet the people are wrapped in a strange sleep!"

Yes! Christ has returned in the Glory of the Father, exactly as He has promised. It is understandable that you may find it impossible to accept the statement that Christ could have returned without your knowledge. After all, isn't His Coming for the sake of Christians? Won't there be great signs at His Coming which all will witness? How could He have returned and the Christians are still unaware of it? Won't they immediately recognize Him at His Return? Won't, in fact, the whole world know of His Coming? Understandably, these questions, among many others, instantly come to the minds of Christ's followers when presented with the possibility that His Return could have already happened and the prophecy has been fulfilled.

Based upon much of the current interpretation of Christ's own promises regarding His Return, and the promises of the Old Testament, it seems impossible for Christians to believe that Christ has already returned. Does it not appear clear to you, from the statements which can be found in the Old and New Testaments, that at the time of Christ's Second Coming it simply will not be possible for Christ to appear in the world in a way that you are expecting. Do you feel you have been given too much guidance in scriptures for such a thing to happen. But isn't it the same thing that the Jews are saying concerning His first coming? For example : It seemed impossible for people hundred of years ago to accept the fact that the earth wasn't flat! Obviously; it will also take time for the people of this world to discover that the Spirit of Christ has indeed returned, exactly as he promised it, like a thief in the night. So far only those who have searched for Him have discovered Him and the new teachings which He has given to our world.

We often recognize a prophecy but we don't always know its meaning. Jesus Christ mentioned that He would return ( I go but I come again ) and give us new teachings but the people who lived during His time couldn't understand what He meant.

What does the word "Return" mean in the Scriptures? The New Testament gives us the best possible clue about its meaning. In chapter 9, verses 11-13, of the Gospel of Mark, it is said :

"And they asked Him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? And He answered and told them, Elias verily comes first, and restores all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that He must suffer many things, and be set at nought. But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him."

What Jesus said was that Elias had already returned! But "Return" in Holy Writings means the return of Godly attributes and qualities. If not, then how could John the Baptist be Elias? Did Jesus lie? I don't think so. It is not the individuality of the person but the qualities which are regarded. For example : there was a flower last year, and this year there is also a flower; I say the flower of last year has returned. I do not mean that same flower in its exact individuality has come back; but as this flower has the same qualities as that of last year, as it has the same perfume, delicacy, colour and form - I say the flower of last year has returned, and this flower is the former flower. When spring comes, we say last year's spring has come back because all that was found in last year's spring exists in this spring!

* "Meditate upon this, O you beloved of God, and let your ears be attentive unto His Word, so that you may, by His grace and mercy, drink your fill from the crystal waters of constancy, and become as steadfast and immovable as the mountain in His Cause."

David took the above quotation from the writings of the returned Christ. Let us continue to study his dialogue.

I know that it is not easy to find out new truths, especially if it seems to contradict what we have been taught all those years. We all know that the easiest thing to do is to immediately deny anything new, even if it is true. But do you think that it is the right thing to do?

* "Behold, how the divers peoples and kindreds of the earth have been waiting for the coming of the Promised One. No sooner had He, Who is the Sun of Truth, been made manifest, than, lo, all turned away from Him, except them whom God was pleased to guide. We dare not, in this Day, lift the veil that conceals the exalted station which every true believer can attain, for the joy which such a revelation must provoke might well cause a few to faint away and die."

David took the above text from the writings of the returned Christ. New writings that where given to the world after the second coming. He then goes on to say :

No one is asking you to accept immediately the Cause of the returned Christ but I am asking you to investigate His Writings, Principles and Prophecies like I did before I decided to accept them as the truth.

Did Jesus not say :

"You shall know them (the Prophets) by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit ; but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire."

...by their fruits you shall know them."

How will you know if the fruits are good or sour without tasting them? How will you know if the returned Christ was who He said He was without investigating His claims, without investigating what He has written?

If you want to find the truth, you have to search for it and look everywhere with a searching eye. It is not easy to find the truth, it is even harder to search for it, but always remember : when you find the object of your quest, you will enter the City of God, the new Jerusalem which has come down from heaven. Then :

"Yearning will seize the reins of patience and reserve from your hand and make your soul to shake with the flashing light, and draw you from the earthly homeland to the first heavenly abode in the Center of Realities, and lift you to a plane wherein you would soar in the air even as you walk upon the earth, and move over the water as you run on the land."

Peace be upon those who walk in the Right Path!

From a believer in God's new teachings which the returned Christ has given the world. Writing this small dialogue from the Holy land, from the Land of Israel. David

David has now migrated from the land of Israel so that he can become a member of the new teachings that the returned Christ has given to our world. He has become one of the youngest most learned person on earth. It is quite an achievement for a young person of his age.

Congratulations David, you will enjoy life to the fullest. You have rediscovered God and especially His new Messenger who has brought new teachings to mankind who are very slow in responding to God's wishes. I have no doubt that God has acknowledged you and that He will always be standing by.

The following presentation explains how God often sends twin messengers in every new Revelation, one being a forerunner to the other. It has been labelled :

The twin Messengers of God