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chapter. At the destruction of Jerusalem, those who slept in Jesus were not raised, liv ing believers were not caught up to meet the Lord in the air, the bodies of believers were not transformed. Furthermore, years after the destruction of Jerusalem we find John still looking forward to the Lord's coming as an event still lying in the future (Rev. 22 :20). The words found in John .21 :22, 23, "Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to tbeeT Follow thou me. This saying therefore went forth among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He should not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?" were written years after the destruction of Jerusalem. Not any of these events mentioned, nor all of them together, nor any other event that has yet occurred fulfills the very plain, ex plicit and definite predictions and promises of our Lord Jesus nnd His apostles regarding His coming again. THE COMING AGAIN OF JESUS CHRIST SO FREQUENTLY MENTIONED IN THE NEW TESTA MENT AS THE GREAT HOPE OF THE CHURCH IS AN EVENT THAT STILL LIES IN THE FUTURE.
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