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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, read a great text about the apocolyptic Jesus. He and his disciples literally thought the world was going to end, so why not be this way? Very similar to some of the more modern cults, and gradually drew followers. [/quote]
Yes, the early church thought Christs second coming was going to happen in their lifetime. Most of that history is blurred as we do not really know that much about that time. Christianity officially began as a recognized religion when the bible was put together, at around year 300 [/quote]
True, early Christians were expecting Christ to make an immediate return, and people have been thinking Christ would return in their lifetimes since then. But Paul addressed this in 2 Thessalonians 2, and Peter addressed it in 2 Peter 3, and the gist of both is that an immanent return of Christ is not that same as an immediate one, that God is on His own timetable and that if you think Jesus is a long time in coming back, that doesn't mean He's not coming back, so don't be disappointed if it's not in your generation. So the Bible pretty much teaches not to be surprised if there's a wait.[/quote]

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