I have a problem with the term “second coming.” I agree with the concept of a final coming in Glory, but why limit Jesus to just two visits? I believe He comes to us all of the time, and several specific times in history (such as coming in judgement, as he said he would, at the destruction of the temple).
But He will come again at the close of the age.
Your belief is at odds with Scripture. The Bible tells us plainly He doesn’t return over and over again, so you have been misled.
“Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.”
—Matthew 24:23
“And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.”
—Luke 17:23
“Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.”
—Acts 1:11
The Bible tells us not to believe it when we hear He has appeared here and there, which is but one of the many reasons I don’t believe He returns 350,000 times a day at the command of Catholic priests who utter the magic words of consecration to be a victim on their blasphemous altars. His once-for-all atoning death on the cross cleansed His people of all sin (1John 1:7) and all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9) so there is no efficacy in continuing daily unbloody sacrifices. And since He cleanses us of all sin, we can be assured that Purgatory is a Romish fiction, too.
Is there shedding of blood in Purgatory? If not, that is another way to know the concept is at odds with the Bible. Hebrews 9:22 teaches that there must be shedding of blood to have forgiveness of sins.
The Bible also tells us He will return the same way He left, not at the beck and call of sinful priests. There won’t be any doubt when he returns, for every eye will see Him.
In the end I don’t care what Catholics believe about the Second Coming. I want them to understand His First Coming. There is no reason to be fooled on these matters because the Bible spells it out in plain fashion. Catholics must choose to willingly believe the fictions of Rome over the Bible, so they won’t have any excuse for continuing to genuflect before a wafer.
“But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.”
—1 John 1:7
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
—1 John 1:9
“’I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned against Me and by which they have transgressed against Me.”
—Jeremiah 33:8
“And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,”
—Hebrews 1:3
” saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,”
—Titus 3:5
Reference for 350,000 dally masses:
http://forcatholicholymass.blogspot.com/2010/08/now-this-is-communion.html
I think the reason we talk about the “second coming” is that there are only 2 “comings” of Jesus that are public, intended to be witnessed by (or publicized to) the entire world. Those are the essential appearances that fulfill prophecy and complete God’s plan of salvation.
I’m sure Jesus appeared privately or in other forms many other times, but if a person never knew of those, it wouldn’t affect their salvation at all. However, if they are ignorant of the first or second coming, then they are in trouble.