"Jesus taught in clear, unambiguous, easy-to-understand language that His Second Coming would take place during His own generation, which is also to say, the lifetime of his twelve chief disciples."
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The Second Coming of Jesus – Think Again by William H. Hogue Trafford Publishing
book review by Karyn Saemann
Modern Christians are still waiting for Jesus to return. They're going to be waiting forever. That's because Jesus came and went not long after he lived on Earth. And, Houge contends, Jesus clearly foretold his plan two millennia ago. "Verily I say to you, this generation shall not pass, til all these things be fulfilled," Jesus says in the book of Matthew. In well-organized arguments, backed by abundant, well-correlated New Testament scripture and Old Testament prophecy, Hogue methodically makes his case that Jesus came back in 72 A.D., before his own generation had passed away. In his Great Commission, Jesus sent his apostles on a mission to not covert the globe to Christianity in perpetuity, but simply to collect 144,000 predestined, First Century Israelites and to prepare them to rapture with him, Hogue writes.
Hogue demonstrates an exhaustive knowledge of the Bible, especially of the book of Revelation and the prophecies of Daniel, and of Roman history. Full understanding of both the Bible and ancient history are needed to weave his complex thesis. And he ultimately comforts today's Christians, noting that although they missed the rapture, Paradise still exists and they will still go there when they die. Christians may ultimately disagree with his view, but those who give the book a chance will concede that Hogue deftly makes his intended point. Although scripture dense, the book is very readable, with just five chapters and a series of nicely focused appendices. Some redundancy in the text actually helps hone the message, which is a solidly presented perspective.
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