Where Jesus Comes a Second Time: Difference between revisions

The Bible prophesies about the '''place where Jesus comes a second''' time. It is the ''east'' where the sun rises. The [[Bible]] foretold the place where [[Christ]] came the first time. Two thousand years ago, [[Jesus Christ]] was born in Bethlehem as the prophet Micah prophesied in the Old Testament. At that time, the magi (presumably Persian priests)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Magi|title=Magi |website= |publisher=Britannica  |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=}}</ref>came to Jerusalem to seek Christ who was born as King of the Jews, and the chief priests and scribes said that Christ would be born in Bethlehem, knowing the prophecy of [[Micah]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Micah+5%3A2+&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Micah 5:2 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+2%3A1-6+&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 2:1-6 |quote=}}</ref><br>Jesus comes again into the world for the salvation of mankind.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Hebrews+9%3A28+&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Hebrews 9:28 |quote= }}</ref> The ''east'' is the place where [[Second Coming Jesus (Second Coming Christ)|Christ appears again]] and carries out His last work of redemption.

The prophecy about the man who would rise from a far-off land in the east was firstly fulfilled by [[Cyrus|Cyrus (Cyrus II)]] of Persia located to the east of Israel. Cyrus conquered Babylon (Neo-Babylonian Empire) and freed the Israelites from captivity in Babylon and let them return to their own country.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cyrus-the-Great |title= Cyrus the Great|website= |publisher=britannica  |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><br>The book of Isaiah was written about 170 years before Cyrus conquered Babylon. Isaiah 44 and 45 prophesied the name Cyrus and his accomplishment of conquering many nations and liberating God’s people, Israel, from Babylon.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+44%3A28&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 44:28 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+45%3A1-4&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 45:1–4 |quote= }}</ref> As prophesied in the Bible, Cyrus ordered the Jews not only to return to their home country but also to build the [[temple]] in [[Jerusalem]], which was destroyed during the Babylonian invasion.

According to Isaiah 41, when a man rises from the east, he will turn the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into springs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+41%3A17-18&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 41:17–18 |quote= }}</ref> Prophetically, this can be done only when [[God]] comes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+35%3A4-6&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 35:4–6 |quote= }}</ref> When a man appears from the east, idolaters gather together in fear and tremble.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+41%3A5-7&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 41:5–7 |quote=}}</ref> However, it did not happen when Cyrus conquered Babylon. It was because Cyrus acknowledged the religions of the conquered people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/cyrus-the-great |title=Who was Cyrus the Great? |publisher=National Geographic |website= |date=  |author= |quote= }}</ref> The prophecy about the man who would rise from a far-off land in the east is finally fulfilled by God.<br>A bird of prey in Isaiah 46 is also a symbol of God, who is with His people and saves them. God compared the way He liberated the Israelites from Egypt to carrying them on eagles’ wings. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+19%3A4&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Exodus 19:4 |quote= }}</ref> The way God protected and led the Israelites in the desert is likened to eagles’ protecting their young.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Deuteronomy+32%3A10-12+&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Deuteronomy 32:10–12 |publisher= |quote=}}</ref> Therefore, the prophecies of Isaiah 41 and 46 refer to God’s coming from the east and saving His people in the last days.<br>God came in the name of Jesus 2,000 years ago. The birth place of Jesus was not a far-off land in the east, which Isaiah saw through a revelation, but [[Israel]]. The prophetic Cyrus who will rise from a far-off land in the east is Second Coming Christ. Just as Cyrus freed the Israelites from captivity in Babylon, Christ who comes again is to be born in a far-off land in the east and deliver God’s people from spiritual Babylon through the truth of the water of life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+21%3A6+&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Revelation 21:6 |quote=}}</ref>