Zechariah 1
Second year of Darius
Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet
"Turn unto me and I will turn unto you"
24th day of 11th month, which is the month Sebat
Man riding red horse, behind him red speckled and white horses
Sent by the Lord to walk to and fro the Earth...
Coming; Revealing; Appearing.
In the Old Testament
(To be written)
In the New Testament
Jesus spoke explicitly of his coming on three occasions:
To his disciples, before going to Jerusalem (Matthew 16:24-28, Mark 8:34-38 & Mark 9:1, Luke 9:23-27)
To his disciples, on the Mount of Olives...
Matthew 24
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all...
Colossians 3
8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that...
Isaiah 13
9 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going...
St. Cyril of Jerusalem:
NPNF2-07. Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen | Christian Classics Ethereal Library
This blog post is a reference of my own studies regarding the Catholic stance on contraception and natural family planning (NFP.)
From the Catechism:
"2368 A particular aspect of this responsibility concerns the regulation of procreation. For just reasons, spouses may wish to space the births...