Difficulty in concept of Christ as a fellow kinsman, Judean and Return

[Wills]

Would the Jews in the first advent have reacted differently (accepted)
a Messiah who dropped out of the sky as opposed to born as a Judean resident like them?

Basically they could not just come to grips with the fact that someone born in the local Judea of common Jewish parentage could be God in flesh Christ. I mean for one of their fellow Jews to be God's very image Hebrews 1 was quite difficult to take in.

It was difficult to accept one of their common kinsmen as deity,
Perhaps they would have reacted differently to someone who dropped from space as opposed to their fellow citizen born as they were in Judea.

Taking a look at our society today, would we react differently to a similar situation? Some blame the Jews for denying him but how would Christians on Earth today handle a similar interaction between Jesus as a fellow kinsman , as God in flesh but as a regular fellow as Jesus/was-is?


Another question- Could you imagine someone amidst us as Christ (as Jesus lived amidst his kinsmen) who would have the heart to burn say 2 billions humans (assuming that number of sinners) in a lake of fire (Hell) forever as in Revelation 20.

In other words could you imagine a fellow kinsman (Christ) , one you knew personally who happened later to be Christ , and imagine this one known to you formerly as a regular person, carrying out the Hell burning judgement sentence?
Lets assume for this question that Hell would involve eternal burning torment.
Quite a challenging thought.

 

[Atkin]

Do you mean the unbelief was partly based upon familiarity?

This verse actually gives an example

54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.


Your post did not specify whether the term fellow kinsman and the Jews comparison with us today, referred to his second advent, that is.. Christ as someone who has a life with us currently. So were you referring to a first advent in 21st century society or were you asking about a second advent?

 

[TWells]

Would the Jews in the first advent have reacted differently (accepted)
a Messiah who dropped out of the sky as opposed to born as a Judean resident like them?

Basically they could not just come to grips with the fact that someone born in the local Judea of common Jewish parentage could be God in flesh Christ. I mean for one of their fellow Jews to be God's very image Hebrews 1 was quite difficult to take in.

It was difficult to accept one of their common kinsmen as deity,
Perhaps they would have reacted differently to someone who dropped from space as opposed to their fellow citizen born as they were in Judea.

Taking a look at our society today, would we react differently to a similar situation? Some blame the Jews for denying him but how would Christians on Earth today handle a similar interaction between Jesus as a fellow kinsman , as God in flesh but as a regular fellow as Jesus/was-is?


Another question- Could you imagine someone amidst us as Christ (as Jesus lived amidst his kinsmen) who would have the heart to burn say 2 billions humans (assuming that number of sinners) in a lake of fire (Hell) forever as in Revelation 20.

In other words could you imagine a fellow kinsman (Christ) , one you knew personally who happened later to be Christ , and imagine this one known to you formerly as a regular person, carrying out the Hell burning judgement sentence?
Lets assume for this question that Hell would involve eternal burning torment.
Quite a challenging thought.

God coming in the person of Jesus of Nazareth was to be the pinnacle of Gods revelation of Himself. The fact the YHWH returned in the form of a lowly peasent and challenged their idea of the Kingdom as a peacefull relationship with God rather than killing the pagans through war speaks volumes about Him. Its also not as if He didnt prove Himself through His healings, exorcisms and raisings from the dead - eventually culminating in His own ressurection. Many Jews did believe He was the Messiah and that the Kingdom had finally come and the exile was finally over. But as throughout all of Israels history it was only a remnant.

 

[Wills]

God coming in the person of Jesus of Nazareth was to be the pinnacle of Gods revelation of Himself. The fact the YHWH returned in the form of a lowly peasent and challenged their idea of the Kingdom as a peacefull relationship with God rather than killing the pagans through war speaks volumes about Him. Its also not as if He didnt prove Himself through His healings, exorcisms and raisings from the dead - eventually culminating in His own ressurection. Many Jews did believe He was the Messiah and that the Kingdom had finally come and the exile was finally over. But as throughout all of Israels history it was only a remnant.

Aha.. but what about today.. God announcing his presence in SAME OLD PERSON OF JESUS CHRIST of ALASKA, OR SAY Jesus of ALGERIA--- the location is not my point and I am not debating that. GOD IS NOT LIMITED TO A BOX ON EARTH--He owns the Planet.

WHAT ABOUT YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL? Christ as a common peasant LIVING today would require YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS DEITY---- How would your faith be affected if some common person LIVING TODAY from SOME primitive region IS GOD IN FLESH--- HAS THIS THOUGHT ever crossed your mind?

HOW WOULD YOU REACT to a fellow kinsman as Christ, His 1st advent is past, we now deal with the 2nd advent.

It is easy to look back at the Jews who rejected Christ-- but they have lived their lives and that is over. Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess

That is very easy to say when You imagine some Vision OF CHRIST coming from nowhere

Now my question was how WOULD YOU AS A CHRISTIAN AS WELL AS OTHER CHRISTIANS , (not just Israel ) , act TOWARDS A LOWLY PEASANT TODAY WHO WE WOULD HAVE TO KNEEL AND BOW AND ACKNOWLEDGE AS GOD IN FLESH---- many people are caught up in imaginary visions AND God IS THE ULIMATE FAITH EVALUATOR.

IMAGINARY VISONS ARE EASY TO pray in the name OF.

HOW WOULD YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL respond and continue your worship of God WHEN IT SUDDENLY HITS you that Christ is some COMMON FELLOW living in a TOWN
200 MILES FROM YOUR HOME????