New here . . I remember reading once something by C.S. Lewis regarding Albert Schwitzer's (sp?) veiw on the parousia/advent of Christ. I just read the dictionary meaning of the word & I get the impression it is referring to the 'second coming' of Christ. When first reading of the word (via Lewis), I got the idea that it was referring to the first arrival of Christ. That Christ subjectively 'stepped into the shoes' of the prophesied Messiah, thus fulfilling the prophecy. I was under the impression that there were other Jewish men that had the same lineage/background that could have also fulfilled this prophecy. It's almost like Christ realized this and had the courage to take this step. Of course, what I've just presented was the result of my original misconception (unless I was correct, & hopefully someone here will let me know). When I think about the 'theory' which I suggested above, it kind of seems more of a real way in which Christ would have INITIALLY appeared. God was just waiting for someone to realize what was required to become the Son of God/Son of Man, and to act on it. To me, Christ seems more understandable & believable when viewed in this context. If this is an actual belief system for some (called by another name besides parousia), maybe someone here can enlighten me as well. Thanx, Mark
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Parousia / self-fulfilling prophecy -?-
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