{"id":29705,"date":"2020-11-27T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T06:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=29705"},"modified":"2020-11-30T11:38:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:38:18","slug":"the-middle-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-middle-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"The Middle Coming","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Pentec\u00f4te <\/i>(Pentecost), by Jean II Restout (1732)<\/span><\/p>\n

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ONE <\/b>of the great mysteries of the \u201cend times\u201d being unveiled at this hour is the reality that Jesus Christ is coming, not in the flesh, but in Spirit<\/i> to establish His Kingdom and reign among all the nations. Yes, Jesus will<\/i> come in His glorified flesh eventually, but His final coming is reserved for that literal “last day\u201d on earth when time will cease. So, when several seers around the world continue to say, “Jesus is coming soon” to establish His Kingdom in an “Era of Peace,” what does this mean? Is it biblical and is it in Catholic Tradition?\u00a0<\/p>\n

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THREE PURPOSES<\/p>\n

Well, there is what the Early Church Fathers and several doctors of the Church have referred to as a \u201cmiddle coming\u201d of Christ that brings about His definitive spiritual reign in the Church, for three purposes. The first is to prepare for Himself a spotless Bride for the Wedding Feast of the Lamb.<\/p>\n

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…he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him\u2026 that he might present to himself the church in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. (Eph 1:4, 5:27)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This spotless Bride must therefore be a unified <\/i>bride. So this \u201cmiddle coming\u201d will also bring about the unity of the Body of Christ, [1]<\/sup><\/a>cf. The Coming Wave of Unity<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span>