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This question was addressed to an intelligent Christian, but obviously the one or the
group asking this question is not intelligent! Under the law on evidence, the
credibility of a witness is determined by considering whether he is capable of
knowing the thing thoroughly about which he testifies. Let us read the following
information about a credible witness: (http://www.lectlaw.com/def/c328.htm)
These enemies of the Bible can not be considered as credible witnesses, because
they are claiming something, which they can not thoroughly know or prove. How
do you know that Jesus never appeared to a Christian? Have you investigated all
Christians? Are you omnipresent to know what is happening in the entire world?
Where did you get such a lie that Christ never appeared to any Christian? Here is a
food for thought for you (if you have any).
The Bible which you use to malign my God has the answer! After His resurrection,
He appeared to so many people before ascending into heaven.
Before ascending into heaven, He promised the Christians in the first century
Church that He will again come at the end of the age to resurrect them and be with
Him in paradise.
(John 14:1-3) “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in
me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told
you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will
come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”
(John 6:44) “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw
him: and I will raise him up at the last day.”
(Titus 2:13) “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the
great God and our Savior Jesus Christ…”
The first century Christians and Christians nowadays know fully well that the
appearing of the Lord Jesus Christ will happen at the last day, when dead Christians
will be resurrected. No intelligent Christian now will ask Christ to appear to him
NOW. He understands the Scriptures that the appearing is yet to come and no
Christian will ask the untimely appearing of his Lord! Above this, the Lord Jesus
Christ, before ascending into heaven has warned Christians not to believe to
impostors that will claim that they are the Christ!
(Matthew 24:23-27) “Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or
there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and
shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall
deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say
unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret
chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth
even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
These stern warnings are understood by an intelligent Christian. He will not expect
Christ to appear to him before the appointed day. The coming of Christ at the last
day will be heralded by the trump of God with a loud voice of an archangel!
(1 Thessalonians 4:16-17) “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a
shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead
in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever
be with the Lord.”
It will be an event that will not be done in secret. It will be known. It will be
noticed, and that day will mark the end of this age!
God Bless ,
EFS