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Went to church today to see former pastor Miller. He wasn't there. (scheduled to only do Vespers) In his place, a very boring sermon which lacked passion or applicability. I did talk to one member (Manuel) about my disbelief. Essentially, he was stumped by what I was pointing out (about the firmament and God sitting on the top of the Earth). Though he did have a bit of a rebuttal for evolution. (something I'm not too fond of and don't place that much weight in) He had to go work the technical aspects of the sermon and will continue this via email. SDA's are very much an end times type of church and actually stumbled on the following verses and would like to get an opinion of it from one of them. I need someone who really knows their bible...Bah, sometimes I don't know why I continue the debate. I'll write more later

"Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom." -Matthew 16:28

"And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power." -Mark 9:1

"But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God." -Luke 9:27

Some of the Twelve who were standing there with Jesus in Caesarea Philippi would live to see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom. This predicted event has been variously interpreted as referring to: (1) Jesus' transfiguration (17:1?8); (2) his resurrection; (3) the coming of the Spirit at Pentecost; (4) the spread of the kingdom through the preaching of the early church; (5) the destruction of the temple and Jerusalem in a.d. 70; or (6) the second coming and final establishment of the kingdom. The immediate context seems to indicate the first view, the transfiguration, which immediately follows (see also Mark 9:2?10; Luke 9:28?36). There, ?some? of Jesus' disciples ?saw? what Jesus will be like when he comes in the power of his kingdom. This interpretation is also supported by 2 Pet. 1:16?18, where Peter equates Jesus' ?glory? with his transfiguration, of which Peter was an eyewitness. At the same time, interpretations (2), (3), and (4) are also quite possible, for they are all instances where Jesus ?came? in the powerful advance of his kingdom, which was partially but not yet fully realized. Some interpreters think that Jesus is more generally speaking of many or all of the events in views (2) through (4). View (5) is less persuasive because the judgment on Jerusalem does not reflect the positive growth of the kingdom. View (6) is unacceptable, for it would imply that Jesus was mistaken about the timing of his return.

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