# ***PAROUSIA="NEARNESS"

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Posted by Bibleman [Bibleman] on October 30, 1999 at 09:05:45 {G0PnT/qYmkMRXA6xmpscslyACFuF8c}:

In Reply to: **PAROUSIA="NEARNESS" posted by JanG on October 30, 1999 at 04:43:05:

Thank you. I agree totally. That in this context, "arrival" or "coming" which includes those things "along side" or accompanying that actual arrival is what is meant. Clearly the "signs" or I should say "pre-signs" of the arrival are what the disciples are inquiring about. Even the idea of an "approach" works better here in this case than does the post-arrival concept of "presence."

But I don't think there is really an English word to actually specifically capture the concept they had back in those days. Certainly, these signs were not given as the WTS claims as "proof" that the Messiah had already arrived, but were meant as signs to become alert to his "nearness at the door".

Thanks for your comments, and God bless..

Cheers,
Bibleman

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