As far as I remember from Religion the Jews do have a Second coming but it is not of Christ it is basically of their next David and is supposed to happen near the end of time. Well they have something to this effect anyway.AntiChrist said:
What would you do if Jesus turned out to be real and came back?
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Stop talking about him behind his back, start talking to his face instead. Assuming he's enough of a reasonable guy to not let his fanboys murder me, i'm sure he's not as loony as they are.
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Some of this material was covered above.Madara XIII said:
What proof is that? Evidence of the actual life of Jeshua bin Josef is rather scant. Even the Roman census data shows nothing that can be clearly traced to the carpenter's birth or execution. And Rome was pretty diligent about cataloging their executions.
Regarding proof with miracles, the alleged return of the Christ would have to be pretty spectacular to convince everyone world-wide that it was, indeed, supernatural and brought about by a singular, specific agent. Our technology is so advanced that media is an unreliable witness. And even seeing firsthand tricks such as water walking or transformation of foodstuffs could be attributed to stage illusion. Perhaps he or she would only want to provide proof to world leaders, still a daunting task. Of course that would be recognizing the current world order.
It would be more in character of Jesus to not bother, but then to what true purpose his return, if it isn't to subjugate our civilizations in grandiose style?
Heck, what counts as Jesus returning to life? If Jesus did exist, I can assure you that some of us share the same molecules that inhabited his body, and many others will again. Does that count? Does the new Jesus have to have the same body and memories of the previous one? He'd be a (non-white) Arabian Jew who spoke an ancient tongue. Could he look different? Be female? Be born outside the official lineage? What makes an authentic messiah, and how do we substantiate one?
Regardless, an authentic return of Jesus Christ to the living would not prove true the bible (any interpretation) the validity of Christianity (any denomination) or any passage or presumption thereof. At best, it would be up to the new incarnation what his or her return means. And it would be up to the churches to decide whether or not to accept this meaning.[footnote]Note that most major Christian organized churches have a significant investment in Jesus not returning, at least in the present, and would seek to defame, debunk, or even destroy this new incarnation if they could do so.[/footnote]
As a naturalist, I would presume there are natural explanations for any miraculous phenomena, even if I cannot personally explain it, but would be eager to learn how they work. And, no, AmaterasuGrim [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.308707-What-would-you-do-if-Jesus-turned-out-to-be-real-and-came-back#12456151], to the contrary, we atheists would want to know what it is to be reborn. We wouldn't be interested in Jesus as a deity, but we would be interested in him as a phenomenon.[footnote]...bob-dooo be-doobee.[/footnote]
As a humanist, I have specific values of my own which hold sacrosanct to the progress of civilization and humankind, including social equality and personal freedom to a higher degree than is listed in the New Testament, or in the Book of Mormon, and I hold these principles more dear than I would fear any divine stick wielded by any god.[footnote]Of course, as a mere mortal, my personal values could be changed, say, if I were subject to extreme torture or some other kind of thought-annihilating process. Would you follow a Jesus who openly condoned such acts, even to redeem those deceived by Satan or somesuch?[/footnote] So my own moral foundation wouldn't change just because some talking head on the telly claiming to be divine reveals his or her idea of the truth.
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I would go ahead and break my biggest ever rule - I would go out and get a tattoo. But it wouldn't just be any old tattoo, it would have to be this one, straight on my butt... (free Internetz for anyone who knows the film I'm referencing here)
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Then I'd probably buy him a drink. Water, of course, it's cheaper and it's not as if he couldn't turn it into wine or beer or whatever the hell he feels like drinking...
Then I'd probably buy him a drink. Water, of course, it's cheaper and it's not as if he couldn't turn it into wine or beer or whatever the hell he feels like drinking...
I won't hell I make a song and dance about it.White and nerdy said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNGc9zmpK5M
Well I seen him in person I would probably have to say sorry for all the stuff he had been throught and even more to they stuff he will see if he goes on the internet (trolls etc).
He's only the Son of God. It'd take more than that to shift Gabe.yo mato said:
[sub]Dammit...another month[/sub]
Jesus coming back would just result in religious wars. If Jesus is real then so is everyone else's Deities.
Also I really doubt that this simple carpenter that walked from town to town talking about peace and understanding will be happy with what the Bible stands for and what Christians have done in his name in the last 1000years.
i would take thousands of pictures of the faces of people who imagine Jesus to be a white dude with blond curly hair. Because there is no way he looked like that.
other than that i will treat him like everyone else on the internet: screens or it didn't happen
other than that i will treat him like everyone else on the internet: screens or it didn't happen
This one's easy.. Me:"Hey Jesus! *high-five* Wanna play some CoD?" Jesus: "Sure thing brah... *Cracks open beer* Lets rock." his halo glows while angels play us a metal riff on guitar... ^_^ ... yeah... Jesus is awesome lol!! That being said... I'm not Christian... But you have to think... someone that's supposed to be the savior of ALL MANKIND... would just be an awesome guy lol!!