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Disappointed Christians say God is delaying the Rapture until Epstein Files are released
(www.dailystar.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 24 Sep 2025
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From what I understand this is a common misconception
The most common Christian apologetic is to say he was talking about the transfiguration. That fails because the language is clearly talking about his return. The early church clearly thought he was going to return in their lifetime. Also, the transfiguration a few days later. It's weird to say "some of you will still be alive in a few days"
Would be funny if that's what he meant
Its literally what it says in the bible.
There's a lot of mental gymnastics Christians do to pretend this isn't true, but that is transparent and pathetic.
Apparently it's a case of misinterpretation and he was talking about the destruction of Herod's temple which happened in 70 AD
So, what got misinterpreted to turn "Herod's temple will be destroyed" into
“Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” ?
You need the context of what he said before that. He wasn't talking about his return he was talking about specific signs.
The problem with a lot of the Bible is that it is too easy to misinterpret. Its why biblical scholars exist.
Hell so much of it even requires historical context.
But for this specifically you jumped to the end of a long speech Jesus gave and ignored the body of it. And I don't blame you. It's easy to get lost in such a dull and antiquated collection of books.
It's why Young Earth Creationists think there are references to dinosaurs in the Old Testament. Lack of paying attention to a hard to follow text
But yes he was talking about the rise of Christianity and specific things that would come with it. Not his second coming.