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- noun the
second coming ofChrist
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The word parousia means appearance, presence, or arrival.
The Eucharist and the Future Fr Timothy Matkin 2007
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The word parousia means appearance, presence, or arrival.
Archive 2007-06-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2007
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But that fact alone doesn't make it "obvious" that Mark 9:1 is about the imminent parousia, which is precisely the issue at hand.
Is It Better To View Jesus' Prediction as Trite or Mistaken? James F. McGrath 2009
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In Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21, the word 'parousia' refers not to the second coming.
Is It Better To View Jesus' Prediction as Trite or Mistaken? James F. McGrath 2009
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The Greek word 'parousia' means 'presence' as opposed to apousia or 'absence'.
Is It Better To View Jesus' Prediction as Trite or Mistaken? James F. McGrath 2009
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An amendment to my last statement: Actually, I don't think that the word 'parousia' occurs in all of these accounts.
Is It Better To View Jesus' Prediction as Trite or Mistaken? James F. McGrath 2009
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Russell said: "In Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21, the word 'parousia' refers not to the second coming."
Is It Better To View Jesus' Prediction as Trite or Mistaken? James F. McGrath 2009
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For them, the "end of the age" and the "parousia" are separated by thousands of years from the toppling of the stones.
Leaving Munster 2009
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He calls on Christians to wait patiently for the parousia and to study scripture.
1-line descriptions of the 73 books of the Bible (extracted from Wikipedia) Jonathan Aquino 2009
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He calls on Christians to wait patiently for the parousia and to study scripture.
Archive 2009-04-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009
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