As a kid, I really thought that I would be around for the second coming of Christ. I took that teaching from Scripture very literally. While I would not rule out the second coming - I don't think it is meant to happen literally in this world. We are only meant to experience glances and tastes of the coming kingdom in this world. I think that the kingdom is only fully realized for each one of us after we die.Following this train of thought to it natural conclusion, I do not buy into the communal resurrection of the dead at the end time either. If a communal resurrection does exist, we as Catholics have circumvented it anyway. How can we pray to the saints if they have not been resurrected yet... oh yeah, there is no time with God. Using that logic, Mother Theresa could have prayed to herself while she was still alive. It seems more likely to me that we simply go to heaven, hell, or purgatory immediately following our deaths. I am not going to bothering defining those realities in this short entry, because that is beyond anyone's competence.
A Faithful Catholic
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And you are "Catholic" exactly WHY?
I think I need to second Dad's question.
Jesus Christ said He would return in Glory and establish His Kingdom on earth. Therefore He will return in Glory because He said so.
Now, now, the post is no surprise after one has encountered enough liberal Catholics who are also avid readers of the "Left Behind" series.
I've read the Left Behind series, but seeing how it took me over four years to finish it. It's an interesting and entertaining story, but poorly written and featuring even poorer theology. I've actually never met a liberal Catholic who likes the series, I would think that all the judging would make it ugly for them.
"even poorer theology"
Maybe that's part of the appeal, a variation on pas d'enemis a la gauche.
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