“Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.” (Acts 1:11) We have before us one of the clearest teachings about the return of Jesus…
Jesus plainly teaches them the fact that John the Baptist is indeed the fulfillment of the prophecy of the “return” of Elijah.
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
This Kingdom of God was manifest as the kingdom the Son of Man when Christ, as man, raised from the dead and ascended to the Father to sit at His right hand to rule forever!
The sign of Jonah is a good one for the elect for it points to the fact that Jesus’ resurrection secures theirs as well.
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. Matthew 14:1-2 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said,…