What will be the reaction when the Messiah comes? (reject, Earth)

[Ori]

Will people believe him?
In answering this question I would prefer if you didn't use words from the various scriptures, but speak from your own heart.

[James the Persian]

Originally Posted by orichalcum

Will people believe him?
In answering this question I would prefer if you didn't use words from the various scriptures, but speak from your own heart.

Are you talking about the Jewish Messiah that they believe is yet to come or the Second Coming of Christ? If the former, I don't think I can really offer much by way of comment. If the latter, however, I don't think that there'll be any opportunity not to believe Him. The Scriptures tell us His Second Coming will be quite different from the first and rather spectacularly obvious.

James

[Ori]

Both please.

[Halcyon]

I've had this conversation before, with No*s amoungst others - Christians reckon the second coming will be very obvious, like Armageddon obvious, so people will have no choice but to believe him.

[john313]

he will be born to a human couple like regular children, grow up like a regular child. he will teach others the truth about God and the truth about the message of the prophets. Most people will not believe, as the masses typically seem to reject the teachings of truth at first. he will be called a terrorist because he will be against corruption in government.

[Lloyd]

As a Baha'i this is an issue that really hits home for me.

Baha'u'llah taught that he was the return of Christ's spirit, the spirit of truth who will lead unto all truth from John's gospel. He came with a different body, different name, most of the same teachings and then a whole bunch of new ones that humanity hasn't been prepared for in the past. So speaking historically, people would/did respond with widespread disbelief and apathy. This is primarily a result of overreliance on literal interpretations of passages foretelling the return of Christ. For example, it's not the end of the physical world, just the end of the Christian era. In the same way, the "new heavens and the new earth" represent the coming of a new faith, a new round of divine revelation to replace the previous round.

[michel]

Originally Posted by john313

he will be born to a human couple like regular children, grow up like a regular child. he will teach others the truth about God and the truth about the message of the prophets. Most people will not believe, as the masses typically seem to reject the teachings of truth at first. he will be called a terrorist because he will be against corruption in government.

I would imagine the same scenario, but with the child being so incredible as to 'shine with Love' (Ouch I can hear the 'this bloke is nuts..from some of you')

He will not need to make himself know, because it will be obvious to all who he is. Those who sense the love will believe, and those who do not want to see the light won't.

[Lloyd]

Originally Posted by michel

(Ouch I can hear the 'this bloke is nuts..from some of you')

Sorry, I think I have the monopoly on that right now. Anyhoo, RIGHT ON!!

[njcl]

the lords second coming??..............terrifying,hope im dead before it happens

[almifkhar]

i think that when this person reveils who and what he is that the people will try and kill him for they wont believe.