Why do you believe it would be exactly the same physical Jesus returned whose body died on the cross nearly two thousand years ago?
It is the return of The Christ or Messiah, not the same physical Jesus. Tell me, what was the apostle Paul's last name?
The one example of the a returned prophet in the New Testament is John the Baptist being the return of the prophet Elijah.
According to scripture before Christ comes, Elijah must come first. (
Malachi 3:1,
Malachi 4:5). When John the Baptist was asked if he was Elijah he said he was not. (
John 1:19-21) Yet when Christ was asked, He clearly stated John the Baptist was Elijah. (
Matthew 17:11-12). How do we resolve these contradictory statements? Both were telling the truth as John wasn't literally Elijah but had his spirit.
While the Body of Christ is often used by the Apostle Paul to symbolise the church, Christ used the phrase to refer to his Teachings.
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe
John 6:35-36
Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
John 6:54-56
So with the Return of the Christ are a body of faithful believers or represent the best of humanity are enabled to soar.
Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south?
Job 39:26
'The flowers have already appeared in the land; The time has arrived for pruning the vines, And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.
Solomon 2:12
You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you to Myself
Exodus 19:4
So while birds can represent unclean and unfaithful souls as in Revelation 18:2 they can also be used to symbolise. Babylon represents the corrupted word of God and Jerusalem the uncorrupted. (Revelation 21:2)
The Baha'i Faith after its emergence from Persia 175 years ago has emerged as a stong, vibrant and united community.