Eschatology—In the First Period (1)

(80 - 250 A.D.) THE SECOND ADVENT OF CHRIST The church of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ, during its New Testament infancy, probably looked upon the second advent or coming of Christ as near at hand. We must not misunderstand the expression, "during its New Testament infancy." This expression does not refer to the infancy of the church as during the early years of the New Dispensation. We must bear in mind that the church of God has been in existence throughout all the ages, from the...