Jesus Said To "Watch"---Watch for What?

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Originally Posted by Godsdrummer

Well this is probably the point of biggest difference between me and many in eschatology belief. But I will try to explain my understanding.
First let me state I do not believe in a physical bodily resurrection. Secondly the words "see the son of man coming in clouds" is a apocalyptic phrase found in the OT, which does not mean anyone actually saw God in the clouds.
What many don't seem to grasp is that while the disciple saw Christ rise, the point that seems to be missed is "he was take up and a cloud received him" the "return in like manner" must point to "clouds" not a physical return. As Rev. 1:7 states, "he cometh with clouds" resorting back to the meaning of OT times when God came in clouds. No one literally saw God, but we know by looking back that the fulfillment of the prophecy was fulfilled when the nation God used to judge Israel came and took them into captivity.

In other words those that pierced him saw that day, the nations of the world wailed because of that day.

At least that is how I understand it.

It wasn't always apocalyptic. It wasn't here:

Acts 1:9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.