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                    Throughout history, there have been various preachers and religious figures who believed that Jesus’ Second Coming was imminent. Let’s explore some notable predictions and claims related to this event:
Hippolytus of Rome, Sextus Julius Africanus, and Irenaeus (500 CE): These early
                    
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                    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
                
                
                
                    Christ’s return is a done deal!  
	In the May 1984 National Geographic color photos and drawings showed the swift and terrible destruction that wiped out the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in A.D. 79.  The explosion of Mount Vesuvius was so sudden; the residents were killed while in their
                    
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                    Pastor Bruce D. Weaver and his wife drove in their car to pick up their son from Vacation Bible School. The sky was growing dark and there was a storm watch in effect, but no rain was falling yet. The theme for their upcoming Vacation Bible School had to do with Noah’s ark and the flood, so he
                    
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                    General Douglas MacArthur, during World War II, famously declared to the people of the Philippine Islands, “I shall return.” This resolute statement was made after he was ordered to leave the Philippines, which were under Japanese invasion. 
His promise echoed the determination of our Lord Jesus
                    
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                    We need to return to returning thanks.
An old man showed up at the back door of the house some college students were renting.  Opening the door a few inches, the students saw that the old man’s eyes were glassy and his furrowed face glistened with silver stubble.  He clutched a wicker basket
                    
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                    Illustration: RETURN TO THE CABIN
 A flight attendant spent a week’s vacation in the Rockies.  She was captivated by the mountain peaks, the clear blue skies, and the beautiful forest.  She also was charmed by a very eligible bachelor who owned and operated a cattle ranch and lived in a log cabin.
                    
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                    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Nov 21, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Returning Thanks is a LEARNED Trait.
We are not born grateful creatures.  Take a baby for just a little while and you’ll probably hold in your arms what could be best described as a schizophrenic!  One minute cooing, the next crying; one minute silent, the next screaming; one minute friendly
                    
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                    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 3, 2009
                
                
                
                    THE DIRT RETURNS
Julie Ackerman recalls asking, "How did everything get so dirty so fast?" I grumbled as I dusted the glass tabletop. "I had the whole house clean a month ago."
"Cleaning is a way of life, not an event," my husband responded.
I know he’s right, but I hate to admit it. I want to
                    
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                    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
                
                
                
                    THE BIRD'S RETURN
The great Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (Ro-ald Amun-son) was the first to discover the magnetic meridian of the North Pole and the first to discover the South Pole. On one of his trips, Amundsen (Amun-son), took a homing pigeon with him. When he had finally reached the top
                    
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                    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Jul 15, 2007
                
                
                
                    His Return
	He was a young book peddler. Back before the days of numerous public libraries, book stores, the Internet and various other places from where one could buy or borrow a book, the book peddlers made their living by “peddling books.”
	These men would begin their livelihood by acquiring
                    
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                    Christians’ Point of No Return
If you were inside the cockpit of a departing airplane, just as it took off from the runway you would hear the copilot or captain call out, "V1." This phrase represents the "point of no return."
As the airplane accelerates toward the end of the runway, the pilot must
                    
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                    THE BIG RETURN ON FAITHFULNESS
It was a stormy night in Birmingham, England, and Hudson Taylor was to speak at a meeting at the Severn Street schoolroom. His hostess assured him that nobody would attend on such a stormy night, but Taylor insisted on going. "I must go even if there is no one but
                    
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