Parousia

The word parousia means appearance, presence, or arrival. ❋ Fr Timothy Matkin (2007)

But that fact alone doesn't make it "obvious" that Mark 9:1 is about the imminent parousia, which is precisely the issue at hand. ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)

In Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21, the word 'parousia' refers not to the second coming. ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)

The Greek word 'parousia' means 'presence' as opposed to apousia or 'absence'. ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)

An amendment to my last statement: Actually, I don't think that the word 'parousia' occurs in all of these accounts. ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)

Russell said: "In Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21, the word 'parousia' refers not to the second coming." ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)

For them, the "end of the age" and the "parousia" are separated by thousands of years from the toppling of the stones. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He calls on Christians to wait patiently for the parousia and to study scripture. ❋ Jonathan Aquino (2009)

Ecce lignum crucis: this is the beginning of the parousia of the divine judge, and at the sight of the triumphal banner of redemption, whilst the Church prostrates herself low in adoration, the powers of hell flee away terror-stricken into the abyss. ❋ John (2008)

Whatever the new year, the new decade, and even new centuries bring, two things are sure: they will see neither the end of evil short of the parousia nor its triumph, and our struggle against it, both in the world and in ourselves, will show remarkable continuity with that waged for twenty centuries by our brothers and sisters in faith. ❋ Unknown (2010)

'I' Lavris ': Sinoptiki parousia enos lesviakou periodikou' (I Labyris: Synopsis of a Greek lesbian journal). ❋ Unknown (2008)

And may I add that my personal opinion is that of the three components in the crucifixion/resurrection/parousia only one – the crucifixion – is historical in the sense that it really happened. ❋ James F. McGrath (2010)

And when after several centuries had passed by and the parousia hadn't happened, they began to import wholesale the wonderful heritage of ethics that had been discussed by the Stoics and the Epicurians and the Aristotelians for centuries before their time. ❋ Anushka Asthana (2010)

Second, as a theologian, I find this slogan slightly messianic, which would fit in with the right-wing fundamentalists -- not all fundamentalists are right-wingers -- who await the parousia or the Second Coming of Christ. ❋ Unknown (2009)

James, true that Luke, John and other followers of Jesus had to deal in different ways with the failed predictions of the end time and the parousia. ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)

I always wondered what he means by the parousia as a parable but still maintaining future eschatology. ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)

You said:true that Luke, John and other followers of Jesus had to deal in different ways with the failed predictions of the end time and the parousia. ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)

As James already noticed the connection between Matthew 16:27 and Matthew 16:28 is pointing toward parousia interpretation. ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)

Person 1: Where’s Parousia? Person 2: Over there, [stealing] [food] as [usual]. ❋ Theultimatemeep (2020)