The Second Coming
I had an interesting inspiration last night. I realized that the "Second Coming" of Christ has nothing to do with the reappearance of Jesus. The Second Coming is the realization that God's love is unconditional. This is what Jesus taught, but until it sinks in to individual consciousness, Christ has not come to you. The full implications of unconditional love are startling, especially to thought that is accustomed to Old Testament beliefs that all sorts of conditions must be met before one can experience God's love. There is a popular series of books called "Left Behind" which imply that those who do not accept Christ will be "left behind" when Christ comes. I understand now that those who will be left behind will be those who cling to the belief that God's love is conditional. Ironically, that will likely include most fundamentalist Christians, the same people who believe that failure to accept Christ (a belief in a prerequisite to receive Go...