Ahanu
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"Look!
He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, and those who pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in grief because of him. Yes, Amen." (Revelation 1:7)
How is it, then, that "every eye will see him"?
Evidently, John meant "see" in the sense of "discern," just as we can see, or discern, God’s invisible qualities by means of his creations. (Romans 1:20)
According to the Baha'i Faith, this scripture points to the fact that Jesus is not the only one returning with the same quality and perfections that He had 2000 years ago. In this sense, the deniers "who pierced him" from the Christian dispensation also return with the same quality or character they had 2000 years ago. Jesus is coming with the same spiritual teachings, but the "unfamiliar Jesus" is the non-essential form of religion that He teaches that is subject to various changes due to the conditions of the time, I think.
By the way, I was at church a couple of weeks ago when we had a guest speaker teaching how Jesus will come in a militant form, and just like revelations 19 says, "His eyes are like blazing fire. . .He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God." So the preacher was preaching that this will not be a peaceful Jesus because He is dressed in attire that is "dipped in blood." Also, He will come to "strike down the nations." I left during the service because it sounded like a doctrine of revenge to me. However, Christians have a vast range of views. For example, my youth pastor knows I am a Baha'i and still does not mind me being a part of the church community. I do not force my beliefs on anyone.
As for the comment Wil made, in 50,000 years will Jesus' name even be remembered? Probably not. I also suspect that the names of the Buddha, Muhammad, and Baha'u'llah will eventually suffer a similar fate. Yes, I can see the inspector saying that we are going to make some mistakes, but "they'll be fine. . .I'll come back later."