Second Coming Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Esoteric Christian teachings=== <!-- This section is linked from [[Last Judgment]] and [[Rosicrucian Fellowship]] --> {{See also|Last Judgment#Esoteric Christian tradition|l1=Last Judgment (Esoteric Christian tradition)}} In [[Max Heindel]]'s teaching, there is a distinction between the cosmic Christ, or Christ without, and the Christ within.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eastern and Western Spiritual Alternatives |url=https://www.rosicrucian.com/zineen/pamen016.htm |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=www.rosicrucian.com}}</ref> According to this tradition, the Christ within is regarded as the true Saviour who needs to be born within each individual<ref>{{Bibleref2|Galatians|4:19}}</ref> in order to evolve toward the future Sixth [[Root Race|Epoch]] in the Earth's [[etheric plane]], that is, toward the "new heavens and a new earth":<ref>{{Bibleref2|2 Pet.|3:13}}, {{Bibleref2-nb|2Pet|3:7}}</ref> the ''[[New Galilee (Sixth Epoch)|New Galilee]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Shall We Know Christ At His Coming, by Max Heindel |url=https://www.rosicrucian.com/hkc/hkceng01.htm |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=www.rosicrucian.com}}</ref> The Second Coming or Advent of the Christ is not in a physical body,<ref>{{Bibleref2|1 Cor.|15:50}}, {{Bibleref2|John|18:36}}</ref> but in the new ''soul body'' of each individual in the etheric plane of the planet<ref>{{Bibleref2|2 Cor.|5:1β3}}, Greek "politeuma" [commonwealth], "Our commonwealth is in heaven ...": {{Bibleref2|Philippians|3:20β21}}</ref> where man "shall be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air."<ref>{{Bibleref2|Matthew|24:30}}, {{Bibleref2|1 Thess.|4:17}}, {{Bibleref2|Acts|1:10β11}}, {{Bibleref2|1 John|3:2}}</ref> The "day and hour" of this event is not known.<ref>{{Bibleref2|Matthew|24:23β27}}</ref> The esoteric Christian tradition teaches that first there will be a preparatory period as the [[Sun]] enters [[Aquarius (astrology)|Aquarius]], an [[Astrology|astrological]] concept, by precession: the coming [[Age of Aquarius]].<ref>[http://www.rosicrucian.com/zineen/magen119.htm The Aquarian Age] (cf. {{Bibleref2|1 Cor.|2:6β16}})</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page