Parousia
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Parousia
American
[puh-roo-zee-uh, -see-uh, pahr-oo-see-uh]
/ pəˈru zi ə, -si ə, ˌpɑr uˈsi ə /
parousia
British
/ pəˈruːsɪə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Parousia
1870–75; < Greek parousía a being present, presence, equivalent to par- par- + ous- (stem of ôn, present participle of eînai to be) + -ia -ia
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The Parousia for which the Lord had looked, delayed.
From The Case of Richard Meynell by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
Observe their difference: In the Paraclete, Christ comes spiritually and invisibly; in the Parousia, he comes bodily and gloriously.
From The Ministry of the Spirit by Gordon, A. J. (Adoniram Judson)
In other words, it seems clear that the baptism of the Spirit was given once for the whole church, extending from Pentecost to Parousia.
From The Ministry of the Spirit by Gordon, A. J. (Adoniram Judson)
The Holy Spirit now prays with the pilgrim-church for the hastening of the Parousia.
From The Ministry of the Spirit by Gordon, A. J. (Adoniram Judson)
At least the study should enable us to distinguish two inspired terms which have been needlessly confounded by not a few writers, viz.: the words "Paraclete," and "Parousia."
From The Ministry of the Spirit by Gordon, A. J. (Adoniram Judson)
We need to carefully distinguish between Christ's coming for His saints—sometime called the "rapture" or "parousia"; and His coming with His saints—the "revelation" or "epiphany."
From The Great Doctrines of the Bible by Evans, William
This expectation of Quetzalcoatl's return furnishes a kind of parallel to the Messianic hope, or more closely yet to the early Christian expectation of the parousia or "second coming" of the Christ.
From Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru by R?ville, Albert
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