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From: palmer@uw-june (David Palmer)
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Subject: Wandering Jew and the Second Coming
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Date: Sun, 26-Feb-84 15:49:18 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 26 15:49:18 1984
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Jesus said that the Apocalypse would come before all of the people
living at that time were dead.  Since the Apocalypse has, apparently,
not come, it would be consistent to assume that there is at least one
person now living who was living when Jesus made that pronouncement.

The Wandering Jew, according to legend, was someone who refused to
acknowledge Jesus' messiahhood.  For this he was condemned to live
until the second coming.  Every time he grew to be 100 years old
biologically, he returned to the age of ~30, the age he was when he was
condemned.

Have any churches (and if so, which?) made the Wandering Jew part of
their theology in order to reconcile Jesus' words with the long
Apocalypse-free period?  Is there any other theological explanation?
(e.g. Many of those who were alive at that time accepted Jesus and
gained eternal life, G*d decided to give the world more time to get its
act together, etc.)

                    David Palmer