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672 Before his Ascension Christ affirmed that the hour had not yet come for the glorious establishment of the messianic kingdom awaited by Israel ⁵⁶¹ which, according to the prophets, was to bring all men the definitive order of justice, love and peace. ⁵⁶² According to the Lord, the present time is the time of the Spirit and of witness, but also a time still marked by "distress" and the trial of evil which does not spare the Church ⁵⁶³ and ushers in the struggles of the last days. It is a time of waiting and watching. ⁵⁶⁴

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PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

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SECTION TWO: THE PROFESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

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CHAPTER TWO: I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD

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ARTICLE 7: "FROM THENCE HE WILL COME AGAlN TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD"

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I. HE WILL COME AGAIN IN GLORY

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561 Cf. Acts 1:6-7.

562 Cf. Isa 11:1-9.

563 Cf. Acts 1:8; I Cor 7:26; Eph 5:16; I Pt 4:17.

564 Cf. Mt 25:1, 13; Mk 13:33-37; I Jn 2:18; 4:3; I Tim 4:1.

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