The issue of Jesus coming back to earth from heaven flows throughout the scripture. There is no logical reason to DIVIDE “His (future) coming” into 2 SEPARATE future comings, and then, not count the first one in the DIVISION. But that’s what ‘mid-Acts-ers’ do who follow the Cunning Royal Jester, who has been teaching this regularly during his Sunday Evening Story-Time.
It is NOT right to ‘make-up’ another appearance (and call it a mystery, secret appearing) BEFORE the SECOND coming, and not count it:
Heb 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
When the SCRIPTURE tells of Christ’s SECOND appearance .... then we should BELIEVE what GOD says (not what the Cunning Royal Jester says). It is the SECOND time He will appear, not the THIRD.
This is David Dowell saying, “Think about it!”
