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    This document discusses a sermon by St. Bernard of Clairvaux about the three comings of Christ. According to St. Bernard, there was Christ's first coming in the flesh, there will be a final coming in glory, and there is an intermediate coming in spirit. In this intermediate coming, Christ comes spiritually to those who love him and keep his word in their hearts. St. Bernard uses this idea of a spiritual coming to explain how Christ guides believers between his first and final comings.

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    This document discusses a sermon by St. Bernard of Clairvaux about the three comings of Christ. According to St. Bernard, there was Christ's first coming in the flesh, there will be a final coming in glory, and there is an intermediate coming in spirit. In this intermediate coming, Christ comes spiritually to those who love him and keep his word in their hearts. St. Bernard uses this idea of a spiritual coming to explain how Christ guides believers between his first and final comings.

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    This document discusses a sermon by St. Bernard of Clairvaux about the three comings of Christ. According to St. Bernard, there was Christ's first coming in the flesh, there will be a final coming in glory, and there is an intermediate coming in spirit. In this intermediate coming, Christ comes spiritually to those who love him and keep his word in their hearts. St. Bernard uses this idea of a spiritual coming to explain how Christ guides believers between his first and final comings.

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    The Three Comings of the Lord


    St. Bernard of Clairvaux
    This famous excerpt from a sermon by St. Bernard of
    Clairvaux (Sermo 5, In Adventu Domini, 1-3: Opera Omnia,
    Edit. Cisterc. 4 {1966}, 188-190 is used in the Roman Office
    of Readings for Wednesday of the First Week of Advent. It
    speaks of not 2 but 3 comings of the Lord.

    We know that there are three comings of the Lord. The


    third lies between the other two. It is invisible, while
    the other two are visible. In the first coming he was
    seen on earth, dwelling among men; he himself
    testifies that they saw him and hated him. In the final
    coming all flesh will see the salvation of our God, and
    they will look on him whom they pierced. The
    intermediate coming is a hidden one; in it only the
    elect see the Lord within their own selves, and they
    are saved. In his first coming our Lord came in our
    flesh and in our weakness; in this middle coming he
    comes in spirit and in power; in the final coming he will
    be seen in glory and majesty.
    In case someone should think that what we say about
    this middle coming is sheer invention, listen to what
    our Lord himself ways: If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father
    will love him, and we will come to him. There is another passage of Scripture
    which reads: He who fears God will do good, but something further has been
    said about the one who loves, that is, that he will keep Gods word. Where is
    Gods word to be kept? Obviously in the heart, as the prophet says: I have
    hidden your words in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.
    Keep Gods word in this way. Let it enter into your very being, let it take
    possession of your desires and your whole way of life. Feed on goodness, and
    your soul will delight in its richness. Remember to eat your bread, or your heart
    will wither away. Fill your soul with richness and strength.

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    Because this coming lies between the other two, it is like a road on which we
    travel from the first coming to the last. In the first, Christ was our redemption; in
    the last, he will appear as our life; in this middle coming, he is our rest and
    consolation.
    If you keep the word of God in this way, it will
    also keep you. The Son with the Father will come
    to you. The great Prophet who will build the new
    Jerusalem will come, the one who makes all
    things new. This coming will fulfill what is written:
    As we have borne the likeness of the earthly
    man, we shall also bear the likeness of the
    heavenly man. Just as Adams sin spread
    through all mankind and took hold of all, so
    Christ, who created and redeemed all, will glorify all, once he takes possession of
    all.
    This reading by St. Bernard of Clairvaux is featured in the Advent & Christmas section of The
    Crossroads Initiative Library.

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