My father replied that he must be mistaken in calling this a new and strange doctrine, that Christ Himself, in His teachings to His disciples, had preached His second advent. He had said: “In My Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” When He was taken up to heaven before their eyes and a cloud received Him out of their sight, as His faithful followers stood gazing after their vanishing Lord, “behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven.” {1T 41.1}

Min far svarede, at han måtte have taget fejl, når han kaldte dette for en ny og mærkelig lære, for Kristus havde i sin lære til sine disciple selv forkyndt sit andet komme. Han havde sagt: "I min Faders hus er der mange boliger. Hvis ikke, havde jeg sagt jer det; thi jeg går bort for at gøre en plads rede for jer. Og når jeg er gået bort og har gjort en plads rede for jer, kommer jeg igen og tager jer til mig, for hvor jeg er, der skal også I være." Da han blev, taget op til himmelen for deres øjne, og en sky bar ham bort fra deres synsvidde, og Idet hans trofaste efterfølgere stod og stirrede efter deres Herre, der var ved at forsvinde, "se, da stod der hos dem to mænd i hvide klæder, og de sagde: 'I galilæiske mænd, hvorfor står I og ser op imod himlen? Denne Jesus, som er optaget fra jer til Himmelen, han skal komme igen på samme måde, som I har set ham fare til Himmelen.'"