This is a different way of thinking for most of us.
Fr. Richard Rohr expresses the almost indescribable meaning of "The Christ". It is Universal. I resonate with his insight into how he views the second coming of Christ. Fr. Rohr: Christ is the radiant light of God’s glory and the perfect copy of God’s nature, sustaining the universe by God’s powerful command. —Hebrews 1:3, Jerusalem Bible Christ is not Jesus’ last name. The word Christ is a title, meaning the Anointed One, which we so consistently applied to Jesus that to us it became like a name. But a study of Scripture, Tradition, and the experience of many mystics reveals a much larger, broader, and deeper meaning to “the Christ.” Frankly, it is a metaphysical concept more than a religious one, although almost all people today would see it as a religious name for Jesus. The above passage from Hebrews says that Christ “sustains the universe.” Christ is a religious concept because it can be used to describe rea...