The (Second?) Coming of Christ in Early Christianity

Looking at Hebrews 10, the opening part of the chapter describes Jesus as a sacrifice whose body has been offered up to pay for sin (see 10:10 and 10:12) 10:12-13 says that Jesus is now sat with God and waiting. It seems to me that the most natural reading is that Jesus was on Earth, was killed and will return (after all, Jesus must have a body for it to be a sacrifice !) And this theme is continued in the following verses. Doubtless Doherty offers an alternative explanation, but this does not seem to be a very strong point.But, even better, Hebrews 9:28 says: That looks pretty conclusive to me.

Reading Hebrews 9:27-8 in context I find Doherty's reading a little strained. We already have the whole idea of sacrifice and blood offerings, implying a physical body. We are told that Jesus entered into Heaven (9:24), and that Jesus had already manifested (9:26) (or "appeared" in at least one translation).