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The
Second Coming
Now-a-days we hear a lot of people talk of the 2nd
coming of Christ. Its almost 2000 yrs. now since our Lord Jesus Christ died on
the cross and was resurercted. Revelation 22:7, 12, 20 all trestify to His sure
return.
In all these verses it says,
"….Behold I come quickly………."
But when will He come ?
For the right answer we have to turn to the
Scriptures again.
Mathew 24:29, 30 says,
"Immediately after the tribulation of those
days, shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the
stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be shaken: and
then shall appear the sign of the son of man in heaven: and then shall all the
tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the son of man coming in the
clouds of heaven with power and great glory.'
This implies that he will come immediately after the
tribulation.
Mark 13:24-26 speaks of the same event.
And if we read the 2nd Epistle of Paul to the
Thessalonians he tells them that "the day of the 2nd coming" will not
occur before the Antichrist is revealed and he opposes God and sits in the
"Rapture" and the "Second
coming"are 2 distinct events sepearted by a gap of 7 yrs. During "Rapture"
Christ comes amidst clouds in mid-air and not to the earth while at the second
coming he comes to the earth.
And how is he coming?
"with brightness" (2Thessalonians 2:8)
"seated on a white horse" (Revelation
"with his holy angels" (Mathew 25:31)
"in the clouds of heaven" (Mathew 24:30)
"with power and great glory" (Mathew
24:30)
"as the lightning" (Luke
"with ten thousands of His saints" (Jude
14)
Now why is He coming?
"In righteousness to judge and make war"
(Revelation
"To smite the nations who have rebelled against
Him" (Revelation
"To smite all the people that have fought
against
"To destroy the Antichrist, the False Prophet
and his armies" (2 Thessalonians 2:8, Revelation
"To gather His elect" (Mathew 24:31)
"To be king over all the earth"(Zechariah
14:9)
"To reign on earth for a thousand years with
His Saints" (Revelation 20:4,6)
The facts now are plain and simple;
a.He will surely come,
b.After the tribulation
c.In the clouds of heaven with his saints and angels
seated on a white horse with great power and glory,
d.To destroy the Antichrist and his armies at
Armageddon,
e.To reign on earth for a thousand years with His
saints.
.
On what day or at what time after the tribulation no
one knows except God.
Scripture is very clear in stating this fact that no
one except God knows the exact day & time of the 2nd coming of Christ. All
Speculation is useless.
Mathew 24:42 says,
"Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour
your lord doth come."
"But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no,
not the angels of heaven, but my Father only" (Mathew 24:36)
"Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the
master of the house cometh, at even, or at
"And he said unto them, it is not for you to
know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own
power." (Acts 1:7)
So what is Jesus command to us in our present day?
In Luke
So are you ready to escape? Are you worthy "to
escape" and stand before Him? How can you be worthy "to escape"?
The solution is very simple.
In John 5:24 Jesus says "Verily, Verily I say
unto you, he that heareth my word, and believeth on Him that sent me, hath
everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation: but is passed from
death unto life."
In John
Dear friend, are you dead in your sins? Are you
perishing in your iniquities? Come drink the living water today! Jesus gives
this opportunity to all of us. This is
your chance. Grab it. You will never regret it.
"Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made
heaven and earth" (Psalm 124:8)
"He that is our God is the God of salvation
……….." (Psalm 68:20)