The Coming of the Lord

Will Jesus-Christ return to earth? This is a question that even though people don’t talk about it in the open, at some point in life everyone wonders could it be true. Every time something big happens, like an earthquake, a wildfire, and even a war, people stop to ponder upon the question: Will Christ return? For us Christians, there are no doubts in our minds that the coming of the Lord Jesus is at hand. Now, don’t try to analyze it with time because you will not get too far with it. Jesus Christ is not limited by time. He has all the time. He has eternity, and we don’t.

What do you think would be the biggest event that could occur in the world scene today for that question to come up again?  Another world war, the discovery of a cure for some dreadful disease, world peace once and for all, contact with some extraterrestrial intelligence?

For millions of Christians, the answer to this question is simple: The biggest event that could ever occur is the second coming of Jesus Christ. So, we are going to consider three important aspects of the second coming of the Lord.
The message that the return of Christ is imminent and unexpected means that Christ is close in time, his return is about to occur, and at an hour when you do not expect it. Many verses in the Bible teach this truth. For instance, we read in Acts 1:11
“Men of Galilee," they said," why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” The apostle Paul explains that same teaching by saying in 1Thess 5:2:" for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night."
John in Rev. 16:15 would say:"Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed. Rev. 3:3 “Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.” Therefore, the answer is yes. Christ will return.

Matthew 24:42; 44 say:"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. So, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him." Dr. Luke would add " But understand this: if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
So, the question is are you ready for his coming? Despite what you think, this is a personal question that only you can answer.   Next page