[D] JESUS IS COMING AGAIN

11/13/2024|Gospel Senders|

The Real 2nd Coming of Jesus Christ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwQnvkOx8ME According to the Bible, the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will be a dramatic, powerful, and transformative event. Various passages in both the Old and New Testaments describe what this event will be like. Here are the key aspects based on biblical texts:

  1. Jesus Will Return Visibly and in Glory
  • Matthew 24:30: “At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.”
  • Acts 1:11: After Jesus ascended to heaven, angels told His disciples, “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.” This emphasizes that Jesus will return visibly and in a manner similar to His ascension, with the clouds of heaven.
  1. A Sound of Trumpets and the Accompaniment of Angels
  • 1 Thessalonians 4:16: “For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.”
  • Matthew 24:31: “And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.”
  1. Resurrection of the Dead
  • 1 Corinthians 15:52: “In a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”
  • John 5:28-29: “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.”
  1. Final Judgment
    • Matthew 25:31-32: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd

separates the sheep from the goats.”

  • Revelation 20:11-15: This passage describes the Great White Throne Judgment, where the dead are judged according to what they have done. Those whose names are not written in the Book of Life are thrown into the lake of fire.
  1. A Time of Distress and Tribulation Before His Coming
  • Matthew 24:21-22: “For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again. If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.”
  • Revelation 6:12-17: Describes cosmic disturbances such as earthquakes, the darkening of the sun and moon, and stars falling from the sky as signs preceding Jesus’ return.
  1. Establishment of God’s Kingdom
  • Revelation 21:1-4: “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God… He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
  • Matthew 19:28: Jesus tells His disciples that in the regeneration (the renewal of all things), they will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel, implying the establishment of God’s rule on Earth.
  1. Victory Over Evil
  • Revelation 19:11-16: Describes Jesus returning as a warrior, “riding a white horse,” with eyes “like blazing fire,” and a robe dipped in blood. He will strike down the nations, rule them with an iron scepter, and defeat the beast (the Antichrist) and his followers.
  1. The Transformation of Believers
  • Philippians 3:20-21: “But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.”
  • 1 John 3:2: “Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.”
  1. The Gathering of Believers
  • 1 Thessalonians 4:17: “After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.”

Summary of Key Aspects:

  • Visible and Glorious: Jesus will return in a visible and powerful way, accompanied by angels and cosmic signs.
  • Resurrection: The dead will be raised, and believers will be transformed.
  • Judgment: A final judgment will take place, with people being separated according to their faith and deeds.
  • Establishment of God’s Kingdom: The old world will pass away, and a new, perfect world will be established, free from suffering and death.
  • Victory Over Evil: Jesus will defeat evil once and for all.

In essence, the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, according to the Bible, will be a dramatic and momentous event that ushers in God’s final victory over evil, the resurrection of the dead, and the creation of a new world where peace and justice reign forever.