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T H E S E C O N D C O M M I N G OF C H R I S T CAN WE BE SURE THAT JESUS IS COMING BACK CK? THERE IS NOTHING MORE CLE ARY ST ATED IN THE BIBLE TH AN THE FACT TH AT JESUS CHRIST IS COMING AG AI N JESUS RETURN IS REFERRED TO IN THE BIBLE 1,845 TIMES * 1,527 TIMES IN O.T. - 318 TIMES IN THE N.T. THE SECOND COMING IS MENTIONED IN 23 OF 27 NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS OUT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT S 260 CHAPTERS THERE ARE 318 REFERENCES TO THE SECOND COMING ON AVER AGE - THEN - THE SECOND COMING IS REFERRED TO MORE THAN ONCE A CHAPTER JESUS SECOND COMING IS MENTIONED EIGHT TIMES FOR EVERY ONE REFERENCE TO HIS FIRST COMING FOR EVERY MENTION OF THE ATONEMENT IN THE BIBLE THERE ARE TWO REFERENCES TO THE SECOND COMING (1)
E N O C H - W H O L I V E D O N L Y S E V E N G E N E R A T I O N S A F T E R ADAM I S C O N S I D E R E D T H E F I R S T P R O P H E T O F T H E B I B L E HE P R O P H E S I E D A B O U T THE S E C O N D C O M I N G Jude 14 NIV ENOCH,, the seventh from Adam, PROPHESIED about these men: "See, THE LORD IS COMING w ith THOUS ANDS upon THOUS ANDS of HIS HOLY ONES T H E R E F O R E - T H E F I R S T P R O P H E C Y O F T H E B I B L E C O N C E R N S T H E S E C O N D C O M I N G A L S O T H E F I N A L P R O P H E C Y O F T H E B I B L E D E A L S W I T H T H E S E C O N D C O M I N G Rev 22:20 NIV HE WHO TESTIFIES to THESE THINGS sa ys, "YES, I AM COMING SOON." A M E N. C o m e, L o r d J e s u s. (2)
I N R E V E L A T I O N W E H E A R J E S U S S A Y I I C O M E Q U I C K L Y O R I I W I L L C O M E L I K E A T H I E F S E V E N T I M E S T H R E E T I M E S IN THE F I N A L C H A P T E R Rev 2:16 NIV Repent therefore! Otherw ise, I WILL SOON COME TO THEM WITH TH E TH E SWORD OF MY MOUTH. O T HERS - (REV 3:3, 11; - 16:15; - 22:7, 12, 20). TO YOU AN D WILL FIGHT AG AINST P E O P L E A R E E X H O R T E D O V E R F I F T Y T I M E S T O B E R E A D Y F O R T H E R E T U R N O F J E S U S Luk e 12:35-36 NIV 35 "Be dressed RE AD Y FOR SERVICE and keep your lamps burning, 36 like men w aiting for their master to return from a w edding banquet, so that w hen he comes and knocks the y can immediately open the door for him. O T HERS (FOR INST ANCE: ROM AN S 13:11-14) J E S U S C H R I S T H I M S E L F R E F E R S T O H I S R E T U R N T W E N T Y -ONE T I M E S Matt 25:31 NIV "When THE SON OF M AN COMES IN HIS GLORY,, and all the angels with him, he w ill sit on his throne in heavenl y glor y. O T HERS (M AT T HEW 24:2-30; JOHN 14:3; 21:2-23) (3)
A N G E L S B E L I E V E A N D T E S T I F Y T H A T J E S U S I S C O M I N G B A C K W H E N J E S U S A S C E N D E D T O H E A V E N A N G E L S S T A T E D T H A T H E W O U L D R E T U R N J U S T A S H E L E F T Acts 1:6-11 NIV 6- So w hen the y met together, the y asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?" 7- He said to them: "IT IS NOT FOR YOU TO KNOW THE TIMES OR D ATES THE F ATHER H AS SET BY HIS OWN AU THORITY. 8- But YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER w hen the HOLY SPIRIT COMES ON YOU; ; and yo u w ill be m y w itnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." 9- After h e said this, HE WAS T AKEN UP BEFORE THEIR VERY EYES, AND A CLOUD HID HIM FROM THEIR SIGHT. 10- They w ere LOOKING INTENTLY UP INTO THE SKY AS HE W AS GOING,, w hen suddenl y TWO MEN dressed in w hite stood beside them. 11 11- "Men of Galilee," they said, " WHY WHY DO YOU STAN D H ERE LOOKIN G IN TO THE SK Y? Y THISH SAM E J ESUS, WHO H AS B EEN T AK EN F R OM YOU IN T O H EAVEN INTO HE AVEN." H EAVEN, WILL COME B AC K IN THE S AME W AY YOU H AVE SEEN HIM GO T H E B I B L E I S C L E A R T H A T J E S U S I S C O M I N G A G A I N M A K E N O M I S T A K E - H E I S C O M I N G B A C K J U S T A S H E P R O M I S E D (4)
H OW - D O E S T H E B I B L E S TAT E T H AT J E S U S W I L L R E T U R N? # 1 - H E W I L L C O M E P E R S O N A L LY ACTS 1:10-11 10 10- They w ere LOOKING INTENTLY UP INTO THE SKY AS HE WAS GOING, w hen 11- suddenl y TWO MEN dressed in white stood beside them. "Men of Galilee," the y said, " WHY WHY DO YOU ST AN D H ERE LOOKIN G IN TO THE SKY? THH IS SAM E J ESU S, S WHO H AS B EEN T AK EN FR OM YOU IN TO H E AVEN H AVE SEEN HIM GO INTO HE AVEN." H E AVEN, WILL COME B AC K IN THE S AME W AY YOU Rev 19:11-13 NIV 11 # 2 - H E W I L L C O M E L I T E R A L LY 11- I saw HE AVEN STANDING OPEN and there before me w as a WHITE HORSE, w hose RIDER IS C ALLED F AITHFUL AND TRUE. With JUSTICE HE JUDGES and M AKES W AR. C R OWN S 13 12- HIS EYES AR E LIKE B LAZING FIR E FIR E,, and ON ON H IS HEAD ARE M ANY C R OWN S.. He has a name w ritten on him that no one know s but he himself. 13- HE IS DRESSED IN A ROBE DIPPED IN BLOOD,, and HIS NAME IS THE WORD OF GOD. # 3 - H E W I L L C O M E V I S I B LY A N D S U D D E N LY Matt 24:22-27 NIV 23- AT T H AT T IME T IME if anyone says to yo u, `Look, ` here is the Christ!' or, `There ` he is!' DO NOT BELIEVE IT. 24- For F ALSE CHRISTS and F ALSE PROPHETS w ill appear and PER FORM GR EAT SIGNS and MIRACLES to DECEIVE EVEN THE ELECT - IF THAT WERE POSSIBLE BLE. 25- See, I have told you ahead of time. 26- "So if anyone tells you, `There he is, out in the desert,' do not go out; or, `Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it. E AST IS VISIBLE EVEN IN THE WEST, so 27- For For AS AS LIGHTNING TH AT COMES FROM THE, so WILL BE THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN. (5)
# 4 - H E W I L L C O M E D R A M AT I C A L LY A N D G L O R I O U S LY Matt 24:29-31 NIV 29 29- "Immediately AF TER the distress of those days "`the SUN WILL BE D ARK- ENED,, and the MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT; ; the STARS WILL F ALL F ROM THE SKY,, and THE HE AVENLY B ODIES WILL BE SHAKEN.' 30 30- "AT THAT TIME the SIGN OF THE SON OF M AN WILL APPEAR IN THE SKY, and all the nations of the earth w ill mourn. The y w ill SEE THE SON OF M AN COMI NG ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY, WITH POWER AND GRE AT GLORY. 31- And And HE WILL send HIS ANGELS w ith a LOUD TRUMP ET C ALL,, and THEY WILL G ATHE R HIS ELECT from the four w inds, from ONE END OF THE HE AVENS TO THE OTHER # 5 H E W I L L C O M E T R I U M P H A N T LY Rev 19:19-21 NIV 19- Then I saw the BE AST and the KINGS OF THE E ARTH and THEIR ARMIES gathered together to M AKE W AR AG AI NST THE RIDER ON THE HORSE AND HIS AR M Y. 20- But t he BE AST W AS C APTURED,, and w ith him the FALSE PROPHET w ho had performed the MIRAC ULOUS SIGNS on HIS BEHALF.. With THESE SIGNS he had DELUDED those who had RECEIVED THE M ARK OF THE BE AST and WORSHIPED HIS IMAGE.. The TWO of them were THROWN ALIVE into the FIERY L AKE OF BURNING SULFUR. 21 The REST of them WERE KILLED w ith 21- The the SWORD that C AME OUT OF T HE MOUTH of THE RIDER ON THE HORSE,, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. (6)