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Second Coming Of Jesus Christ
What does it mean?
The second coming of Jesus
Christ is the hope of believers that God is in control of all things, and is
faithful to the promises and prophecies in His Word - the Bible.
In His first coming, Jesus
Christ came to earth as a baby in a manger in Bethlehem, just as prophesied. Jesus
fulfilled many of the prophecies of the Messiah during His birth, life,
ministry, death, and resurrection.
However, there are some
prophecies regarding the Messiah that Jesus has not yet fulfilled. The second
coming of Christ will be the return of Christ to fulfill these remaining
prophecies.
In His first coming, Jesus was
the suffering Servant.
In His second coming, Jesus will
be the conquering King.
In His first coming, Jesus
arrived in the most humble of circumstances.
In His second coming, Jesus will
arrive with the armies of heaven at His side.
The Old Testament prophets did not
make clearly this distinction between the two comings.
This can be seen in Isaiah 7:14, 9:6-7 and
Zechariah 14:4.
As a result of the prophecies
seeming to speak of two individuals, many Jewish scholars believed there would
be both a suffering Messiah and a conquering Messiah.
What they failed to understand is
that there is only one Messiah and He would fulfill both roles.
Jesus fulfilled the role of the
suffering servant (Isaiah chapter 53) in His first coming.
Jesus will fulfill the role of
Israel’s deliverer and King in His second coming.
Zechariah 12:10 and
Revelation 1:7, describing the second coming, look back to Jesus being
pierced.
Israel, and the whole world,
will mourn for not having accepted the Messiah the first time He came.
After
Jesus ascended into heaven, the angels declared to the apostles, “‘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’” (Acts
1:11).
Zechariah 14:4 identifies
the location of the second coming as the Mount of Olives.
Matthew
24:30 declares, “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.”
Titus 2:13 describes the
second coming as a “glorious appearing.”
The
second coming is spoken of in greatest detail in Revelation 19:11-16, “I
saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is
called Faithful and True.
“With
justice he judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his
head are many crowns.
“He
has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a
robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
“The
armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine
linen, white and clean. Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to
strike down the nations.
“‘He
will rule them with an iron scepter.’ He treads the winepress of the fury of
the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name
written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.”
Are you struggling
with a big decision or wondering how your eternal future will play out?
Why not talk to the
God of the universe and let Him work in your behalf?
He says, “I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I
will counsel you with my eye upon you" (Psalm 32:8).
Ask God to show you
what to do. Pray the following prayer:
“Heavenly Father,
I admit that I am a sinner and my sins
have separated me from You. I now want to turn away from my past sinful life
and begin a new life with You.
Please forgive me. I now receive your
Son, Jesus Christ as my Savior, my Master and my Lord. I believe and confess
that Jesus Christ died for my sins, was buried, and rose from the dead.
I want to receive all that Jesus Christ
has provided for me as my Savior. Your Word says, ‘Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved’ (Romans 10:13).
I believe and confess that Jesus Christ
is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and no man comes unto the Father, but by
Him.
Lord Jesus, I pray and ask You, to come
into my heart and be Lord of my life. I thank You that you have given me
eternal life, and according to Your Word, I am born again.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift
of the Holy Spirit that is in me now. I surrender my life to You. I promise to
study Your Word – the Bible.
Use me for Your glory.
In Jesus Name. Amen.”
If you have just put
your trust in Jesus Christ, you have been born into God’s family.
As a spiritual baby,
you need to grow by feeding on God’s Word – the Bible (1 Peter 2:2).
You must have a good
modern translation Bible and begin prayerfully reading it. Start in the New
Testament, such as the Gospel of John or Paul’s letters to the Ephesians.
Also, you need to
join a Christian fellowship where the Bible is taught and where God is truly
worshiped.
God bless you as you
begin your new life with Him!
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