Message on the second Coming of Christ.

THE SECOND COMING

A. Jesus often referred to His second coming.

  • Matthew 26:64
  • John 14:3
  • Matthew 24:27, 30
  • Matthew 25:31
  • Revelation 22:12
  • Revelation 22:20

B. He taught the 2™ coming in Parables

  • The Parable of The Door-Keeper – Mark 13:33-37 Luke 12:35-36;
  • The Parable of Owner of The House – Matt. 24:42-44 Luke 12:39-40
  • The Parable of the Steward put In Charge of The Household – Matt. 24:45-51; Luke 12:41-46
  • The Parable of the Ten Virgins – Matt. 25:1-13
  • Parable of the Talents: Proper Use of Talents – Matt. 25:14-30; Luke 19:11-27

C. Angels

  • Acts 1:11

D. Apostles

    • Titus 2:13
    • Philippians 3:20
    • Thessalonians 4:15
    • 2 Thessalonians 1:7, 10 (Not to mention: Acts 3:20,21; Heb 9:28; 1 Pet 5:4 )

I. WE DON’T KNOW WHEN HE WILL COME AGAIN

A. False Predictions:

  1. William Miller, 1843; 1844;
  2. Charles Russell, in 1874
  3. Harold camping, 1994; 2011
  4. Jack Van Impe, 2012
  5. Mark Blitz, 2015 (John Hagee)

B. NT says we can’t know

  1. Mark 13:21
  2. Matthew 24:36

C. NT time, false predictions: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3

II. THERE WILL BE EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE

  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:1

III. WE KNOW IT WILL BE VISIBLE, PHYSICAL, BODILY RETURN OF CHRIST

  1. Acts 1:11
  2. Revelation 1:7

IV. HE WILL COME IN GREAT GLORY, MAJESTY, AND POWER

  1. Rev 19:11-16
  2. 1Tim 4:1
  3. Hebrews 9:28
  4. 1 Peter 5:4
  5. 1 John 3:2
  6. 2 Thess 1:7b-10

V. HE IS COMING AGAIN TO JUDGE

  1. 2 Thess 1:6-9
  2. 2 Thess 2:8, 10, 11-12
  3. Matt 25:33, 41,46
  4. Heb 10:27-31
  5. 1 Cor 5:10
  6. 1 Pet 4:17-18
  7. 2 Timothy 4:1
  8. 1 Peter 4:5

VI. OUR LORD & SAVIOR WILL COME AGAIN FOR SALVATION

  1. Hebrews 9:28
  2. 1 Thess 4 and 5; 4:13; 4:18 ; 5:11
  3. 1 Thess 4:7
  4. 1 Thess 5:10
  5. 1 Thess 5:9

Romans 11:25-26 (NKJV) 25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;

Revelation 1:9 (NKJV) I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Trinity Reformed Church