The Second Coming of Christ<\/span><\/div>\n
\nTheme:\u00a0<\/strong>The Second Coming of Christ is the blessed hope, it is an event of promise. The clarion call of Scripture is that we live in anticipation and preparation for that great day.<\/p>\nScripture:<\/strong>\u00a0John 14:1-3<\/p>\nHymn:<\/strong>\u00a0We Have This Hope<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI.<\/strong><\/td>\nThe prophetic announcement of the second coming of the Christ is all through the sacred pages of the Bible.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/td>\n | A.<\/td>\n | The first recorded promise was given to our first parents at the time God had to sentence them because of sin. \u2014 Gen. 3:15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | B.<\/td>\n | During the reign of sin and sorrow, believers in God found a gleam of hope in the promise of the Messiah.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | C.<\/td>\n | It is inspiring to note how Enoch, the seventh from Adam, pointed to the second coming of Christ. \u2014 Jude 14, 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | D.<\/td>\n | The theme of the Patriarchs centered in the coming of the Redeemer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\nII.<\/strong><\/td>\nThe blessedness of the second coming of Christ<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/td>\n | A.<\/td>\n | Paul called it the “blessed hope.\u201d \u2014 Titus 2:13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 1.<\/td>\n | It is the blessed hope of the sleeping saints. \u2014 John 5:28, 29; 1 Cor. 15:22, 23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 2.<\/td>\n | In John 14:1-3 the Lord assures us that He will come to be reunited with His children forever.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/td>\n | B.<\/td>\n | Events connected with the second coming of Jesus Christ:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 1.<\/td>\n | At first resurrection the dead in Christ shall come forth out of their dusty chambers. \u2014 Dan. 12:2; 1 Thess. 4:13-17; John 5:28, 29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 2.<\/td>\n | The Lord will bestow immortality then upon the saints. \u2014 1 Cor. 15:13-18; 50-58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 3.<\/td>\n | Saved families will be reunited. \u2014 Jer. 31:15-17; 2 Thess. 2:1-3. That will be wonderful to behold \u2014 Ps. 126:2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/td>\n | C.<\/td>\n | For the world:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 1.<\/td>\n | Separation of the wheat from the tares. \u2014 Matt. 13:40-44; 25:12, 31-38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 2.<\/td>\n | It will not be a time of conversion of the wicked, as assumed by some. Compare Luke 13:25 with Heb. 9:28, 29; Matt. 25:31-33; Rev. 6:14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 3.<\/td>\n | That will be a real shock for some who discover that their hope was pinned on false security and deception.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\nIII.<\/strong><\/td>\nAttitude of men toward the second coming of Christ.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/td>\n | A.<\/td>\n | The saints:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 1.<\/td>\n | They are praying, \u201cCome, Lord Jesus.\u201d \u2014 Rev. 22:20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 2.<\/td>\n | They will say, \u201cWe have waited for Him and He will save us.\u201d \u2014 Isa. 25:9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 3.<\/td>\n | They have actually looked for His appearing. \u2014 Heb. 9:28; Phil. 3:20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 4.<\/td>\n | They are making preparation for His coming. Compare l John 3:1-3 with Rev. 19:7, 8; Matt. 22:1-12; 24:44.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/td>\n | B.<\/td>\n | The world at large:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 1.<\/td>\n | They will be occupied with the sinful pleasures of this world. \u2014 Matt. 24:37-39; Luke 17:26-31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 2.<\/td>\n | Many professed Christians will be indifferent to His coming. \u2014 Matt. 24:48-51; Luke 14:16-32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 3.<\/td>\n | Some will actually scoff at the promise of His coming. \u2014 2 Pet. 3:1-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 4.<\/td>\n | To all these the Lord will come suddenly, when they do not think that He will come. Compare 1 Thess. 5:1-6 with 2 Thess. 1:7-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 5.<\/td>\n | They will seek shelter beneath the rocks and the mountains. \u2014 Rev. 6:13- 17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/td>\n | C.<\/td>\n | \u201cBe ye also ready\u201d (Matt. 24:44).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 1.<\/td>\n | This is the admonition of the Lord, and we are wise if we heed it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 2.<\/td>\n | As it is, we are a long way from being ready to stand before the Son of man when He comes. \u2014 Rev. 3:14-17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 3.<\/td>\n | We know considerable about the coming of the Lord; it is, therefore, up to us to be prepared when He comes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 4.<\/td>\n | May the God of mercy and grace give us the courage to make ready day by day for that blessed event.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n ______________________________<\/p>\n | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |