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The Second Coming of Christ<\/span><\/div>\n

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\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>\n

Scripture:<\/strong>\u00a0John 14:1-3<\/p>\n

Hymn:<\/strong>\u00a0We Have This Hope<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I.<\/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\n\n\n
<\/td>\nA.<\/td>\nThe 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
<\/td>\nB.<\/td>\nDuring the reign of sin and sorrow, believers in God found a gleam of hope in the promise of the Messiah.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nC.<\/td>\nIt 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
<\/td>\nD.<\/td>\nThe theme of the Patriarchs centered in the coming of the Redeemer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
II.<\/strong><\/td>\nThe blessedness of the second coming of Christ<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nA.<\/td>\nPaul called it the “blessed hope.\u201d \u2014 Titus 2:13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nIt is the blessed hope of the sleeping saints. \u2014 John 5:28, 29; 1 Cor. 15:22, 23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nIn 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>\nB.<\/td>\nEvents connected with the second coming of Jesus Christ:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nAt 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
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nThe Lord will bestow immortality then upon the saints. \u2014 1 Cor. 15:13-18; 50-58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nSaved 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>\nC.<\/td>\nFor the world:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nSeparation of the wheat from the tares. \u2014 Matt. 13:40-44; 25:12, 31-38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nIt 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
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nThat 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\n
III.<\/strong><\/td>\nAttitude of men toward the second coming of Christ.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nA.<\/td>\nThe saints:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nThey are praying, \u201cCome, Lord Jesus.\u201d \u2014 Rev. 22:20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nThey will say, \u201cWe have waited for Him and He will save us.\u201d \u2014 Isa. 25:9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nThey have actually looked for His appearing. \u2014 Heb. 9:28; Phil. 3:20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4.<\/td>\nThey 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>\nB.<\/td>\nThe world at large:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nThey will be occupied with the sinful pleasures of this world. \u2014 Matt. 24:37-39; Luke 17:26-31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nMany professed Christians will be indifferent to His coming. \u2014 Matt. 24:48-51; Luke 14:16-32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nSome will actually scoff at the promise of His coming. \u2014 2 Pet. 3:1-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4.<\/td>\nTo 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
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n5.<\/td>\nThey 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>\nC.<\/td>\n\u201cBe ye also ready\u201d (Matt. 24:44).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nThis is the admonition of the Lord, and we are wise if we heed it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nAs 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
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nWe know considerable about the coming of the Lord; it is, therefore, up to us to be prepared when He comes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4.<\/td>\nMay 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

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