Jesus ascended into Heaven,
the disciples saw Him disappear into the clouds:
Which also said, Ye men of Galilee,
why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven,
shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
Acts 1:1
This writing is a bit hard for me,
not because I don’t know enough, but the opposite
I look for Christ’s return
In my opinion, it is the most exciting event
we will hopefully get to experience
I think about it often
I long for it
I know it is going to happen
I’m going to write this as though
you may have heard little of Jesus’ return
so I don’t miss important parts of His promise to return
that are written in His word
In Corinthians, cited below, it tells us to:
Comfort one another with these words.
It has been said that every generation
has thought that they would be the last generation,
the one who would see the Lord return,
and as we can see, He has not yet returned
I wait expectantly, trying to be ready,
trying to live my life as though Jesus really is watching
and taking note of my dedication or lack thereof
The parable of the ten virgins,
five were wise and prepared,
five were foolish and unaware that He may return
those virgins were caught by surprise (Matthew 25:1-13)
Behold, I come as a thief.
Blessed is he that watcheth,
and keepeth his garments,
lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. Revelation 16:15
It says He will come like a Thief in the Night
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night;
in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise,
and the elements shall melt with fervent heat,
the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
2 Peter 3:10
Most will be taken by surprise:
But as the days of Noah were,
so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
For as in the days that were before the flood
they were eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in marriage,
until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
And knew not until the flood came,
and took them all away;
so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Matthew 24:37-39
Jesus mentioned many times that He will return
That is a hard fact
Where is His body?
Jesus’ body was resurrected and was received unto God,
now seated at His right hand
He is alive forevermore
No one will have to tell us where He is
Jesus is here or there
When He returns, everyone will know
There will be no mistake
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him,
and they also which pierced him:
and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him.
Even so, Amen. Revelation 1:7
This scripture shows that those who have died
will see him because those who pierced Him
have long been gone.
It will be a Big Event
Everyone will see him. Some will be glad beyond measure
Some will not:
And the kings of the earth,
and the great men, and the rich men,
and the chief captains,
and the mighty men,
and every bondman,
and every free man,
hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains
And said to the mountains and rocks,
Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him
that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb
Revelation 6:15-16
Their fear happens after He has returned because otherwise,
they would still be in denial that He is God
Our bodies will change,
When Jesus returns, we will see with spiritual eyes
Behold, I shew you a mystery;
We shall not all sleep,
but we shall all be changed,
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye,
at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound,
and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed. 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
Some will be deceived
into thinking Jesus has returned
There will be no mistaking the event
Nobody will have to tell you:
Then if any man shall say unto you,
Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
For there shall arise false Christs,
and false prophets,
and shall shew great signs and wonders;
insomuch that, if it were possible,
they shall deceive the very elect.
Behold, I have told you before.
Wherefore if they shall say unto you,
Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth:
behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
For as the lightning cometh out of the east,
and shineth even unto the west;
so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Matthew 24:23-27
What will happen to us when He returns?
And many of them that sleep
in the dust of the earth shall awake,
some to everlasting life,
and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Daniel 12:2
His return will be no secret
Jesus’ return will be Mighty and Boisterous:
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout,
with the voice of the archangel,
and with the trump of God:
and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Then we which are alive and remain
shall be caught up together with them in the clouds,
to meet the Lord in the air:
and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18