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INTRODUCTION
1. Everything we have examined up to this point in this series on "Life After Death" has pertained to the "intermediate state"
2. Though Christians can look forward to experiencing bliss during the "intermediate state", there are even greater blessings for us to look forward to...
a.
The resurrection of the dead, in which our spirits will obtain glorified and immortal bodies
b.
The Day of Judgment, which for the Christian will be a day of glory and vindication
c.
The new heavens and new earth, in which God and Christ will dwell with us for eternity
-- All of these blessings will be ushered in with the Lord's Second Coming
3.
While most professing Christians look for the Lord to return, they often differ greatly over the details surrounding His "second coming"
a.
The premillenial view looks for Christ to come in order to establish a literal kingdom on the earth, over which He will reign for a 1000 years
b.
The postmillenial view understands that Christ will at some point begin a thousand year reign from heaven, at the end of which He will come to judge the world
c.
The amillenial view believes that Christ has been reigning as "King of kings, and Lord of lords" ever since His ascension to heaven, and that His coming will be to raise the dead, judge the world, and usher in the "new heavens and new earth"
4. In this lesson, the amillenial view will be presented, which I believe most accurately teaches what the Bible reveals about the Second Coming of our Lord
[We begin, therefore, with...]
I. THE "CERTAINTY" OF HIS COMING
A. PROCLAIMED BY ANGELS AT HIS ASCENSION...
1. Cf. Ac 1:9-11, the "two men...in white apparel"
2. Who said that "This same Jesus, who was taken up from into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven."
B. PROCLAIMED BY THE APOSTLES...
1. Peter, in his second recorded sermon - Ac 3:19-21
2. Paul, in writing to...
a.
The Corinthians - 1 Co 11:26; 15:22-23
b.
The Thessalonians - 1 Th 1:9-10; 2:19; 3:13
c.
The young evangelist, Timothy - 2 Ti 4:1 3. The writer to the Hebrews - He 9:27-28
[Just as throughout the Old Testament one finds the recurring theme "The Messiah is coming!",
so in the New Testament we find not only "He has come!" but also "He is coming again!"
To the certainty of His coming, we can add...]
II.
THE "MANNER" OF HIS COMING
A. HE WILL COME IN PERSON...
1. "This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come..." - Ac 1:11
2. "the Lord himself will descend from heaven..." - 1 Th 4:15-17
B. HE WILL COME "WITH THE CLOUDS"...
1. "This same Jesus...will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven" - Ac 1:11 (referring to verse 9: "He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight")
2. "...in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air." - 1 Th 4:17
3. "Behold, He is coming with clouds..." - Re 1:7
C. HE WILL COME WITHOUT WARNING...
1. "...the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night."
- 1 Th 5:2
2. "For when they say, 'Peace and safety!' then sudden destruction comes..." - 1 Th 5:3
3. "...the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night..." - 2 Pe 3:10
[Of course, this unexpected coming of the Lord will not surprise the faithful, who seriously watch for the Lord's coming (cf. 1 Th 5:4-11).
With joyful anticipation, they await the personal return of their Savior.
What will happen when the Lord returns?
To answer this question we now consider...]
III.THE "PURPOSE" OF HIS COMING
A. TO RAISE THE DEAD...
1. "...for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth..." - Jn 5:28-29
a.
Note that there is but one resurrection, including both the good and evil, that will occur at one time ("the hour")
b.
As Paul said, "...there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust."
- Ac 24:15
2. Those who are alive at the Lord's coming . . .
a. Will be "changed" in "the twinkling of an eye", being clothed with immortality and incorruption - 1 Co 15:50-54
b.
Then "caught up...to meet the Lord in the air." - 1 Th 4:16-18
B. TO DELIVER UP THE KINGDOM TO GOD...
1. Contrary to the view that Jesus has yet to establish His kingdom on earth, He has been ruling over His kingdom since He first ascended to heaven!
a.
In fulfillment of the prophecy that God would raise up the Christ to sit on the "throne of David", Jesus was raised from the dead and made "Lord" - Ac 2:30-36
b.
All authority in heaven and earth has been given unto Him - Mt 28:18
1) He is far above all principality, power, might, and dominion, with all things placed under His feet - Ep 1:20-22
2) At the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers are made subject to Him - 1 Pe 3:22
c.
Christians are said to be "in" His kingdom
1) Having been "delivered...from the power of darkness and translated into the kingdom of the Son of His love" - Co 1:13
2) They are "in the kingdom...of Jesus Christ" - Re 1:9
d.
Christ will continue to reign "till He has put all enemies under His feet" - 1 Co 15:25
1) Note that His reign will be concurrent with the fact enemies are still present
2) As prophesied by the Psalmist: "Rule in the midst of Your enemies!" - Psa 110:1-2
e.
Thus Christ is NOW "the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of Lords" - 1 Ti 6:15; cf.
Re 19:16
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And He will reign "till He has put all enemies under His feet" - 1 Co 15:25
1) The last enemy that will be destroyed is death itself - cf. 1 Co 15:26
2) Which we have seen will be destroyed at the coming of the Lord when He will raise the dead - 1 Co 15:51-54
2. So when Jesus comes, it will not be to "set up" His kingdom, but to "deliver up" His kingdom!
a.
As Paul clearly told the Corinthians - 1 Co 15:23-26
b.
As taught by Jesus in His Parable of the Tares
1) His kingdom will last until "the end of this age"
2) After which "the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father" (i.e., the heavenly kingdom) - cf.
Mt 13:36-43
[As suggested by the Parable of the Tares, delivering up the kingdom to the Father requires some "weeding".
This leads us to consider another purpose of our Lord's coming...]
C. TO JUDGE THE WORLD AND PUNISH EVIL...
1. God has appointed "a day" in which He will judge the world - 2 Pe 3:7
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