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Jesus promised His disciples that He would come again. It’s in the Bible, John 14:1-3, NKJV. Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.

Christ’s return will be literal and real. It’s in the Bible, Acts 1:9-11, NKJV. “Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”

How will Jesus return? Christ's coming will be unexpected and dramatic. It's in the BIble, 2 Peter 3:10, NKJV. "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up."

What will Jesus look like when He returns? It’s in the Bible, Luke 21:27, NKJV. “Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.”

How visible is His coming to be? It’s in the Bible, Matthew 24:27, NKJV. “For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

How many will see Him when He comes? It’s in the Bible, Revelation 1:7, NKJV. “Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.”

What will Jesus do when He comes back? Gloriously come with all His angels and carry out judgment. It’s in the Bible, Matthew 16:27, NKJV. “ For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.

Jesus’ second coming will be loud, even enough to wake the dead. It’s in the Bible, 1 Corinthians 15:51-54, NKJV. “Behold, I tell 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 trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”

What will happen to the righteous? It’s in the Bible, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, NKJV. “ For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.”

What will happen to those left behind? It’s in the Bible, Luke 21:26-30, NKJV. “And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.”

Jesus warned that false Christs would arise before His coming, trying to deceive His people. It’s in the Bible, Matthew 24:23-26, NKJV. “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand. Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it.”

No one knows the exact time of Christ’s coming. It’s in the Bible, Matthew 24:36, NKJV. “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.

Since we don’t know exactly when Jesus will return, we are told to keep watch. It’s in the Bible, Matthew 24:42, NKJV. “Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.”

We should not lose sight of Jesus’ coming and begin living for today. It’s in the Bible, Luke 21:34-36, NKJV. “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Why is Jesus taking so long to return? It’s in the Bible, 2 Peter 3:8-9, NKJV. “But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us,[a] not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.”

While we wait for Jesus, how should we live? It’s in the Bible, Titus 2:11-14, NKJV. “ For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.”

What will the wicked say when Jesus comes back? It’s in the Bible, Revelation 6:15-17, NKJV. “And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves 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 who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”

What will the faithful say when Christ returns? It’s in the Bible, Isaiah 25:9, NKJV. “And it will be said in that day: “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the LORD; We have waited for Him; We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.”

What is the last promise Jesus gives in the Bible? It’s in the Bible, Revelation 22:20, NKJV. “He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!”

For more information see:

• Heaven
• Resurrection
• Signs of Jesus' Coming
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