LESSON 4 THE SECOND COMING Key Text Hebrews
LESSON #4 THE SECOND COMING Key Text: Hebrews 9: 28
LESSON #4— THE SECOND COMING • Key Text: Hebrews 9: 28 – “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. ” • PRAYER
REVIEW: • Last week we saw that the signs Christ said would appear before His second coming are being fulfilled around us today.
INTRODUCTI ON: • This week we shall study certain basic facts of His actual, literal Second Coming. So, for our first text, let us turn to Hebrews 9: 28. • POINTS TO EMPHASIZE: – Christ comes to those who look for Him. – He brings salvation.
In John 14: 1 -3 we find where Jesus is coming back again. • POINTS TO EMPHASIZE: – Jesus went to prepare mansions—or dwelling places for us. – Where He went, we will eventually go, if we accept Him as our Saviour. – Notice He said, “If I go. . . I will return. ”
The important thing, then, is to see if He did in fact go. Let’s see what the Scriptures say in Acts 1: 9 -11. • POINTS TO EMPHASIZE: – Christ went up in a cloud, and He will return in the same way. – The disciples did see Christ go; therefore, His second coming is certain. – Notice the verse literally says, “This same Jesus. ” The same Jesus the disciples knew and Loved will return.
What type of Jesus went to heaven? Let Luke 24: 36 -43 give us the answer. • POINTS TO EMPHASIZE: – Notice this is after the resurrection. – Jesus had hands and feet—He could be touched. – John 20: 27 says that Christ told Thomas to touch His side. – A spirit doesn’t have those things. – Christ has human needs—He was hungry,
But what about the manner of His coming? Will it be secret? • Let’s turn to Revelation 1: 7 and see. • POINTS TO EMPHASIZE: – He comes with clouds. Many feel these are clouds of angels, since the book of Matthew 25: 31 states that all the angels come with Him. – Every eye shall see Him. Therefore, it is not secret. Luke 17: 24 tells us His coming is as lightning. – People on earth will wail. Why? Because they are not prepared.
This brings up an important point: What happens to the wicked—those who are unprepared? Let’s turn now to Revelation 6: 15 -17. • POINTS TO EMPHASIZE: – All are affected by His coming, regardless of wealth, fame, colour, or creed. – The wicked hide themselves and cry for the rocks and mountains to fall on them. – In Psalm 68: 2 it says the wicked perish at His presence. – We are given a tough question in verse 17: “Who shall be able to stand? ” Only those who have the
But what happens to the righteous? 1 Thessalonians 4: 16, 17 • POINTS TO EMPHASIZE: – The dead in Christ will rise first. Matthew 24: 31 tells us that the angels assist in this work and gather the elect. – We who are alive, the elect, re gathered together with the resurrected ones in the clouds. – We shall then always be with the Lord.
what changes are made in our present physical bodies? Our last text is Philippians 3: 20, 21. • POINTS TO EMPHASIZE: – Our conversation—or in modern English—our citizenship is in heaven where our Saviour is. – Our vile bodies will be changed to resemble His glorious body.
APPEAL: • Heaven is cheap enough, isn’t it? For merely following Christ during our short life -span here on this earth, He offers in exchange a place in His eternal kingdom where our bodies will be made like Christ’s resurrected body.
PRAYER: • Thank God for His wonderful love in saving us. • Pray that we shall make the necessary preparation day-by-day so that we can be part of His eternal kingdom. • Remember the needs of the family.
PROJECTION: • Today we discovered that our bodies will be changed at Christ’s Second Coming. • But are there other desirable features to being part of His kingdom? • Next week we shall talk about Heaven
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