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The Greatest Event That Will Ever Take Place‹Christ's Second Coming
Webster defines "event" as occurrence, incident.
" Many great events have taken place. Some of them are: The announcement of the birth of Christ the Lord. "For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:11.
The announcement of Christ entering into His earthly ministry was a great event. Luke 4:14-15, "And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all."
Another special event occurred when Jesus arose from the grave. As we read in Matthew 28:6, an angel declared at the tomb, "He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay."
But the greatest of events will be the second coming of Jesus Christ and what will follow. It is a fact that Christ is coming down from heaven. "I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven." (Dan. 7:13).
Jesus in His ministry on earth said He was coming again. "When the Son of man shall come in His glory." (Matt. 25:31). "For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father." (Matt. 16:27).
Angels declared that Jesus was coming. "This same Jesus . . . shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." (Acts 1:11).
Jude spoke of Christ's coming. "And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints," Jude 14. Also all the angels shall accompany Him. "When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with Him, . . ." (Matt. 25:31).
Manner of Coming
The manner of His coming: He will come when He is not expected. "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only." Matt. 24:36.
His coming will be as lightning. "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." Matt. 24:27.
He will come with a shout. "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God." (I Thess. 4:16). Every eye shall see Him. "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." (Rev. 1:7).
Resurrection to Occur
Then the resurrection of the dead shall take place. "There shall be a [one general] resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust." (Acts 24:15)
"Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation." John 5:28-29.
The dead will come forth with an immortal body. "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." I Cor. 15:52-54.
Judgment
At the coming of the Lord the heaven and the earth will pass away. See II Peter 3:7-11. Then the judgment will take place. Christ will be the judge. "For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ." (Rom. 14:10). See Revelation 20:11-15.
The people who lived from Adam until Moses' time will be judged accordingly. "For as many as have sinned without law shall perish without law." (Rom. 2:12). They will be judged according to the truth or the law they had.
And those also who lived from Moses' time to Christ's ministry will be judged accordingly. "And as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law." (Rom. 2:12).
Then those who have lived after Jesus Christ's ministry will be judged by the gospel. "In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel." (Rom. 2:16). You and I will be judged by the gospel.
The heathen will be judged by the law of their conscience. "For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, not having the law, are a law unto themselves: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;..." Rom. 2:14.
The living and resurrected saints will be caught up in the clouds to meet Christ. "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." I Thess 4:17.
The dead now are either in paradise (Luke 23:43) or in hell. (Luke 16:23). "Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them." (Rev. 14:13).
Their works and their influence, whether good or bad continue until Christ's coming, and at the judgment they will be rewarded accordingly. At the judgment the separation takes place. "And he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats."
Sheep are saints. Goats are sinners. The sinner shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous unto life eternal." Matt. 25:32-33.
Condition of Saints and Sinners
At Christ's second coming the saints will be exceedingly happy. Jude 24, "Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy."
Jude 24. As for sinners they shall say to the mountains and rocks "Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him that sitteth on the throne." (Rev. 6:16).
Jesus Christ is reigning now in His spiritual kingdom, and after the Judgment He will deliver the kingdom to God, the Father. (I Cor. 15:24). Are you ready for this greatest event, the second coming of Christ? If not, seek Christ's pardon by asking Him to forgive you of your sins and then seek to walk in newness of life. ‹Selected
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