The Second Coming
Text: Titus 2:13
Introduction:
- Douglas MacArthur promise to the Philippines: "I shall return"
- Jesus mentions His return over 50 times
- 1 in 30 NT verses deals with the second coming
- Doctrine
- Time line
- rapture
- tribulation (return for the saints)
- return proper (return with he saints)
- millennium
- final rebellion
- new heaven and earth
Various views
millennial views
- pre-millennial
- post-millennial
- amillennial
tribulational views
- pre
- mid
- post
- pre-wrath
Key Components
imminent
indefinite
personal
Ramifications
- Unbeliever
judgment
wrath
Believer
deliverance
resurrection
hope
World system: Righteousness
Conclusion:
Hope in paycheck, lottery, luck, karma, chance, or Christ? Which will it be for you? This universe is heading for a definite conclusion. We are on a collision course with the return of Christ. If He returns, will you face judgment or joy?