Second coming rescues the redeemed
“Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the , having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.” Revelation 14:14, NKJV
“Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, …” Revelation 19:11 NKJV
“And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.” Revelation 19:14, NKJV
… “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and shall reign forever and ever!” Revelation 11:15, NKJV
Grand gift at the second coming
“51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—52 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. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on .” 1 Corinthians 15:51-53, NKJV
• See also 1 Thessalonians 4:16
Counterfeit warning
“23 People will tell you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them. 24 For the Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other.” Luke 17:23-24, NIV
“… Do go after them or follow them.” Luke 17:23, NKJV
Biblical signs of the Second Coming
“… This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the way you have seen him go into heaven.” Acts 1:11, NIV
“Behold, He is coming with clouds, and eye will see Him, …” Revelation 1:7, NKJV
• See 2 Peter 3:10-12
• See 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10
“For as lightning that comes from the east is even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.” Matthew 24:27, NIV
“Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great .” Matthew 24:30, NKJV
No secret rapture
“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.” Matthew 24:36, NKJV
“43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” Matthew 24:43-44, NKJV
“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a ; the elements will be destroyed by fire, …” 2 Peter 3:10 NIV
• See Psalm 50:3.
The rapture or Second Coming in Scripture is not secret, it is a .
No second chances after the Second Coming
“And behold, I am coming quickly, and My is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.” Revelation 22:12, NKJV
Seven signs of the Second Coming
1. Seismic upheavals. Revelation 6:14; 16:18-20
2. Righteous dead raised. 1 Thessalonians 4:16; John 5:28, 29
3. Righteous living translated. 1 Thessalonians 4:17
4. Immortality bestowed. 1 Corinthians 15:53
5. The wicked are destroyed. Revelation 19:11-21
6. The righteous welcome the returning Christ. Isaiah 25:9
7. The righteous journey to heaven. John 14:2, 3
Two groups
First group
“15 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, 16 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! 17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?’” Revelation 6:15-17, NKJV
Second group
“… ‘Behold, this is our God; We have waited for Him, and He will save . …’” Isaiah 25:9 NKJV
“… Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!” Revelation 15:3, NKJV
Which group do you want to be part of? Do you want to be in the group that fears the Second Coming of Jesus Christ? Or would you rather want to be in the group that rejoices in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ?
Will you choose today to make Jesus, the coming Lord, to be your personal Savior?