Christ and New Man

11/11/2013

G John Thimothy

Christ His Coming

Scripture 1 Thess 4:13-18. I Will come again and receive you unto my self (John 14:3). This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into Heaven (Acts 1:11). Jesus is certainly to return again in bodily presence, to take His saints with our dying to be forevever with Him. This is the Blessed Hope for which we are looking. It may take place at any time, and we are bidders to be ready. Introduction: Learning about His coming is a big topic which covers His coming for us and secondly His coming with us. First we call it as Rapture and second as appearing. We need to cover the verses mentioned in Gospels, Acts, and entire Book of revelation. My purpose in this book is to cover how His coming is certain and how we can be live more practical life to please God in this earth and face him boldly while he is coming. Knowing about His coming helps us to live a moral and focused life 1 Thess 4:13-18. I Will come again and receive you unto my self (John 14:3). This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into Heaven (Acts 1:11). Jesus is certainly to return again in bodily presence, to take His saints with our dying to be forevever with Him. This is the Blessed Hope for which we are looking. It may take place at any time, and we are commanded to be ready. He is Our Hope: We are expecting Him to come. We didnt saw him, but we enjoying His works and presence in our daily life. We need to prepare ourselves to see him. He is our hope (1 Timothy 1:1) and His coming is a blessed hope (Titus 2:13) Time of His coming: We are in the last days (Heb 1:2; Acts 3:20) which is from the ascension of Christ to the coming of Christ. The time from Creation (Genesis 1) to the time Christ was crucified is time past (Heb 1:1). In the time past there are times of ignorance (Acts 17:29-30) which are also called times without law (Romans 2:12). Genesis covers times of ignorance. Times of law started with Exodus. When Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came unto Jerusalem and besieged it, the times of Gentiles started (B.C 606) and continues till the coming of Christ. Apostle Peter expected Times of refreshing (Acts 3:19; Isaiah 35:1-10) in his lifetime, but it will happen after the second coming of Christ. When the fullness of times (Eph 1:10) comes God creates a new heaven and a new earth (Rev 21:1). Times of refreshing and Fullness of times together are called Times of Restitution (Acts 3:21). There is certain time fixed for Jews. It is also called as Daniels seventieth week. This week lasts for seven years. Out of which last three and half years called Great Tribulation. As we are in the last days as part of Glorious church, we wont enter into the Great Tribulation At any point of time we will caught up appear before the Christ. We just dont know when He is going to come, so we need to be watching and waiting (Luke 12: 36-37). Be ready for Son of man comes when you do not expect him (Mathew 24:44). Watch out for you do not know day or hour (Mathew 25:13). No person, angel not even Jesus, only the father know the hour of his return (Mark 13:32).

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It is said to be a little while (John 16:16; Heb 10:37) and Quickly (Rev 22:20) but no one knows the time. Certainty of His coming: Jesus Said I will come (John 14:3). Our hope on his coming is not an assumption but based on reality of his sayings. It is something surely will happen, for the Lord Himself promised it. He will descend from heaven with shout and trumpet ( 1 Thess 4:16). Will return just as he ascended (Acts 1:11). He comes quickly (Rev 3:11) The OT Prophets foretold it (Daniel 7:13) quoted by Christ as of Himself before the High preist (Matew 26:54) The Lord often spoke often of it (Mathew 24:27;51; John 14:3) His parables are full of it ( Mathew 25; Luke 10:35) The angels anounced It (Acts 1:11) The apostels described it in detail (1 Thess 4:13-18) The beleivers have hoped for it from the first (1 Thes 1:10; Titus 2:13) The Bible ends with it (Rev 22:7, 12, 20)

His Coming: Final words

When we turn our Bibles to the Last chapter, we will see the Last words spoken by our Lord Jesus Christ to John which in turn written for us. Four times he spoke in this chapter. Out of four verses, three times he spoke about His coming. 1) Obeying His commandments Behold I come quickly (Rev 22:7) 2) Receiving the rewards And, behold I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according to his work shall be I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. (Rev 22:12-13) and 3) Respond to His Love Surely I come quickly (Rev 22:20) Three times it talks about His Coming.

Manner of His Coming This is described in 1 Thess 4:13-18. Those who alive when Jesus comes do not preced the belessed dead (v 15). The Lord descends with a rallying call. The archanges voice and trumpet of God are heard and the dead rise first (v16) then the living and those raised are caught up together into the clouds and meet the lord in the air (v17).

Christ Coming - Reasons

Purpose of it is to take away beleivers. All who are truly Christs will share the rapture as it is called (1 Cor 15:23; 51-57). Delivery from the troubles: Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Fathers house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. 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." John 14:1-3. "But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words."( 1 Thess 4:13-18) gjtimothy@gmail.com Page 2

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Unto eternal Life: keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.Jude 1:21 Will receive Rewards For who is our hope or joy or crown of exultation? Is it not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? For you are our glory and joy. (1 Thess 2:19-20) But each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason for boasting in regard to himself alone, and not in regard to another. (Galatians 6:4) Never Grieve the Lord again who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself. (Phil 3:21). Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. (1 John 3:2) United with Loved ones Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the (a)coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, (2 Thess 2:1) To Worship him We will be with him for ever and we keep worshipping him His heart Desire May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ. 2Thessalonians 3:5

His coming: Our duties

Follow Him: Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord and what shall this man do? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou me John 21:22 Hold Fast: But that which ye have already hold fast till I come Rev 2:25. Hold fast what you have heard and receive and repent, for Jesus will come as thief at hour you do not know. Let no one take away your crown Rev 3:3,11. Occupy ourselves wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury! Luke 19:23 Remember Him For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lors death till he come 1 Cor 11:26 Be Patient Be ye also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh James 5:8

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