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12 Reasons
To Believe Jesus Christ is Coming Again Soon!
When Jesus Christ was preparing to leave His
disciples and return to the glories of heaven, He comforted them by proclaiming
– “Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s
house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go
to prepare a place for you. And if I
go and prepare a place for you, I will
come again, and receive you unto Myself, that
where I am, there ye may be also.” John
14:1-3
As He ascended up into the
heavens, two angels also comforted the disciples hearts by saying – “Ye men of
These two passages actually
deal with Jesus’ return on two future occasions:
#1 Jesus will return first of all, to
remove His followers from this earth before the horrendous events of the seven
years of Tribulation. We read about this
event that we often refer to as the “Rapture”, in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18.
#2 Jesus will also return in power and
great glory to establish His long-awaited kingdom on earth. This is often referred to the “Revelation” or
appearing of Christ. You can read about
that spectacular future event in Revelation
19:11-16.
No one knows the time of Jesus return. Jesus
responded to His disciples’ questions about the timing of His return. He gave them a number of indications when the
time would be near, but told them very clearly – “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no,
not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”
Matthew 24:36 But the prophetic scriptures and
the teachings of Jesus do tell us how to recognize the seasons of His return (Matthew 24:32-35). We have listed some of the things to be
aware of in this brief study:
WHAT WILL THE WORLD BE LIKE WHEN JESUS RETURNS?
1.
In
fulfillment of Daniel 12:4, KNOWLEDGE
a) God has “opened
the book” and released knowledge of the prophetic Scriptures during the
past century.
b) Man can now destroy an entire nation in one
hour as prophesied in Revelation 18:10, 17, and 19. Nuclear warfare seems to be clearly described
throughout the Book of Revelation
(especially Revelation chapter 18, Isaiah chapter 13 and Jeremiah chapters 50 and 51.
2. Daniel the prophet was also told that END-TIME EVENTS WOULD COME SUDDENLY LIKE A
FLOOD (Daniel
3.
a) Man is now developing a world-wide electronic identification system as described in
Revelation chapter 13:13-17. This
mandatory ID will be “in their right hand
or in their foreheads” (see vs. 16) and without this mark “no man might buy or sell.”
4. We are in the midst of a WORLD-
Note: Jesus also spoke of this increase of
lawlessness in Matthew 24:37-39 and
in Luke
5. EARTHQUAKES have continued to increase at incredible and escalating
rates over the past fifty years. Many
scientists believe the increase in these tremors is in preparation for the “great earthquake” which will shake the
entire earth during the Great Tribulation (see Revelation
6. The possibility of worldwide FAMINE (hunger) and PESTILENCE
(disease) is now a daily reality. (see Matthew 24:7)
7. The people of
Note: Jesus said
that the “generation” living at the
time of
8. The vast nation of
9.
Note: The
10. The Soviet military alliance with a vast ISLAMIC army consisting of soldiers
from
11. Christendom is now characterized by
unbelief and self sufficiency. The
church of today is described by the Lord’s message to
12. Jesus before the beginning of “the day of the LORD”, the national, economic and religious leaders
all over the world will proclaim “PEACE and SAFETY” in a world that is like a
powder keg. 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3
WHEN WILL THESE THINGS BE? Jesus
said that no man would know the exact time of His coming but we are to “watch and be ready.” Matthew
24:42-44 1 Thessalonians 5:6