Thursday, March 11
The Climax Of Time
Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your Redemption draws near. (Luke 21:27-28)
With great joy do I await Your Second Coming, Lord Jesus!
Christ's coming is the climax of all time. Historians have said they find no pattern in the events of the past ... but there is. The true way to see history is through the Bible. It points to a unifying plan, which will bring everything together and make sense of it all. Christ is returning!
The very moment Jesus left the earth, God sent angelic messengers urgently to reassure and impress upon His followers that He had not gone for good. "This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven."
That promise chimes like a peal of bells throughout Scriptures, and has rung in the Christian church for twenty centuries. The apostle Paul stated that while we serve God in this life, we are "to wait for God's Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead."
Starting at the beginning of the New Testament, we find that the first three books - the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke - point to Christ's coming and His Kingdom. It is emphasized in stories and plain teaching, including whole chapters - Matthew 24 through 26, Luke 21, Mark 13. Christ taught us to pray about it in His famous Sermon on the Mount: "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." The fifth Christian book, Acts, telling us how Christianity spread, includes sermons by apostles in which they preached the truth of Christ's return.
All this is more than just dry facts from an old book. These are true signs that not only did He come the first time as the Book said He would ... but Christ will come again, just as He said! What a tremendous promise that is for you and me!