There are two kinds of Messianic prophecies in the Old Testament, one that anticipates a kingly Messiah who would rule forever ( Ps. 89:3-4 , Ps. 89:35-37 ; Isa.
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Friday: Further Thought – The Return of our Lord Jesus
Further Thought: The second coming of Jesus isn’t the epilogue, the appendix, or the afterword to the sad story of human sin and suffering in this fallen world. Instead, the Second Coming is the grand climax, the great hope of the Christian’s faith. Image © Stan Myers from GoodSalt.com Without it, what? The story of humanity just goes on and on, one miserable scene after another, one tragedy after another, until it all ends only in death. Apart from the hope that Christ’s return offers us, life is, as William Shakespeare wrote, “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” And yet, we have this hope because the Word of God confirms it for us, over and over
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Thursday: The Living and the Dead
Before raising His friend Lazarus from the tomb, Jesus uttered these words: “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live” ( John 11:25, NKJV ). Image © Review and Herald Publishing Assn. Goodsalt.com Rather, though, than just asking people to take His word about such an incredible claim, He then proceeded to raise Lazarus from death, who had been dead long enough for the corpse to start stinking ( John 11:39 ) . Those who believe in Jesus do, indeed, die
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The Return of Our Lord Jesus Christ – Teaching Plan
Key Thought : The second coming of Christ gives the Christian religion its meaning. It is the event that fulfills all the dreams and hopes of God’s people.
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Wednesday: In The Clouds of Heaven
However central and crucial the Second Coming is, according to the Bible not all Christians see the event as a literal, personal return of Jesus Himself. Some argue, for instance, that the second coming of Jesus occurs, not when Christ Himself returns to earth but when His Spirit is made manifest in His church on earth. GoodSalt.com-rhpas1858 In other words, Christ’s second coming is accomplished when the moral principles of Christianity are revealed in His people. How thankful we can be, however, that this teaching is false
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