Jesus Is Coming Again

-October 17, 2021-

Good morning, happy Lord’s Day,

“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall 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.”

(1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).

Jesus promised His disciples that He would come again and take them to be with Him. In John 14:2-3, Jesus said, “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 to prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” When we get saved we are assured of spending eternity in heaven. He is coming in the clouds to gather all His people together in glory.

Jesus’ coming is imminent, meaning He will come at any time. We need to be ready, watching always. His coming will be in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye. 1 Corinthians 15:52 says, “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.” Here in today’s verse, Paul wrote, “The Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God…”

Though the coming of the Lord is instantaneous, still every living believer alive at the time of His coming will hear His shout and the voice of the archangel, which will be Michael, and the triplet of God. The dead will rise first, then we will alive will raised up. It will be so exciting! It is called in the NT “our blessed hope.” We as believers need to be waiting and watching.

Living in the light of the coming of Christ gives us the motivation to live a holy life, put Him first, do His will, and serve Him. John wrote, “And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming” (1 John 2:28). We want to be pleasing to Him in all we say and do. Jesus’ last words in Revelation 22:22, said, “….’Surely I am coming quickly.’

Have a blessed day serving the Lord until He comes. Stay safe and healthy.

In His grace,

Dean