Lesson 13

Key Text

“ ‘Let not your heart be troubled; you 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 to Myself; that where I am,

there you may be also’ ” John 14:1–3

“Let not your heart be troubled; you 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,

, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be

also.” (John14:1-3)

Jesus promised He would come again

almost two thousand years ago. Today, we

must be ready to answer several

questions about the Second Coming:

Is His Coming certain?Why is He coming?How will He come?

When will He come?How should we wait for Him?

Humans have

an innate

repulsion

toward death

because we

were created

only to live and

never to die.

Death is an

intruder; it was

not meant to

be.

That’s why, during His earthly ministry, Jesus showed immense sympathy

toward the bereaved. When He saw the widow of Nain taking her only son

to the grave, “He had compassion on her and said to her, ‘Do not weep’ ”

(Luke 7:13, NKJV). To a heartbroken father of a 12-year-old girl who had

just died, Christ consoled him, saying: “ ‘Do not be afraid; only believe’ ”

(Mark 5:36, NKJV). Every time death strikes our loved ones, Jesus is

tenderly moved by our grief. His compassionate heart weeps with us.

The son of the widow of Nain

The daughter of

the principal of

the synagogue

But Christ does far more than weep. Having conquered death with His own

death and resurrection, He owns the keys of death, and He promises to raise

everyone who believes in Him to eternal life. This is, by far, the greatest promise

that we have been given in God’s Word; otherwise, if death has the final say, our

whole lives and everything we have ever accomplished will be in vain.

“For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.” (2 Corinthians 1:20)

God kept every promise he made to Israel. Jos. 21:45;

1K. 8:56.

The promised of the incarnation was kept.

Psalm 40:7; Heb. 10:5-7.

Jesus kept His promise of bringing Jairus’ daughter back to life.

Luke 8:50; Luke 8:54-55.

He promised He would rise from the grave. Mat. 16:21;

Mat. 28:5-6.

He promised the Holy Spirit would

come to His disciples. Acts 1:8; Acts 2:4.

He promised He would come again… and He will

absolutely do so!

“For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.” (2 Corinthians 1:20)

“For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.” (Matthew 16:27)

The Second Coming has three main objectives:

1. To do justice. Matthew 16:27.2. To resurrect the saints that passed away.

1 Thessalonians 4:16.3. To gather all the redeemed to live with Jesus

forever. 1 Thessalonians 4:17.

Suddenly, “as the lightning comes.”

(Mt. 24:27)

Unexpectedly, “as a thief in the night.”

(1Ts. 5:2)

Visibly, “every eye will see Him.”

(Rev. 1:7)

Audibly, “with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet

of God.” (1Ts. 4:16)

Accompanied by “all the holy angels.”

(Mt. 25:31)

With royal authority, as the “KING OF KINGS AND

LORD OF LORDS.” (Rev. 19:16)

Powerfully, “the dead will be

raised incorruptible, and

we shall be changed.”

(1Co. 15:52)

“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.”

(Matthew 24:36)

Jesus didn’t tell us the date of His Coming. He instead told us the events that would happen before it. See Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21.

False messiahs. Wars and rumors of wars. Pestilences, famines and

earthquakes. The saints being persecuted. False prophets. Lawlessness abounds. Love grows cold. The Gospel is preached all over the

world. The sun and the moon are darkened. The stars are shaken. The sign of the Son of Man appears.

The most important idea Jesus wanted to impress on the disciples’ minds was that His coming is near.

In a real sense, the Second Coming is never farther away than a moment after our death. We close our eyes in death and, whether one year has passed or one thousand years have passed, the next thing we know is the second coming of Jesus. For each of us, individually, His coming is never more than a moment after we die.

“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.” (Matthew 25:13)

By repenting and by confessing our unconfessed sins to Jesus, by renewing our faith in His expiatory death on the cross for us, and by surrendering our wills totally to Him. Walking in communion with Him, we can enjoy the deep peace of being covered by His robe of righteousness.

How can we be ready today?

Jesus insisted on the need to be ready for His Coming, “But he who endures to the end shall be saved.” (Matthew 24:13)

“We know not the precise time

when our Lord shall be revealed

in the clouds of heaven, but He

has told us that our only safety

is in a constant readiness—a

position of watching and waiting.

Whether we have one year before

us, or five, or ten, we are to be faithful to our

trust today. We are to perform each day’s

duties as faithfully as though that day were to

be our last.”E.G.W. (That I may know Him, December 18)

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