Posts Tagged ‘Christ’s return’

Here’s another post in a short series I am doing on the return of Christ. Read back over the last several posts to see my purpose in focusing on the this tremendous truth: Jesus will return to earth. Today I want to show how the Scriptures teach that his return will be sudden.

Yesterday I talked about the Scriptural command that we should encourage one another with the fact of Christ’s return. I believe that when we fail to do this, the result is either apathetic disengagement with the work of the Lord, or despair in the face of persecution and difficulty. God has saved us, his children, through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And he has given us the “blessed hope” that our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will return and complete that salvation by his glorious appearing (Titus 2:13-14)

So what does the Bible teach about Jesus’ return?

Recently I was involved in a special prayer meeting for a church in Asia that is being persecuted.  As we prayed together, the Spirit brought to my mind the following passage from 1 Thessalonians, and the importance of actively maintaining in the forefront of our minds the hope of Christ’s return.  Frequent meditation on Christ’s [...]