Witnesses of Christ’s Coming:
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The witness of the Old Testament prophets
Enoch…prophesied…the Lord is coming with thousands…
Jude 14
14 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these
men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints,
Job 19:25
25 For I know that my Redeemer lives,
And He shall stand at
last on the earth;
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The witness of the New Testament apostles. The Lord himself
will come down.
1 Thessalonians 4:16
16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a
shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the
dead in Christ will rise first.
He is coming with the clouds…
Revelation 1:7
7 Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see
Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn
because of Him. Even so, Amen.
3
The witness of the angels. “This same Jesus who has been
taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way.”
Acts 1:11
11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing
up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so
come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”
4
The witness of the creation. The creation waits in eager
expectation for the sons of God to be revealed…in hope.
Romans 8:19-20
19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits
for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to
futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope;
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The witness of Christ Himself. “If I go and prepare a place
for you. I will come back and take you to be with me.
John 14:3
3 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.
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