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TITLE: Jesus is coming
TEXT: Mark 13:32-37
PROPOSITION: We must avoid speculation about the second coming.
QUESTION: What?
KEY WORD: Events
READING: Same
INTRODUCTION:
  1. Jesus is coming again. John 14:3
  2. Among most religious people there is little dispute about His coming.
  3. There is much discussion about:
    1. When will he return?
    2. What will happen when he returns?
    3. Are there signs of his return?
  4. Here are the events that will take place at the end of time.
Christ will return
  1. Christ promised to return. John 14:3
  2. The time of His coming is unknown. Matthew 24:36; Mark 13:32
  3. Christ will descend and we will rise to meet Him. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
Dead will be raised
  1. Many believe that death is the end of things. Not true.
  2. Here is what happens at death. Ecclesiastes 12:7
  3. At the 2nd Coming, there will be a resurrection. John 5:28-29
  4. Only one resurrection of both righteous and wicked. Acts 24:15
  5. The new body will be immortal, spiritual, eternal.
  6. We do not know what this new body will look like. 1 John 3:2
Change the living
  1. There will be people living when the Lord comes. They will be changed.
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
  3. Flesh and blood cannot enter heaven. 1 Corinthians 15:50
  4. Our body is corruptible and mortal. New body will be incorruptible and immortal.
Bring this present world to an end
  1. The earth is only temporary.
  2. The world will be destroyed. 2 Peter 3:10
The judgment
  1. All who have ever lived will be at the judgment.
    1. 2 Corinthians 5:10 - For we must ALL appear before the judgment seat
    2. 2 Timothy 4:1 - Will judge the living and dead at his appearing
  2. Solomon's wisdom - Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
  3. Small and great - Revelation 20:12
  4. Each person will be judged individually. Romans 14:11-12
  5. Christ will be the judge. John 5:22; Romans 2:16
  6. The Word of God (Bible) will be the standard of judgment. John 12:48
The kingdom will be delivered up to God
  1. The Kingdom is the church. Matthew 16:18-19
  2. The Lord's Kingdom is not of this world. John 18:36
  3. Our citizenship is in heaven. Philippians 3:20
  4. The Bible rejects the idea that Christ will come to set up a kingdom on earth.
  5. When Christ comes again, His kingdom will end - not start. 1 Corinthians 15:24
The reign of Christ will end
  1. Christ is now reigning. 1 Corinthians 15:24-28
  2. At His resurrection and ascension to heaven, Christ was given dominion, glory, and a kingdom. Daniel 7:13-14

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