JESUS WILL
RETURN AS HE PROMISED
In
the following pages we will look at some of the
most important Biblical revelations concerning The
End Times And The Return Of The Lord. There
is much confusion on this subject but the
scriptures say that God does not want us ignorant
of these matters. Because of some highly
speculative teaching, God’s people have been
left in confusion concerning one of the most
important and comforting aspects of our faith:
the Blessed Hope and the Return of The Lord.
In
these pages we present the end time passages as
understandable and as messages of
·
Great hope
·
exhortations to holiness
·
and freedom from the agenda of this present age
When Jesus was
returning to Heaven from the Mount of Olives He
spoke about His return.
“It is not for you to know times
or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own
authority. But you will receive power when
the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will
be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”(Ac.
1:7-8)
The
subject of end times should be approached
neither with agnosticism on the one hand nor with
arrogance on the other hand. We do not know everything
about what the future holds, but neither has God
left us in the dark about the future. There are
many things that we do know already but there are
many things that are not for us to know at this
time, as God has chosen to keep them hidden until
it is time for us to know them. Because many have
speculated without real revelation about the
interpretation of certain Bible passages they
have forced the scriptures to say things that
they do not say and have left a residue of
confusion in the Body of Christ.
The
end time scenario is like a JIGSAW. God has given
us many of the most significant pieces but not
the whole picture. God has given us enough
information
·
to situate our lives against the backdrop of His
plan
·
to warn us about the vanity of this present age
and
·
to be filled with Hope concerning His future
plans for world redemption.
The
hope of Jesus’ return is “THE
BLESSED HOPE” of the believer. It is not
"THE BLESSED DREAD.” “Waiting
for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory
of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ”
(Titus 2:13)
When
Jesus returns, He will establish His kingdom over
the whole world and will remove the rule of
darkness, ignorance and sin, that oppresses the
earth today.. HEAVEN IS COMING TOWARDS EARTH. The
earth will be under new management – the
management of King Jesus.
“They
shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy
mountain; for the earth shall be full of the
knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the
sea.” (Isa 11:9)
No
human ideology offers the hope that Jesus gives.
His plan is sure! “And when he had
said these things, as they were looking on, He
was lifted up, and a cloud took And while they
were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two
men stood by them in white robes, and said,
“Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking
into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from
you into heaven, will come in the same way as you
saw him go into heaven.” (Acts 1:8)
Many
have projected their own meanings into end-time
scriptures so that the true message of hope and
comfort is often lost: Jesus is coming back, and
the long era of human mismanagement of the planet
will come to an end.
In
the Book of Daniel we read, “Go your
way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed
until the time of the end.” (Daniel 12:9)
From our study of
scripture we have seen we are living at a special
period: “the time of the end”
Scriptures that were once obscure are now
becoming clear, and these prophecies are no
longer “shut up and sealed.” It
is time for us to throw off merely traditional
interpretations based on 18th and 19th
century speculation.
We
have not tried to interpret every scripture
pertaining to the end times. We have,
however, shown the scriptures shine
amazing light into the purpose of God for world
history, for Israel and for the believer. “Without
a vision the people perish”. With
God’s vision of His mighty plans revealed in
His Word, we can live in hope. “And we
have something more sure, the prophetic word, to
which you will do well to pay attention as to a
lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns
and the morning star rises in your heart.”
(2 Peter 1:19)
Our awareness of the
times should never distract us from our Christian
walk. If these scriptures do not affect our WALK
we have not touched their true message. The
end time revelations are not given to puff us up
with knowledge, but to encourage us to live
whole-heartedly for God and for our Savior. They
are not for our head but for our feet. They
change our perspective from the trivial visions
of this world and lift our vision to the High
calling of God’s amazing plan.
We
are the Bride making ourselves ready for
our King, by continually yielding to and drawing
from His life in us. It is time, as never before,
to walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh.
“Do not love the world
or the things in the world. If anyone loves the
world, the love of the Father is not in him For
all that is in the world the desires of the flesh
and the desires of the eyes and pride in
possessions is not from the Father but is from
the world. And the world is passing away
along with its desires, but whoever does the will
of God abides forever.” (1 John 2:16-17)
“For
the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
And then they will see the Son of Man
coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Now when these things begin to take place,
straighten up and raise your heads, because your
redemption is drawing near.” (Luke 21:28)
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