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DAY #36 CHRIST WILL RETURN AGAIN
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
» Are you eager for the return of Jesus? Why or why not?
» How does knowing that the outcome of the war is already determined help you choose peace in the middle of your current battle?
» Read Revelation 22:1-14 and thank God for what is coming soon.
» Practice the memory verse.
QUOTE
“When He returns is not as important as the fact that we are ready for Him when He does return.”
A. W. Tozer
SCRIPTURE
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”
John 14:1-3
DEVOTIONAL
When Jesus ascended, He proved that He rules over death and now occupies His throne of authority over everything. He defeated death for everyone so that we need never again give way to fear. We live in confidence because our King has won the war and will soon return to complete His victory over evil. Just as the defining battle of a conflict may be won long before the final victory, so too do we live in the victory of Christ while still awaiting the resolution of the war.
The second coming of Jesus initiates the final conflict and opens the next chapter of the God-story. His throne will be established on the earth for 1,000 years, and then, in an epic battle, the powers of Hell will be soundly defeated, exiled to Hell forever. It all begins with those who have died in Christ being caught up in the air together with those who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17; Romans 8:23; Titus 2:13; 1 Corinthians 15:51,52)
His second coming will be literal, physical, and visible. The Bible emphasizes that it will happen suddenly without warning and that believers should remain in a state of continual readiness. (Philippians 4:5; Hebrews 10:37; James 5:8, 9; Revelation 22:10)
While there is great debate about the details of how this will all unfold, one thing is crystal clear: if we are in Christ, we win! In fact, the war is already won, so we wait in eager anticipation for His return and the consummation of our new future. In the meantime, we are to “live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.” (Titus 2:12-13)
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By Evergreen Christian CommunityREFLECTION QUESTIONS
» Are you eager for the return of Jesus? Why or why not?
» How does knowing that the outcome of the war is already determined help you choose peace in the middle of your current battle?
» Read Revelation 22:1-14 and thank God for what is coming soon.
» Practice the memory verse.
QUOTE
“When He returns is not as important as the fact that we are ready for Him when He does return.”
A. W. Tozer
SCRIPTURE
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”
John 14:1-3
DEVOTIONAL
When Jesus ascended, He proved that He rules over death and now occupies His throne of authority over everything. He defeated death for everyone so that we need never again give way to fear. We live in confidence because our King has won the war and will soon return to complete His victory over evil. Just as the defining battle of a conflict may be won long before the final victory, so too do we live in the victory of Christ while still awaiting the resolution of the war.
The second coming of Jesus initiates the final conflict and opens the next chapter of the God-story. His throne will be established on the earth for 1,000 years, and then, in an epic battle, the powers of Hell will be soundly defeated, exiled to Hell forever. It all begins with those who have died in Christ being caught up in the air together with those who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17; Romans 8:23; Titus 2:13; 1 Corinthians 15:51,52)
His second coming will be literal, physical, and visible. The Bible emphasizes that it will happen suddenly without warning and that believers should remain in a state of continual readiness. (Philippians 4:5; Hebrews 10:37; James 5:8, 9; Revelation 22:10)
While there is great debate about the details of how this will all unfold, one thing is crystal clear: if we are in Christ, we win! In fact, the war is already won, so we wait in eager anticipation for His return and the consummation of our new future. In the meantime, we are to “live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.” (Titus 2:12-13)