II. Promises Of Christ’s Coming

A. Did Christ Promise To Return?

John 14:

    2 In my Fathers house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

    3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

Revelation 22:

    7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

    16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

    20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

Matthew 16:

    24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

    27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

Matthew 26:

    64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

2 Peter 3:

    9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

    10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

    12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

    13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

TEXT OF INTEREST:

Numbers 23:

    19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

B. Did Angels Promise Christ Would Return?

Acts 1:

    10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

    11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

C. What Other Bible Characters Promised That Christ Would Return?

Hebrews 10:

    6 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

    37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

Philippians 3:

    20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

James’ promise:

James 5:

    7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

Peter’s promise:

2 Peter 1:

    16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

John’s promise:

Revelation 1:

    7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

Abraham’s promise:

Hebrews 11:

    8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

    10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Enoch’s promise:

Jude 1:

    14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

Job’s promise:

Job 19:

    25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:

David’s promise:

Psalms 50:

    3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

Isaiah’s promise:

Isaiah 13:

    9 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

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