TOPIC: THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST
TEXT: Mathew 25: 31-46
MEMORY VERSE: Acts 1:11b – ‘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.’{KJV}
INTRODUCTION
In the messiac prophecy, there are second faces of suffering messiah and the crown king messiah. At the first coming of Christ Jesus was fulfilling the prophecy of the suffering messiah Isaiah 53: 1 – 10, Psalm 22: 1 – 7, 19 – 22, to save men from sin. But at the second coming only He is coming as the Lord of the all. (Mathew 16: 22, 25: 31 – 32, Jude 14 – 15). There are two stages of the returning of Christ, the first stage of His return is call the rapture: which the dead in Christ and the living saints shall be caught up to meet Him in the air (1 Thessalonians 4: 13 – 18). The second coming stage is call the second coming, this is when He will come to the earth as lord on the mount olives, the place from whence He ascended (Zechariah 14: 4) the second coming of Christ is after the great tribulation, the judgement of believers for works (The judgement seat of Christ), and the royal bouquet (The marriage supper of the lamb)
LESSONS: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FIRST COMING AND THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST.
He came as a Lamb of God but He is coming as a lion of the tribe of Judah. (John 11: 29, 36, Revelation 5: 5
He came as a man but He is coming the Lord of glory. (John 1: 14, 1 Timothy 3: 16, Act 1: 10 – 11
He came as a suffering messiah but He is coming as the glorified messiah (Isaiah 53: 4 – 7, Daniel 7: 13 – 14, Mathew 25: 31 – 32)
He was tempted by devil at His first come but He shall judge the devil at His second coming (Mathew 4: 3, Mathew 25: 31, 41, Revelation 19: 20 – 21)
He was despised by men at His first come but shall men shall tremble at His second coming (Isaiah 53: 3, Revelation 1: 7)
He was killed at His come but He is coming as an eternal God (Act 3: 6 – 11, Mathew 25: 21, Isaiah 9: 6)
His coming brought salvation but He will be back to Judge the world. (John 3: 16, Mathew 25: 31 – 46)
He was judged at His first coming but He is coming back as the emperor of the universal judge of the world (Isaiah 53: 7 – 8, Mathew 27: 11 – 25, Revelation 20: 6, 1 Corinthians 15: 25, Revelation 11: 15, Zechariah 14: 9)
He was brought before at His first come but He is coming back as the king of kings and the lord of Lords. (Revelation 19. 17, 1 Timothy 6: 15, Luke 23: 1 – 12)
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RAPTURE AND THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
At the rapture Jesus will be in the air but at the second coming he will come to the earth (1 Thessalonians 4. 13 – 18, Zechariah 14: 3 – 4)
At the rapture is coming for the Church but at the second coming is coming for Jews (1 Corinthians 15: 51 – 53, Mathew 4: 13 – 18, Jesus 5: 5 – 7)
At the rapture only the saints shall see Him but at the second coming all eye shall see Him (1 Thessalonians 4: 13 – 18, Revelation 1: 7)
At the rapture the dead saints shall arise but at the second coming the tribulation saints shall rise (1 Thessalonians 4: 1 – 16, Revelation 20: 3 – 5)
The rapture precede the great tribulation on earth but the second coming precede the battle of Armageddon (2 Thessalonians 2:2 – 3, Revelation 19: 17 – 21)
After the rapture the devil will still be on earth but after the second coming the devil will be bound for 1000 years (Revelation 13: 4 – 5, Revelation 16: 11 – 16, Revelation 19. 20 – 21, Revelation 21: 1 – 2).
The rapture ushers in the royal bouquet and judgement seat of Christ (reward of believers but the second coming will usher in the kingdom of God on earth (the millennium reign of Christ) Revelation 19: 7 – 10, 2 Corinthians 5: 10, Romans 14: 10, 1 Corinthians 3: 11 – 15, Revelation 20: 1 – 4)
The rapture shall be in twinkling of an eye but the second coming returning in the cloud (1 Corinthians 15: 50 – 53, Luke 21: 27, revelation 1: 7)
The rapture is the hope of the church but the second coming is as a result of the cry of the remnants of Israel (1 Corinthians 4: 13 – 18, Joel 2: 12 – 20)
At the rapture, the dead in Christ shall come with Christ but at the second coming the resurrected saints shall come with Him (1 Thessalonians 4: 14, Jude
CHRIST AT HIS SECOND COMING (JESUS THE COMING KING
He shall raise the tribulation saints (revelation 20: 5, Revelation 6: 9 – 11, Mathew 25: 31 – 46)
He shall judge nations that supports the anti – Christ against Israel (Revelation 19: 17 – 19)
He shall deliver Israel from the hand of the anti – Christ (Revelation 19: 17 – 19, 21)
He shall judge the anti – Christ and false prophets (revelation 19: 20)
He shall establish the kingdom of God on earth Revelation 11: 15
He is coming as the king of kings and the Lord of Lords (Revelation 19: 16)
He shall come to the earth and the kings shall tremble (Revelation 1: 7)
CONCLUSION
The second coming of Christ is not for the Church but rather for the Israelites that disbelieved the messiah at His first coming. The Church of Christ shall be encouraged at His second coming. Prepare to meet your God.
