Jesus came the first time, preaching and teaching that the kingdom of God is at hand. Everyone knew about Jesus how He went about doing good and healing everyone. Many people followed Him at first, but when many heard the truth about themselves, they left. Jesus even questioned the disciples their loyalty to God. Peter spoke the truth by the Holy Spirit when he said, where can we go, you have the words of truth, life.

Jesus came the first time for three reasons. The first reason was to call everyone to repentance. He said I came to save that which was lost. The second reason was to die for our sins. Jesus told the disciples that He was going to be betrayed and handed over to sinful men to be killed. The third reason was to give us eternal life. God said that anyone who believed in Jesus wold have eternal life with Him.

After Jesus rose from the dead, He stayed with the disciples to teach them. Jesus stayed 40 days after His resurrection. Jesus and the disciples went to the garden of Gethsemane. There He ascended into heaven. The disciples watched Jesus ascend in a cloud into heaven. Two angels appeared to them and told them that Jesus would come again. He would appear or descend from heaven the same way He ascended. Jesus is coming again.

There are many scriptures that tell us about preparing for Jesus’ return to earth. The preparing for Jesus’ return is for one reason, that we would look like Jesus. The bible says that when Jesus returns, we will see Him as He is. The reason is that we will look like Jesus. Take a look in the mirror and see if you look like Jesus. If you don’t then it is time to change into His image.

The second coming of Jesus is called the great and terrible day of the Lord. In Matthew 21:33-41, it describes the second coming of the Lord. This is the parable of the husbandman that built a vineyard and hired people to run it. Only the workers rebelled against the owner and killed his son. The owner came and killed the workers and replaced them with workers who would be loyal.

This time Jesus is coming as a King of kings and Lord of all. The world will come together to fight against Him. This is the battle of Armageddon. It will happen in the valley of Jezreel or Megiddo. And with the spoken word of God, Jesus slays 200 million people. The bible says the blood is as high as the horse’s bridle, which is 6 feet deep. And it will take 6 months to clean up.

God gives everyone time to hear the gospel and repent of their sins. But when that time runs out, it is over. Then that person has no recourse except hell. Just because God hasn’t judged you yet, doesn’t mean that He won’t. There are few things that are set in stone and one of them is God’s judgment of each and every person that has ever lived. As long as you are alive, you have the opportunity to repent of your sins and ask God for forgiveness. But once you die, then comes the judgment of God.

I look forward the great and terrible day of the Lord. Jesus will return and bring the peace of God for a 1000 years to this earth. He will reign and rule from Jerusalem and anyone can visit with Him. And as John 3:16 says, For God so loved the earth that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever would believe on Him, shall have everlasting life. I am a whosoever.

Crain Blanchard.

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