As we think about the return of Jesus, we are not only reminded that the promises of the Word of God demand His return, and that the teaching of Jesus demands that same return, but we see that the Testimony of the Holy Spirit demands the return of the Lord. it is the Holy Spirit who confirmed the testimony of Christ to the disciples, and it was that same Spirit who gave them their expectancy for Christ’s coming. Since the Holy Spirit is the divine author of Scripture it confirms the promise of Christ’s coming (2 Peter 1:20-21). In John 16:13 Jesus tells us that when the Holy Spirit comes, “whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.” It is the testimony of the Holy Spirit through the pens of the men whom He employed as instruments to write the inspired Word of God, what adds a third infallible witness to that of the Father and the Son. Through the inerrant Scriptures, the Holy Spirit is still testifying that Jesus is coming. The reality is that the triune Godhead has come together to provide us hope and help in the midst of the world … READ MORE

Harry Houdini once said that his greatest escape trick would be to come back from the dead. However, after he died, he has remained dead to this day. Jesus on the other hand, said in John 2:19 “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” it is noted in John 2:21 “he spake of the temple of his body.” The Jews of his day were well aware of this teaching, and asked Pilate to set a guard over the tomb to keep anyone from stealing the body. Yet, no guard could keep Jesus in the tomb, and on the third day he rose from the dead, as He said He would. This means that Jesus not only has the desire to fulfill His earthly promises, but the ability and the desire to do so. Jesus is alive today and sits at the right hand of God (Hebrews 1:3), and He is awaiting the time for his return. His earthly teaching was filled with references to His Second Coming and the disciples even asked in Matthew 24, “What are the signs of your coming.” (v3). While he was on trial for His life, Jesus defended His own … READ MORE

As we consider the reason that Jesus must return to the earth in the future, we start with the most glaring reason, and that is that the promise of God demands Christ’s return. The first hint of a Messianic Redeemer came in Genesis 3, right after Adam’s fall, when God promised that the seed of the woman would crush the serpents head (Genesis 3:15). In the closing chapter of Malachi, God promised that “the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings.” Malachi 4:2). In between those two promises, the entire Old Testament is filled with prophecies of the coming Deliverer (Some say there are at least 333 distinct promises). More than 100 of those prophecies were literally fulfilled at the first advent of Christ, which were fulfilled precisely, and literally. Since the prophecies concerning Christ’s first coming were fulfilled literally, it stands to reason that the remaining two-thirds of the Old Testament Messianic prophecies pointing to the return of Christ will be fulfilled literally. Much of what God promised about Christ requires that the Savior return to the earth in triumph in order to bring it to pass. Passages like Titus 1:2 remind us that God, cannot … READ MORE