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

The Scripture is neither vague nor equivocal on the promise of Christ’s return. A large proportion of Scripture is prophetic, and much of it was prophetic when originally written. it is interesting that today we live in a time when even the scoffers are in a state of fearful expectation. The frightening potential of worldwide destruction exists on several levels. In fact, the most vocal doomsayers today are not people who expect the return of Christ, but secularists who have recognized that this world and all life on it inevitably will end someday. They are right, It will end, but not because of any ecological irresponsibility or human destructiveness. That is not to say that some of the events will not be triggered by human means, fur the Bible tells us that the world as we know it will end with the return of Jesus Christ. The history of the world will climax in His literal bodily return to the earth. How do we know this? The Bible gives us clear evidence of this fact. And I would like to point out those things over the next few days. In the meantime, as believers, we need to take comfort in … READ MORE