THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST

PROCLAMATION

"And then shall they see The Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.  And then shall He send His angels, and shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven."  Mark 13:26-27 (KJV)

“At that time people will see The Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.  And He will send His angels and gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.”  Mark 13:26-27 (NIV)

 

EXPLANATION

These words are from the gospel, the good news regarding Jesus, The Christ, which were spoken by Christ according to Mark, a companion Simon Peter.  After teaching in the synagogue, Jesus left the temple and went up to the Mount of Olives and sat on the side of the mountain facing the temple. (Mark 13:1-3)  Peter, James, John, and Andrew were with Him and asked Him about the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world.  Jesus answered them with a very lengthy discourse regarding signs of the end times. (Mark 13:5-37)  He included information on the second coming of Christ and the post tribulation gathering of the saints. (Mark 13:26-27)  He ended His talk by telling them that no one knows the day or the hour when this will happen, and He advised them to “Watch!” and be ready. (Mark 13:32-37)

 

APPLICATION

The first coming of Christ was to pay the price for our sins and to prepare the way to salvation to our lost souls.  The second coming of Christ will be to gather His saints unto Himself and to offer judgement.  No one knows exactly when this will occur, so we are advised to be ready for it.  We need to get ready now so that we will be ready when the time comes.