When Christ Returns

When Christ Returns

Preached for the church of Christ Northside on 10/17/21

• The Biblical Fact Will Be Realized
  • The Return of Christ is a Biblical Fact! (Col. 3:4; Heb. 9:28; Acts 1:11).
  • He WILL come in the same way He left – in the clouds.
  • It’s a FACT – “When,” not “if.”
• The Biblical Uncertainly Will End
  • The time of His coming is unknown (Mark 13:35-37).
    • There have always been those teaching false doctrine about His return (1 Thess. 4:13-18).
    • Many won’t continue in their wait for His return (2 Pet. 3:4; Luke 18:8).
  • We must stay watchful! (Matt. 24:44; 1 Thess. 5:1-6; 1 Cor. 11:26).
• The Biblical Purpose Will Be Fulfilled
  • The dead will be raised (Jn. 5:28, 29).
  • The universal judgment will be carried out (Matt. 25:31-33; 2 Cor. 5:10; Acts 17:31).
  • The final judgment will depend on our faithfulness to Christ (Matt. 25:41, 46).
  • If it happened today, where would you be in that great assembly – left or right / sheep or goat?