He Is Coming Again
Jesus said to those who put Him on trial, “... I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven” (Matthew 26:64). The Lord Jesus, who is in heaven now, will come again on the Last Day. Whereas he came
once as a humble servant to die for our sins, he will come again as King and
Judge.
With justice he will exercise the
final judgment. He will judge everyone according to what they have done, both
good and evil. Even the dead will rise to stand before the throne to hear their
sentence. Our Lord will banish the unbelieving and disobedient away from his
presence into eternal fire and darkness, but will welcome the believers into his
eternal kingdom. The physical universe will be consumed by fire. Then God will
establish a new creation, a new heaven and new earth, for the saved ones (see 2
Peter 3:7-13).
Friends, God is
the reason to live. Our goal in life is to live according to his will so that
we may one day reunite with our heavenly Father. With this joyful hope, we
eagerly wait for his coming, and we look forward to the heavenly kingdom, where
we will be with our Lord forever.
Believe and trust in the Lord
Jesus as your Lord and Savior*. He will save you; he will give you joy and
peace in life; and he will receive you into his kingdom when you complete
life's journey.
* To find out more about the good
news of salvation, please request the other booklets in the series or contact
the nearest True Jesus Church.
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