Title: Purpose of the Second Coming
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? Title: Purpose of the Second Coming Text; 1 Thessalonians 3:13, Acts 1:11
The word for the second coming is Hell) parousia. This meaning is usually used when describing the visit of a king or ruler in terms of “present” and “arrival”. It means that Jesus will come back into the world with power and glory to raise the dead in Christ, gather his people, and judge what is evil.
1) He is coming to restore all things.
(Romans 8:21) His hope is that the creation also will be set free from its bondage to corruption, to the glorious freedom of the children of God.
When will the complete restoration of the saints and those who have become children of God happen? It will be done right in the new heavens and new earth.
2) He is coming for the judgment of the world.
(Matthew 25:31) When the Son of Man comes in his glory with all the angels, he will sit on the throne of his glory.
When the Lord comes again, He will not come for the power and throne of the world, but to have the heavenly throne and authority to judge the world.
3) He is coming to establish justice.
(2 Thessalonians 1:7) For it is the justice of God to repay you with sabbath rest with us when you suffer affliction, when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven with his mighty angels in flames.
To those who have suffered and tribulation in the world, God achieves order and justice through God's justice.
4) He is coming to receive the saints.
(Rev 19:8) He allowed him to wear bright and clean linen clothes, which are the right conduct of the saints.
The Lord welcomes the children of God who have lived and kept the faith in this world.
5) He is coming to destroy the evil forces.
(Rev 20:2) And he seized the dragon, the old serpent, the devil, and Satan; and he seized him and bound him for a thousand years.
The Lord will return to destroy the uncleanness and iniquity of this earth.
6) He is coming to rule the nations.
(Rev 20:4) And I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and to the beast and his image. Those who did not worship and had not received his mark on their foreheads and on their hands lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
The Lord is coming back to this earth as the Ruler over this earth and the whole world.
Conclusion: The Second Coming of the Lord is a blessing and a hope for us.