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>>Chris: The humpback whale
is one of the most majestic
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creatures on the earth. It is
massive in size and amazing in
its beauty. It is almost
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unimaginable that an animal that
is 16 meters long, weighing over
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30 tons can breach the water
fully in display of it
magnificent power. This
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mammal has a heart that weighs
around 200 kilograms and eats,
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during the feeding season,
2000-2500 kilograms of plankton,
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krill and other small fish every
day. You can find whale watching
tours all over the world.
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The north, east and west
coasts of Canada offer ample
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opportunity to see these grand
creatures. On December 3, 2012
captain Jerry Smyth, of
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Aquaventures Dive Center in
Baltimore West Cork, Ireland led
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a group of people on tour to see
this king of the sea. They were
aboard the Wave Chieftan
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pursuing a humback whale. As the
boat stopped all the people were
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directed to look to the
starboard side of the ship. They
looked intently waiting
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for the tell tale signs that
they were in the right area.
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They gazed looking for the foot
print left by the whale, waiting
for the whale to surface.
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But then, in the now famous
picture, photographer Simon
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Duggan captured a humpback whale
breaching, but everyone on the
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Wave Chieftan with their backs
to the action. They were in the
right place, but looking the
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wrong way - they looked on the
wrong side of the boat. Friends,
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as we watch for Jesus in His
soon return, are we watching in
the right direction? Do we
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know how Jesus will return? Or
are we looking in all the wrong
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places? Throughout
history, civilizations have been
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concerned with immortality. Each
culture seemed to have a quest
for immortality. In ancient
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Egypt, the pyramids were built
to immortalize the pharaoh's
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pursuit of immortality. The
ancient Babylonians sought after
immortality, the Romans
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sought for immortality. The
Incas and Mayans and their great
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pyramids were building quests
for immortality. This shouldn't
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come as a surprise to any
of us for the Bible says in
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Ecclesiastes 3:11, Man was made
with a natural desire to live
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forever. However, throughout the
course of history mankind has
looked in all the wrong places.
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Even today, there are some
Christians looking in the wrong
direction. Today, we
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will study the manner in which
Jesus will return We know what
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signs we are to watch for. If
you missed those programs you
can log on to our web site
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at www.ItIsWrittenCanada.ca
to watch the programs
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you've missed. To begin with for
our study today, we will look at
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a descriptive passage in 1
Corinthians 15:51-54, the Bible
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promises, This passage says that
the corruptible will put on
incorruption. Literally in
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the original Greek, that word
means perishable. We use this
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word often in the context of
food - perishable and
non-perishable food.
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Perishable food is that
food which can spoil easily,
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non-perishable foods are those
foods that are canned and
packaged and will seemingly last
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forever. Right now, you and I
are perishable goods. It may be
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a bit of a morbid thought, but
as soon as we are born, we begin
to die - because we
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are perishable. This
corruptible, this mortal, will
at that time put on
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incorruption and put on
immortality. That immortality
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which from ancient times,
civilizations have been striving
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to achieve, will be ours. Jesus
is coming again to set up a
kingdom of imperishable goods.
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He created us originally to last
forever, but because of sin, we
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are bound by its consequence of
death. But Jesus died to free us
from that consequence and
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when He comes again that will
be fully realized in His kingdom
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and His people
which will last forever.
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After that twinkling of an eye,
after that last trumpet, after
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we have put on immortality, then
what? We will get to see for
ourselves what Jesus
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really meant when
He said in John 14:2,3,
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Jesus has prepared a wonderful
place for us and it isdescribed
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by the apostle John
in Revelation 21:18-21,
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and then John tells us that
there are 12 foundations of the
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city and each of them made up
of a different type of precious
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stone. He goes on to say,
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It will be a place of
unparalleled beauty. This city
and its inhabitants
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will last forever. God has
revealed this thrilling end-time
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plan in His Word and He wants us
to be watching in the right
direction. He doesn't want
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us to miss this beautiful and
peaceful place. Jesus desires
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that we would see with clear
eyes and not be deceived. So
let's go to the Bible with the
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eyes of our hearts and our minds
open and discover how this will
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take place. So, how then will
Christ return and take us to
that most magnificent city
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described in Revelation
21? First, it will be a literal
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event. Luke 17:24
describes Jesus' coming,
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The coming of Jesus is described
as lightening. Lightening is
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real, it flashes and it streaks
across the sky and people see
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it. It can be so bright that you
can see it even with your eyes
closed. In the book of
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Acts, the second coming is
described in a bit more detail.
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In chapter one
verses nine through eleven,
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Jesus did not vanish from them,
but he ascended to heaven. The
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disciples saw Him with their
eyes. Then two heavenly beings
taught them that second coming
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of Jesus will resemble His
ascension to heaven. A real
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Jesus ascended to heaven and a
real Jesus Christ will descend
at His second coming. Some have
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talked of Jesus' second coming
merely being a spiritual coming.
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The Bible teaches that a real
Jesus literally ascended up into
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heaven and that a real Jesus
will literally descend from
heaven through the atmosphere to
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this very planet we call home.
Just as Jesus' coming will be a
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literal event, it will also be
a visible event John described
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this visible
event in Revelation 1:7,
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The passage clearly states
that every eye will see Him. His
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coming will not just be seen by
believers, but all the
inhabitants of the earth will
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observe his coming. Jesus
Himself said in Matthew 24:30,
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All the tribes of the earth
is a description of the entire
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population. Everyone will see
the coming of Jesus because it
is a literal and visible
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event. His coming will also
be an audible event. The apostle
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Paul outlined the second coming
of Jesus in his first letter to
the Thessalonians in chapter
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4:16-17,
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Paul here continues the theme of
a literal and visible event, but
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he supplies the addition of an
audible event. The voice of the
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archangel and the trumpet of God
are not silent mediums of sound.
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This sound will reverberate all
through the earth. The first
passage we looked at
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today, in 1 Corinthians 15:52
also emphasizes the audible
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nature of Christ's return,
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God's trumpet will sound. I
don't think that can be any kind
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of silent trumpet. That mighty
sound will raise the dead from
their sleep and slumber.
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Christ's coming will be a
literal event, it will be a
visible event and it
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will be an audible event.
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And His coming will most
certainly be a glorious event
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Matthew 16:27, In Revelation 19,
Jesus is described in His
glorious appearance,
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There is a real Christ coming in
the sky and a real Christ who is
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coming to resurrect the dead. It
will be a glorious event. I know
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someone who was moving to a new
area. One of the homes they were
considering sat directly
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across from a cemetery. The
children didn't like the idea of
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a cemetery across the street. In
an attempt to convince his
children about this house,
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he said, kids, when Jesus comes
again you'll have front row
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seats. What will that day be
like when Jesus reunites
families? Have you lost loved
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ones? Have you lost your
parents? Maybe a spouse?Possibly
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a son or a daughter?Maybe a
little baby? Jesus is literally
coming, He is visibly
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coming, His coming will be
audible so everyone will hear
Him and He is coming
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in glory to reunite you with
those loved ones that put their
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trust and hope in Jesus. Why
not put your trust fully in Him
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today? Jesus second coming will
also be a climactic event Jesus
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promises to us
in Revelation 22:12,
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The second coming rewards each
individual for the life they
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lived. In is the climax of human
history. Some groups will be
thrilled by His return,
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but others will not. Revelation
6:15-17 gives vivid details of
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that day, Who is able to stand?
No one need be a part of the
group that trembles at the
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coming of Christ. Jesus has made
the provision for us to be able
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to stand. 2 Corinthians
1:24,tells us for "by faith you
stand." We stand by faith, faith
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in what? Ephesians
2:8-9 gives us the answer,
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We are able to stand, by faith
in the grace of Christ. We must
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stop trusting in ourselves
and trust fully in Jesus, He has
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made a way for us. Jesus is on
our side, He is not out to get
us, He wants to receive us.
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Jesus is coming to take us to be
with Him. And When he comes, it
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will be literal, it will be
visible, it will be audible, it
will be glorious and it will be
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climactic.
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But some might be wondering
right now about the secret
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rapture and how that fits in to
all of this. Some have said that
the Bible depicts Jesus is
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coming as a thief, in
secret. Citing Matthew 24:36,
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However, these texts do not
seem to be describing the manner
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being secretive. These texts are
referring to time as is
evidenced by the usage of
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the words day and hour. The
timing of Jesus' return will be
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a secret but not the way in
which He comes. Matthew 24:44
adds clarification when it
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says,
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Clearly this is a reference
to timing, not manner. Please
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notice another reference to
Jesus' coming as a thief in 2
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Peter 3:10, Did you hear that?
In the same verse that describes
Jesus' coming as a thief
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but in the same context as great
noise and fire, both audible and
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visible attributes. The second
coming is a surprise for those
that are unprepared.
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Often those who believe the
secret rapture teach that the
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church will be raptured or
removed before the tribulation.
However, Revelation 16:15, again
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describes Jesus' second coming
as a thief after the first six
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plagues or tribulation,
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Jesus' coming as a thief
surprises those who have not
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daily prepared for that day. But
some ask, what about the
expression "one taken and the
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other left?" Let's look at
the passage, in Luke 17:36,
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But let's remember the context.
In just a few verses previous,
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Jesus said in Luke 26 and 28,
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Was the flood of Noah's day a
secret? How about the
destruction of Sodom
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and Gomorrah? No, each of these
communities were thoroughly
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warned and the events were
literal, visible, audible and
climactic in nature. The
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issue of one taken and one left
let's us know that before the
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coming of Jesus there will only
be two classes of people, one
saved and one lost. There
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is no additional chance. Right
now we are living in our time to
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decide. There is no second
opportunity, the time to get
serious is now. Paul admonishes
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us, in 2 Corinthians 6:2,
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Our eternal destiny is being
settled by the choices we make
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today. Christ's coming will be a
literal event, a visible event,
an audible event, a
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glorious event and a climactic
event. Equally important the
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second coming of Jesus will be a
joyous event Paul's encouraging
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words in Titus 2:13,
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The second coming of Jesus
is the only real hope we have in
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this hopeless and helpless
world. His second coming will
make us new. It will reunite us
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with long lost family members
and we will be able to cry out
the words of Isaiah
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25:9,
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My dear friends Jesus desires
you as a friend. He wants you to
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be in His kingdom. He is coming
again to take you home. He has
made every provision
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for you to be there. He wants
you to be there. He has given us
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signs of His return and He has
told us how He will return.
Today, won't you commit your
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life to Him. Maybe you're
sitting there home watching on
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television, maybe you're
watching on your computer and
you have been movedby today's
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message. You are moved because
you know that you have lived
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your life trying to do things
your own way. Maybe you are
sensing the call to come
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to Jesus. Maybe you're hurting
because life has dealt you very
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difficult situations. Jesus is
calling for you to come to Him.
In Zechariah 1:3, the
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Lord says return to Me and I
will return to you. You haven't
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gone too far. Jesus will accept
you wherever you are. He is
coming again and He brings
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hope for the future, but He also
brings hope for today. Do you
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desire that hope? Do you want to
be filled with that hope? Let's
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pray and ask the Lord to give us
hope. Oh dear Father in heaven
we know that Jesus is coming
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soon. The signs of the times
point to His soon coming. But we
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also know the manner in which he
will return and we look for the
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visible, literal, that audible,
that climactic glorious and
joyous event. We long to
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be reunited with our loved ones.
We long to live in that peaceful
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harmonious place. But today we
invite you Lord into our hearts,
that you would change us.
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We've struggled immensely and
now we know that we have hope in
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you that you want to save us.
Everything that could be done
has been done to save
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us. And so today, we give our
heart to you. Please Lord save
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us make us ready. We
pray in Jesus name, amen.
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