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Will Jesus come again?Will Jesus come again?

What happens when a person What happens when a person dies?dies?

Ecclesiastes 12:7 : Ecclesiastes 12:7 : ““The dust returns to The dust returns to the ground it came the ground it came from, and the spirit from, and the spirit returns to God who returns to God who gave it.gave it.””

The soul and body The soul and body separateseparate

Luke 16:19-26 "There was a rich man who was Luke 16:19-26 "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. The time came dogs came and licked his sores. The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. In hell, where he was in torment, he was buried. In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, 'Father Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' "But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in "But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. And besides comforted here and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.'from there to us.'



Luke 23:43 Jesus Luke 23:43 Jesus answered him, "I answered him, "I tell you the truth, tell you the truth, today you will be today you will be with me in with me in paradise." paradise."

Revelation 14:13 Revelation 14:13 Then I heard a voice Then I heard a voice from heaven say, from heaven say, "Write: Blessed are "Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the dead who die in the Lord from now the Lord from now on." on." "Yes," says the "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for from their labor, for their deeds will their deeds will follow them." follow them."

The soul and body The soul and body separateseparate.. The soul The soul goes either to heaven or to hell.goes either to heaven or to hell.


John 5:28-29 Do not be amazed at this, John 5:28-29 Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come their graves will hear his voice and come out—those who have done good will rise out—those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned. rise to be condemned.


The soul and body The soul and body separateseparate.. The soul The soul goes either to heaven or to hellgoes either to heaven or to hell.. The body The body remains in the grave until the remains in the grave until the

resurrectionresurrection..



Acts 1:11 “Why do Acts 1:11 “Why do you stand here you stand here looking into the sky? looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who This same Jesus, who has been taken from has been taken from you into heaven, will you into heaven, will come back in the come back in the same you have seen same you have seen him go into heaven.”him go into heaven.”

Matthew 24:42-44 Matthew 24:42-44 Therefore keep watch, Therefore keep watch, because you do not know because you do not know on what day your Lord on what day your Lord will come. But understand will come. But understand this: If the owner of the this: If the owner of the house had known at what house had known at what time of night the thief was time of night the thief was coming, he would have coming, he would have kept watch and would not kept watch and would not have let his house be have let his house be broken into. So you also broken into. So you also must be ready, because must be ready, because the Son of Man will come the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do at an hour when you do not expect him. not expect him.

Yes! But Yes! But God hasn’t told anybody God hasn’t told anybody whenwhen..


Matthew 24:4-12 Jesus answered: "Watch out Matthew 24:4-12 Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many. You will hear of wars and deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains. these are the beginning of birth pains.

"Then you will be handed over to be persecuted "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow coldwill grow cold



Yes! But Yes! But God hasn’t told anybody God hasn’t told anybody whenwhen..

As the world draws closer to the end, As the world draws closer to the end, it will become it will become more and more ungodlymore and more ungodly

Some Some ““signs of the timessigns of the times””:: In society: In society: wars and rumors of warswars and rumors of wars In nature: In nature: earthquake, faminesearthquake, famines In the church: In the church: false Christs, false Christs,

persecution, spread of the Gospelpersecution, spread of the Gospel

How will Jesus come again?How will Jesus come again?

Matthew 25:31 Matthew 25:31 When the Son of When the Son of Man comes in his Man comes in his glory, and all the glory, and all the angels with him, he angels with him, he will sit on his throne will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. in heavenly glory.

In glory, with all his In glory, with all his angelsangels


Acts 1:11 “Why Acts 1:11 “Why do you stand here do you stand here looking into the looking into the sky? This same sky? This same Jesus, who has Jesus, who has been taken from been taken from you into heaven, you into heaven, will come back in will come back in the same way you the same way you have seen him go have seen him go into heaven." into heaven."

Revelation 1:7 Revelation 1:7 Look, he is coming Look, he is coming with the clouds, with the clouds, and every eye and every eye will see him, will see him, even those who even those who pierced him; pierced him; and all the and all the peoples of the peoples of the earth will mourn earth will mourn because of him. So because of him. So shall it be! Amen. shall it be! Amen.

1.1. In glory, In glory, with all his angelswith all his angels

2.2. Visibly, Visibly, so that every eye will so that every eye will see himsee him


What will happen when Jesus What will happen when Jesus comes again?comes again?

John 5:28-29 Do not John 5:28-29 Do not be amazed at this, be amazed at this, for a time is coming for a time is coming when all who are in when all who are in their graves will hear their graves will hear his voice and come his voice and come out—those who have out—those who have done good will rise to done good will rise to live, and those who live, and those who have done evil will have done evil will rise to be rise to be condemned. condemned.

1.1. All the dead All the dead (believers and (believers and unbelievers) unbelievers) will will be raised from be raised from the gravethe grave

What will happen when What will happen when Jesus comes again?Jesus comes again?

Acts 17:31 For he Acts 17:31 For he has set a day when has set a day when he will judge the he will judge the world with justice world with justice by the man he has by the man he has appointed. He has appointed. He has given proof of this given proof of this to all men by raising to all men by raising him from the dead." him from the dead."

1.1. All the dead All the dead (believers and (believers and unbelievers) unbelievers) will will be raised from the be raised from the gravegrave

2.2. All mankind All mankind will will be judgedbe judged

Matthew 25:31-46 "When the Son of Man comes in his Matthew 25:31-46 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right, his left. Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' me.'

"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'

What will JesusWhat will Jesus’ ’ verdict verdict be?be?

"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' did for me.'

"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.' me.'

"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you "They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?' sick or in prison, and did not help you?'

"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not "He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.' do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'

"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."righteous to eternal life."


John 3:18 Whoever believes in him is not John 3:18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. of God's one and only Son.


1.1. He will say (v.34) He will say (v.34) ““Come you who Come you who are blessed by my Fatherare blessed by my Father; take ; take your inheritance, the kingdom your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the prepared for you since the creation of the world,creation of the world,”” to all who to all who trusted intrusted in him as evidenced by him as evidenced by their new lives.their new lives.

2.2. He will say (v.41) He will say (v.41) ““DepartDepart from me, from me, you who are cursed, into the you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil,eternal fire prepared for the devil,”” to all who to all who rejectedrejected him and gave him and gave evidence of this in their lives.evidence of this in their lives.


What will happen What will happen then?then?

2 Peter 3:10 But the 2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will day of the Lord will come like a thief. come like a thief. The heavens will The heavens will disappear with a disappear with a roar; the elements roar; the elements will be destroyed by will be destroyed by fire, and the earth fire, and the earth and everything in it and everything in it will be laid bare. will be laid bare.

1.1. The world as we The world as we know it know it will be will be destroyed by firedestroyed by fire..


2 Peter 3:13 But in 2 Peter 3:13 But in keeping with his keeping with his promise we are promise we are looking forward to a looking forward to a new heaven and a new heaven and a new earth, the home new earth, the home of righteousness of righteousness


2.2. God will give God will give believers believers a perfect a perfect new heaven and new heaven and new earthnew earth


Philippians 3:21 Philippians 3:21 who, by the power who, by the power that enables him to that enables him to bring everything bring everything under his control, under his control, will transform our will transform our lowly bodies so that lowly bodies so that they will be like his they will be like his glorious body. glorious body.


2.2. God will give God will give believers believers a perfect a perfect new heaven and new heaven and new earthnew earth

3.3. We and all believers We and all believers will receive will receive perfect, perfect, glorified bodies glorified bodies similar to Christsimilar to Christ’’s s after his after his resurrectionresurrection

Luke 21:27-28 At that time they will see Luke 21:27-28 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand up and things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." redemption is drawing near."

Why will Judgment Day be a Why will Judgment Day be a joyous day for a believer?joyous day for a believer?

1.1. This is the day of finalThis is the day of final redemptionredemption when we will be when we will be free from the presence and free from the presence and effects of sineffects of sin


1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Brothers, we do not 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord's fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words. other with these words.


1.1. This is the day of final This is the day of final redemption redemption when we will be when we will be free from the free from the presence and effects of sinpresence and effects of sin

2.2. with the Lord foreverwith the Lord forever


Psalm 16:9-11Therefore my heart is glad Psalm 16:9-11Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, my body also will rest secure,

because you will not abandon me to the because you will not abandon me to the grave, grave, nor will you let your Holy One nor will you let your Holy One see decay. see decay.

You have made known to me the path of You have made known to me the path of life; life; you will fill me with joy in your you will fill me with joy in your presence, presence, with eternal pleasures at your with eternal pleasures at your right hand.right hand.


1.1. This is the day of final redemption This is the day of final redemption when we will be when we will be free from the free from the presence and effects of sinpresence and effects of sin


3.3. eternally happy in his presenceeternally happy in his presence


Isaiah 43:21 the people I formed for myself Isaiah 43:21 the people I formed for myself

that they may proclaim my praise. that they may proclaim my praise.


1.1. This is the day of final redemption This is the day of final redemption when we will be when we will be free from the free from the presence and effects of sinpresence and effects of sin


3.3. eternally happy in his presenceeternally happy in his presence

4.4. perfectly proclaiming Godperfectly proclaiming God’’s praisess praises


1 John 3:1-3 How great is 1 John 3:1-3 How great is the love the Father has the love the Father has lavished on us, that we lavished on us, that we should be called children should be called children of God! And that is what of God! And that is what we are! The reason the we are! The reason the world does not know us is world does not know us is that it did not know him. that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what children of God, and what we will be has not yet we will be has not yet been made known. But we been made known. But we know that when he know that when he appears, we shall be like appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him him, for we shall see him as he is. Everyone who as he is. Everyone who has this hope in him has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he purifies himself, just as he is pure.is pure.

Am I ready?Am I ready? In whom do I trust?In whom do I trust? For whom do I live?For whom do I live?

Why do you suppose “end of the world” Why do you suppose “end of the world” movies are so popular?movies are so popular?

How can a Christian help a person who is How can a Christian help a person who is facing death?facing death?

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