The Return of Jesus Christ

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The Return of Jesus Christ

• The Day of the Lord

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The Return of Jesus Christ2 Ths. 21-3 2 Pet.
31-4
PERPLEXING
PERVERTED
PROMISED
PERSONAL
POWERFUL
PERSUASIVE
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Promised Return

• By the word of God, 2 Pet. 31-4
• Jesus promised it, Jno. 141-3
• Angels announced it, Acts 19-11
• We look for fulfillment, 2 Pet. 313
• Rests upon the authority of Gods word, 1 Ths.
  415-16

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Personal ReturnActs 19-11

• Actual, 1 Ths. 416
• Visible, Heb. 928
• Second time (first, 926)
• We shall see Him, 1 Jno. 32

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Personal ReturnActs 19-11

• From heaven, 2 Ths. 17 Phil. 320
• Wait for His coming from heaven, 1 Ths.
  110
• In His presence, 1 Ths. 219 (Col. 34)
• Coming with His saints, 1 Ths. 313
• Descend from heaven, 1 Ths. 416
• Gathering together with Him, 2 Ths. 21

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Personal ReturnActs 19-11

• Coming of (Day of) the Lord A Day of
  Judgment, Zeph. 114-15
• Coming of the Lord in judgment
• Against Jerusalem in A.D. 70 Matthew
  2664 2430
• Against Rome, Rev. 11, 7 (1414
  171 191-2, 11-21)
• Against world at end, Acts 1730-31

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Powerful Return

• Resurrection of the dead
• All in the graves, Jno. 528-29
• Resurrection at the last day, John
  1123-26
• All shall be made alive, 1
  Cor. 1520-26

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Powerful Return

• Judgment Day, Jno. 527 Acts 1731 2 Cor.
  510 Rom. 216 Matt. 2531-33
• Reward, Matt. 2534 (Jno. 143)
• With eternal salvation, Heb. 928
• New heavens new earth, 2 Pet. 313
• Deliver kingdom to God the Father, 1 Cor.
  1524
• Punish, Matt. 2541 Rom. 25-9 2
  Ths. 18-9

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Powerful Return

• Destroy material world, 2 Pet. 310-12
• Old material world, 2 Pet. 34-6
• BY WATER
• Perish (apollumi) to destroy, to put out of the
  way entirely, abolish, put an end to, ruin,
  render useless (OBGL)
• Present material world, 37, 10-12
• BY FIRE

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Powerful Return

• Present material world, 2 Pet. 310-12
• Heavens (310) Pass away, perish
• Elements (310)
• the earth and its works
• Any first thingthe elements from which all
  things have come, the material causes of the
  universe (OBGL)

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Powerful Return

• Present material world, 2 Pet. 310-12
• Burned up (310) Consumed by fire
• Dissolved (310,11,12) luo to loose what is
  compacted or built together, to break up,
  demolish, destroy (OBGL) Col. 117
• Melt (310, 12) teko to make liquidto perish
  or become destroyed by melting

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Day of the Lord
Temporary 2 Cor. 418
2 Peter 310-12
Heavens
Earth (Elements)
Material World
Melt
Burned up
Dissolved
GREAT NOISE
FERVENT HEAT
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What Kind of People? 2 Peter 311
PURE
PREPARED
PATIENT
Christians
2 Peter 312 Matt. 24 42-44, 45-49
2 Peter 311 1Jn32-3 Titus 211-13
2 Peter 313 James 57-11
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Hebrews 928
JESUS
1 Thess. 51-11
FAITH LOVE
WATCH
SOBER
HOPE
SALVATION