Revelation For Today

Notes from David Jeremiah on The Second Coming of Jesus Christ

I.  The Second of Jesus Christ is a very important doctrine of the Bible

• The door of heaven will open up for Jesus
• The Second coming is the most dominant
• Jesus said twenty-one times that He is returning
• Zechariah 1:4
• Acts 1:11
• Jesus Announced the Second Coming: Matthew 24:27
• Matthew 24:29-30
• John The Apostle: Revelation 1:7
• The last words of the Bible: Revelation 22:20

II.  The Second Advent of Jesus Christ

Revelation 4:1

• The first door is opened so the church will pull the church into heaven
• The second opening of the door is for the Revelation
• The door will open and Jesus will return back from heaven to the Mount of Olives

A.  The Description

1. FAITHFUL and TRUE
2. The LORD of LORDS and KING of KINGS
3. The Lord Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever
4. He is the Word of God, and the Word became flesh

B. The Description of Christ

1. His eyes will be like a flaming fire  Rev 20
2. Fire will flow from His eyes — He will judge the whole earth in righteousness
3. There will be no posturing in that day
4. Jesus will focus on motives and judge from perfection
5. The LORD Jesus doesn’t have to ask any questions about us.  He sees us as we are.
6. Jesus will wear multiple crowns.  He is KING of KINGS and LORD of LORDS.  He is the Ultimate Authority.  Revelation 19:12-13  He will have a blood-stained garment.

• • Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God sacrificed for us
  • He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world

C. Armies of God — The Saints of the LORD

1. The Saints are in God’s army.
2. The Saints of God don’t fight.  They celebrate the LORD and the victory of the LORD!
3. Jude 14-15 The LORD comes with ten thousands of His saints to judge the world in their ungodliness.
4. God judges the ungodly nations when He returns.
5. Throughout Revelation, as God judges the earth, He continually gives opportunities to man to repent from sin and to be saved.

III.  The Authority of Chirst

1. KING of KINGS and LORD of LORDS  – Revelation 20
2. Isaiah 9:6  ”For unto us a Child is born, unto us Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder”

IV.  When Jesus comes back there is a War

1. Revelation 19:17-18
2. When the LORD Jesus returns, there will be a war: Armageddon
3. After He smites the rebellion there are the great Supper of God for the birds for those who are defeated by the LORD Jesus.
4. In Rev 19 there is for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb — The Church rejoices
5. The foes of Jesus Christ — Revelation 19:19 The Beast and False Prophet and the kings of the earth will make war with Jesus Christ.
6. This is the culmination of sin and rebellion — when the Antichrist goes against Almighty God.
7. Revelation 19:20 — The Beast and the False Prophet are cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone where they are tormented forever and ever.
8. Hell is a real place and people are cast into everlasting suffering.
9. These two satanic creatures go to hell before Satan does at the end of the Tribulation period.  Revelation 20:10
10. After the 1,000 year reign of Jesus Christ, Satan is released, defeated.
11. Hell is not the annihilation of the spirit but he judgement of the spirit where the spirit will live eternally in suffering.
12. It’s positive to talk about Hell — because if you don’t go there that is positive.
13. If you don’t believe in Jesus Christ, you will spend eternity in hell.
14. Just because you don’t believe in Jesus Christ, doesn’t make it not true.
15. If you believe in Jesus Christ, He is the Truth, and the Truth shall set you free.

V.  The Results of Studying Prophecy

1. If you get heaven right, you get the earth right, but if you miss heaven you don’t get either one — C. S. Lewis
2. When you learn about tomorrow, you are ready to live right today.
3. When you study prophecy, it should change your life today.
4. Because of the Second coming of Christ, we should refrain from judging others.  Leave the judging to God.  1 Corinthians 4:5
5. The LORD will return and make it right.
6. 1 Corinthians 11:26 — Proclaim the LORD’s death until He comes.  We look forward to His coming through communion.
7. We can relate to one another in love — 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 He will establish our hearts in love at the coming of His saints
8. We need to be busy about the business of Jesus Christ — PREACH THE WORD!  II Timothy 4:1-2
9. The LORD is coming back to judge the living and the dead.
10. Rebuke, convince, and exhort
11. We must refuse to neglect the church — Hebrews 10:25 Exhort one another as we see the Day approaching.
12. As the Day of the LORD draws near, we are to assemble, and celebrate the LORD.
13. We encourage each other as we assemble together.  Work harder at our relationships.
14. We must reach the lost for Jesus Christ — Jude 22-23
15. Lets take as many people with us to heaven that we can.
16. No man comes through the Father except through Him.