Overview
Jesus promised His disciples that He would return to earth (John 14:3). This return will be visible, bodily, and glorious, marking the culmination of God's redemptive plan and the final judgment of all humanity. Every Christian should live in light of Christ's imminent return.
Key Scriptures
"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am" (John 14:3, NIV).
"For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first" (1 Thessalonians 4:16, NIV).
"He will judge the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end" (Nicene Creed, referencing Matthew 25:31-46, ESV).
Application
Live faithfully and holy, keeping Christ's return as your motivation for obedience, evangelism, and spiritual readiness today.