Overview
Jesus promised His disciples that He would return to complete redemptive history and consummate all things. His return will be personal, visible, and triumphant, marking the end of this age and the beginning of eternity with God. Believers are called to live in faithful anticipation of this blessed hope.
Key Scriptures
"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)
"Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.'" (Matthew 19:28, NIV)
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne." (Matthew 25:31, NIV)
Application
Live faithfully and morally pure, keeping Christ's return as your motivation for godliness and evangelism today.