Overview
Christ's return is a central promise of Scripture affirming His deity, the certainty of God's plan, and the ultimate triumph of His kingdom over sin and death. Jesus Himself taught this doctrine and commissioned His followers to live in expectation of His coming.
Key Scriptures
"Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11, ESV).
"For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first" (1 Thessalonians 4:16, ESV).
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne" (Matthew 25:31, NIV).
Application
Live in faithful obedience and readiness, letting the hope of Christ's return motivate evangelism and holy conduct today.