Overview
Jesus promised His followers that He would return to complete God's plan for creation and redemption. This return will be visible, glorious, and sudden, bringing an end to the present age and initiating eternal judgment and reward.
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" (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
Believers should live in readiness and holiness, letting the hope of Christ's return motivate faithful obedience and gospel witness today.