By Edd Sterchi
From God’s Perspective
WHO: Jesus (Matt. 25:31; Acts 1:11; 2 Thess. 1:7)
WHAT: Coming again (John 14:3; Heb. 9:28; 1 John 3:2)
WHEN : The last day - a day that God has appointed (John 6:40;
John 12:48; Acts 17:30-31)
WHERE: In the clouds (Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thess. 4:16-17; Rev. 1:7)
WHY: To judge the world and to deliver the kingdom of God to
the Father (Matt. 25:31-46; 1 Cor. 15:23-24; 2 Tim. 4:1)
From Man’s Perspective
WHO: You, me, everyone (Matt. 25:31-32; 2 Cor. 5:10; Rev. 1:7)
WHAT: To be judged (Acts 17:30-31; 2 Tim. 4:1; Rev. 20:11-13)
WHEN: No man knows (Matt. 24:36-44; Acts 1:7; 1 Thess. 5:2)
WHERE: Everywhere, then gathered before the judgment seat of Christ (Rev. 1:7; 2 Cor. 5:10; Rev. 20:11-13)
WHY: To receive our eternal “reward”, either good or bad (Matt. 16:27; Col. 3:23-25; Rev. 22:12)
Jesus stands ready to do His part – are you ready for Him to come?
“Yet the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief.
In that day the heavens will vanish in a tearing blast,
the very elements will disintegrate in heat
and the earth and all its works will disappear.
In view of the fact that all these things are to be dissolved,
what sort of people ought you to be?
Surely men of good and holy character,
who live expecting and working
for the coming of the day of God.”
(2 Peter 3:10-12, Philips Translation)
- Edd Sterchi preaches for the Broadway Church of Christ in Campbellsville, KY. He may be contacted through the congregation's website: http://www.broadwaychurchofchrist.net/
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