For almost 2000 years the promise of Jesus' second coming has inspired, enlivened and emboldened the hearts of many men and women. There have been times when the light of this hope has almost been extinguished and nearly forgotten. But even in the darkest of ages the glorious appearing of Jesus was always the centre of the believer's faith.
Described by one as the 'blessed hope', it is more than just wishful thinking, more than sooth saying but a definite literal event that will be the end of the world as we know it. Jesus' first advent happened precisely as prophesied in the old testament and in the precise time that it was predicted. As he left the earth Jesus he had this to say ' Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my father's house are many mansions: If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. and if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself, that where I am, there ye may be also.' John 14:1-3
Jesus explained what would happen before he comes again and gave an assurance that his words were true. In that assurance was the promise of his second coming: 'Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away' Matthew 24: 35 Jesus is coming again!
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