Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him (Rev. 1:7).
Jesus is coming, and "every eye shall see him." Once He came in weakness as the Babe of Bethlehem; now He comes in glory in the clouds of heaven (Acts 1:9-11). His coming is visible. He comes with the splendor of the lightening (Matt. 24:27). He comes with the "sound of a trumpet," "and the dead in Christ shall rise first" (Matt. 24:31); 1 Thess. 4:16). He comes to the wicked as a thief, unexpectedly (Luke 12:39, 40).
Our Savior declared that those who condemned Him and took part in the tragedy of His death would see Him "sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven" (Mark 14:62). "They also which pierced him" in addition to "every eye," will see Him come. How can they? Only by a resurrection. This seems to be clearly indicated in Daniel 12:1, 2: "Many...[not all] that sleep...shall awake," some of the righteous, not all of them, will rise to everlasting life, and "some [not all of the wicked] to shame and everlasting contempt." The coming of our Lord will be a scene of terror to the wicked, because they are unprepared for it, but to God's people it will bring joy and triumph. "When the world's distress comes, then the saints' rest comes."
Someone has imagined the convalescent traveler sitting in the doorway of the inn to which the good Samaritan had taken him, looking up to road waiting for the return of his deliverer. He might say, "He promised to come back, and I know he will keep his word; but I want to be waiting and watching for him." And so it should be with Christians who await the return of their Lord from heaven.
Let us live in expectation of our Lord's return. The last prayer in the Bible is "Even so, come, Lord Jesus" (Rev. 22:20.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day" (Ps. 25:5).
Jesus is coming, and "every eye shall see him." Once He came in weakness as the Babe of Bethlehem; now He comes in glory in the clouds of heaven (Acts 1:9-11). His coming is visible. He comes with the splendor of the lightening (Matt. 24:27). He comes with the "sound of a trumpet," "and the dead in Christ shall rise first" (Matt. 24:31); 1 Thess. 4:16). He comes to the wicked as a thief, unexpectedly (Luke 12:39, 40).
Our Savior declared that those who condemned Him and took part in the tragedy of His death would see Him "sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven" (Mark 14:62). "They also which pierced him" in addition to "every eye," will see Him come. How can they? Only by a resurrection. This seems to be clearly indicated in Daniel 12:1, 2: "Many...[not all] that sleep...shall awake," some of the righteous, not all of them, will rise to everlasting life, and "some [not all of the wicked] to shame and everlasting contempt." The coming of our Lord will be a scene of terror to the wicked, because they are unprepared for it, but to God's people it will bring joy and triumph. "When the world's distress comes, then the saints' rest comes."
Someone has imagined the convalescent traveler sitting in the doorway of the inn to which the good Samaritan had taken him, looking up to road waiting for the return of his deliverer. He might say, "He promised to come back, and I know he will keep his word; but I want to be waiting and watching for him." And so it should be with Christians who await the return of their Lord from heaven.
Let us live in expectation of our Lord's return. The last prayer in the Bible is "Even so, come, Lord Jesus" (Rev. 22:20.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day" (Ps. 25:5).
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