NOV 19

Hebrews 2:8

Memorise Revelation 21:3-4

“…Christ will come as the King of kings and Lord of lords, fearsome and majestic…”

WHY MUST JESUS RETURN?

Jesus is coming again! Are you excited by this? Your unbelieving friends wonder why you keep looking forward to this event which to them sounds like a page out of a fantasy novel. Did He not already accomplish what He needed to do in His first coming by dying on the cross? Yes, He did but in His first coming, He came as the Saviour, “not to be ministered unto but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28). In His second coming, Christ will come as the King of kings and Lord of lords, fearsome and majestic. Revelation 19:11-16 describes Him as riding on a white horse, thundering in to judge the world and claim His rightful place as the ruler of all creation. This is in stark contrast to His quiet entrance as a baby in a manger during His first coming. God “hast put all things in subjection under His feet” and “now we see not yet all things put under Him” (Hebrews 2:8). When He comes again, we will truly witness how all creation will be under His reign.

When Christ comes again, there will be a “new heaven and a new earth” (Revelation 21:1). Christ Himself will dwell with us and He shall “wipe away all tears from [our] eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain” (Revelation 21:4). Our suffering in this sinful world will end and we will be with Christ. How wonderful it will be when Christ returns!

What will happen if Christ does not come again? The world will keep on sinning to its own destruction and we will have no hope of release from its sin nor of the glorification of our bodies. Thankfully, this is not true. Through His Word, we know that Christ is coming again. Just as the saints of old desired a “better country, that is, an heavenly” (Hebrews 11:16), we also look forward in hope to Christ’s second coming and the setting up of His earthly kingdom. We should therefore “lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:1-2).

Thought: Are you eagerly anticipating Jesus’ return? If not, why?
Prayer: Even so, come, Lord Jesus (Revelation 22:20b).