The Second Coming

The Second Coming

Attention Arousing Opening Sentence:

You're sitting at home relaxing watching television. All of a sudden a loud trumpet sound vibrates throughout the house. You run outside and notice that your neighbors have come outside also. You here the trumpet sound five more times. When the seventh trumpet blows, Will you be caught up? *

Revelations 10:5-7 Then the mighty angel standing on the sea and on the land lifted his right hand to heaven. 6 And he swore an oath in the name of the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it. He said, "God will wait no longer. 7 But when the seventh angel blows his trumpet, God's mysterious plan will be fulfilled.

Thematic: At the end of this presentation you will be persuaded of the second coming of Jesus Christ.*

Transition: Notice three things about the second coming of Jesus Christ:

Grand Preview: I'm going to tell you about how the rapture was announced, affirmed and now is anticipated.

I. Announced by the Savior

a. We know that the Lord announced his second coming, he announced it in John 14:1-3.

i. John 14:1-3 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 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. 3 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.

ii. Jesus says, I'm going away, but He promises that He is going to come back and get us and that there will be room for us in the Father's house. These verses' are a promise from our Lord that He is coming back to get us to take us to His Father's house