What Jesus Will Do

When He Comes Again

“Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”

(Acts 1:11)

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What Jesus Will DoWhen He Comes Again

• He will not return to the earth1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 2 Peter 3:10

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1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.

2 Peter 3:10

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

What Jesus Will DoWhen He Comes Again

• He will not return to the earth1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 2 Peter 3:10

• He will not establish His kingdom and reign in Jerusalem for 1,000 years

1 Corinthians 15:23-24; John 18:36; Psalm 2:6-7; (cf. Acts 13:32-34)

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1 Corinthians 15:23-24

But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming. 24 Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.

John 18:36

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”

Psalm 2:6-7

“Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.” 7 “I will declare the decree: The LORD has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.’”

Messianic prophecy, fulfilled at the resurrection of Jesus

Acts 13:32-34

And we declare to you glad tidings--that promise which was made to the fathers. 33 God has fulfilled this for us their children, in that He has raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm: “You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.” 34 And that He raised Him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, He has spoken thus: “I will give you the sure mercies of David.”

What Jesus Will DoWhen He Comes Again

• He will not return to the earth1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 2 Peter 3:10

• He will not establish His kingdom and reign in Jerusalem for 1,000 years

1 Corinthians 15:23-24; John 18:36; Psalm 2:6-7; (cf. Acts 13:32-34)

• He will not return to gather the nation of Israel to its homeland

Genesis 12:7; Joshua 21:43

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Genesis 12:7

Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

The Promise

Joshua 21:43

So the LORD gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it.

The fulfillment of the promise.

It is false hope to look for God to do what He has already done!

What Jesus Will Do

When He Comes Again When Jesus comes again, he will

reward the faithful with eternal rest, and he will punish the wicked with everlasting destruction.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-10

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2 Thessalonians 1:7-10And to give you who are

troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, 8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, 10 when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed.