Lesson 3 · October 15, 1904
Manner of Christ's Coming
Questions
- 1.Will the return of the Saviour be a personal appearing? .
- 2.With how many angels will He be attended? .
- 3.With how much glory will He be clothed? ; .
- 4.What will be heard? How will it affect the dead? ; . Note 2.
- 5.What glorious event then takes place? Whom do they meet in the air? .
- 6.How will the earth be convulsed? ; .
- 7.How will the glory which attends the Saviour affect the wicked? .
- 8.Where will they seek to hide? .
- 9.How many will see Him come? ; . Note 3.
- 10.How visible will the event be? .
- 11.What was seen last when He ascended? .
- 12.What was said of this same angelic cloud in connection with the promise of His return? .
- 13.What will be the work of these angels who come with Him? .
- 14.Against what has the Saviour warned us? .
- 15.How strong will be this deception? . Note 1.
- 16.What caution is given us against a secret, invisible coming of the Saviour? .
- 17.What exhortation is given to those who are looking for His return? .
Notes
1. Miracles will be wrought by these false Christs as a proof of their divine mission. As the final, almost overmastering delusion, Satan himself will appear personally, as a being of dazzling brightness, working miracles, and claiming to be the Son of God. Those only who understand the manner of Christ's coming will be able to withstand this deception. But to those who believe the Word the delusion is clearly unmasked, for Satan can not counterfeit the manner of the Saviour's return, nor bring to pass the stupendous events with which it is attended.
2. How blessed the thought that it is the "Lord Himself," a personal being, who comes. The One with the wounded hands, and the pierced side,—"Himself," and not another.
3. In addition to those living when the Lord comes, some of the dead, both righteous and wicked, will be raised to witness His return. Those who did the most to heap upon Him shame when He was on earth as a man, will come forth from the tomb to see that face which they have despised shining as the sun. Some, also, of God's faithful children who have faithfully warned the world of His return, and fallen asleep waiting for Him, will be raised to see Him come in glory.
Bible texts in this lesson
Acts 1:9-11 · Matthew 25:31 · Luke 9:26 · Matthew 16:27 · 1 Thessalonians 4:16 · 1 Corinthians 15:51-54 · 1 Thessalonians 4:17 · Isaiah 24:20 · Revelation 16:18-20 · 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 · Isaiah 2:19-21 · Revelation 1:7 · Daniel 12:1 · Daniel 12:2 · Matthew 24:27 · Acts 1:9 · Revelation 14:14 · Matthew 24:31 · Matthew 24:3-5 · Matthew 24:24 · Matthew 24:25 · Matthew 24:26 · 1 John 2:28
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