“THE TWO PHASES OF THE SECOND COMING” “THE TWO

“THE TWO PHASES OF THE SECOND
COMING”
Rom. 13:11-14, Titus 2:11-14
Rom. 13:11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is
high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation
nearer than when we believed.
12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us
therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put
on the armour of light.
13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and
drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in
strife and envying.
14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not
provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation
hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly
lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in
this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious
appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus
Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us
from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar
people, zealous of good works.
ADOPTION
INHERITANCE
PREDESTINATION
JUSTIFICATION
PROPITIATION
ATONEMENT
RECONCILIATION
PRIESTHOOD OF BELIEVERS
RESURRECTION
DISPENSATION
ASSURANCE
RAPTURE
ADVENT OF CHRIST
THE TWO PHASES OF THE SECOND COMING
Redemption Draweth Nigh
Years of time have come and gone
Since I first heard it told
How Jesus would come again some day
If back then it seemed so real
Then I just can’t help but feel
How much closer His coming is today
Signs of the times are everywhere
There’s a brand new feeling in the air
Keep your eyes upon the eastern sky
Lift up your head redemption draweth nigh
Wars and strife on every hand
And violence fills the land
Still some people doubt He’ll ever come again
But the Word of God is true
He’ll redeem His chosen few
Don’t lose hope soon Christ Jesus will descend
Signs of the times are everywhere
There’s a brand new feeling in the air
Keep your eyes upon the eastern sky
Lift up your head redemption draweth nigh
Lift up your head redemption draweth nigh
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This morning we will see that what we call the Second
Coming of Christ has two phases – The Rapture and the
Revelation.
The Rapture is a term for “catching away” the saints.
The Revelation is term for when Christ returns to
establish His Kingdom on the earth.
I. THE CLARITY FROM CONFUSION THROUGH
SCRIPTURE
A. The Approach
2 Pet. 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the
scripture is of any private interpretation.
B. The Application
2 Tim. 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a
workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth.
The “Mountain Peaks” of Prophecy
Birth of Christ
Descent of Holy Spirit
The coming of
The Sun of
Righteousness
(Malachi 4)
The
New Earth
Isa. 53:1-12
What the pro
phets saw
Pentecost
Calvary
Antichrist
Dan. 7:19-27
Joel 2:28-29
The Valley
Of the Church
Olivet
The
Millennial Valley
(The prophets did not see this)
The Old Testament Valley
The viewpoint of the Prophets
Our View Point
We see the Mountain Peaks & Valleys from the side,
And so we can separate the 1st & 2nd Coming Prophecies
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THE SECOND COMING
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THE CONTRAST AND COMPARISON OF SCRIPTURE
TWO PHASES OF THE SECOND COMING
The Rapture/Blessed Hope
1. Christ comes in the air for His own
2. Rapture of all Christians
3. Saved go to the Father’s House
4. No judgment on earth
5. Saints taken to heaven
The Glorious Appearing
1. Christ comes with His
own to earth
2. No one raptured
3. Resurrected saints do
not see Father’s house.
4. Christ judges
inhabitants of earth
5. Christ sets up His
Kingdom on earth
6. Imminent – happening any moment 6. Cannot occur for at
least 7 years
7. No signs
7. Many signs for Christ’s
return
8. For believers only
8. Affects all humanity
9. Time of joy
9. Time of mourning
10. Before “day of wrath” (Tribulation)
10. Immediately after
Tribulation
11. Satan bound 1000
years
12. No time or place for
judgment
11. No mention of Satan
12. The Judgment Seat of Christ
13. Marriage of the Lamb
14. Only His own see Him
15. Tribulation begins
16. The rapture is a mystery
17. Israel unaffected
18. Creation unchanged
19. The Lord is “at hand”
20. The Message = COMFORT
13. His bride descends
with Him
14. Every eye will see
Him
15. 1000-year reign of
Christ begins
16. “Revelation” in both
Testaments
17. All covenants for
Israel fulfilled
18. Creation affected
19. The Kingdom is “at
hand” (Mt. 24:14)
20. The Message =
Judgment
II. THE CONVICTION AND COMMITMENT TO
SCRIPTURE
A. The Response to this Doctrine
Rom. 13:11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is
high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our
salvation nearer than when we believed.
12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us
therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let
us put on the armour of light.
13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting
and drunkenness, not in chambering and
wantonness, not in strife and envying.
14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make
not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts
thereof.
B. The Responsibility of Dedication
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation
hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and
worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously,
and godly, in this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious
appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus
Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us
from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar
people, zealous of good works.
Conclusion
Phil. 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men.
The Lord is at hand.
1 Pet. 4:7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye
therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
2 Thess. 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our
gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be
troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter
as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the
world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the
dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in
God.
22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through
the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love
one another with a pure heart fervently:
23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible,
by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
1 Jn. 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed
upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the
world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear
what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we
shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself,
even as he is pure.