Tuesday, December 20, 2016

The Second Advent, part 4: Final Judgment

The promise is that through Christ, God will bring peace.  Peace can come through reconciliation or through victory.  The final judgment will be God's final victory over evil and will bring justice to the world.

What do we need to know about the final judgment?

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

The Second Advent, part 3: Don't Be Deceived

Jesus said Satan is the Father of Lies.  Just before Jesus returns, there is going to be a great deception that would even fool God's true people, if that were possible.  How do we prepare to know the truth from the lie?  How do we stand on truth in a society that denies objective truth?

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Monday, December 5, 2016

The Second Advent, part 2: Birth Pains

In a very literal sense, the first advent of Jesus Christ was signaled by birth pains: Mary began to go into labor, and Joseph hurried to secure a place for the baby to be born.  Jesus said that His return would also be signaled by events that come like birth pains (Matthew 24:4-8).  This picture is also used by Paul in two of his letters.  What does this image teach us about Christ's second coming?  What does it teach us about how we are to prepare and to await this return?

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