12. God the Son: His Coming For His Saints A.Unfulfilled Prophecy Between Coming for and COming with: emergence of a world church, formation of a world government with a world dictator gigantic war which wil be underway at the time Christ comes to set up His kingdom. B. Prophecies of the Rapture JOhn 14:2-3 Matt 24:26-31 1 Thes 4:13-18 John 5:28-29 1 Cor 15:51-58 mystery: rom 16:25-26; Col 1:26 Our new bodies will be sinless eph 5:27; phil 3:20-21 Pre-church (pre-pentecost) saints not resurrected until 2nd coming Dan 12:1-2 Rev 20:4 C. Contrasts betwee Christ Coming For and Christ coming With 1. Heaven to earth vs. earth to heaven 2.living saints translated at rapture, none at 2nd C 3. At rapture saints go to heaven, at 2c saints remain in earth w/o tranlsation 4-11 13 God the Son: Coming WITH Saints. A. IMporatnt Events Preceding the Second COming of Christ 1. Preparation: confederacy revived Roman Empire dictator controls three, then ten nations 2. Period of peace, covenant with Israel for 7 years Dan 9:27 3. after 3 1/2 years, dictator breaks coveant and begins persecution seizes worlds religions, converts to one world religion seizes commerce (mark of beast) = GT Dan 12:1 matt 24:21; Rev 7:14 judgments Rev 6-18 climax in world war Rev 16:14-16 2nd COing delivers not-yet-martyred B. Vital Facts Relating to the Second COming The BIble teaches that Lord Jesus Christ will return to the earth (zech 14:4) personally (Mat 25:31; Rev. 19:11-16) on clouds of heaven (Mat 24:30; Acts 1:11; Rev 1:7) GLorious event entire world will see (Rev 1:7) 2. Matt 24:26-29 will be like lightning seen by al (Matt 24:30; rev 1:7) 3 accompanied by saints and angels in dramtic procession Rev 19:11-16 may take many hours earth will rotate, permitting entire world to see event. will terminate at Mount of Olives (Zech 14:1-4 Acts 1:9-12) cleave in two, valley from Jerusalem east to Jordan valley 4. Will first judge the armies of the world deployed in battle (rev 19:15-21) As he sets up kingdom, will regather Israel and judge them (Ezek 20:34-38) Then gather gentiles and judge them Matt 25:31-46 45 The Great Tribulation A. THe Great Tribulation in COntrast with the General Tribulation Job 5:7 John 16:33 Paul: thorn in flesh B. THe OT DOctrine of the Great Tribulation Deut 4:29-30 Jer 30:1-10 Dan 9:26-27 Dan 12:11,12 Dan 7:13-14, 26 Dan 11:36-39, 40-45 C. The Doctrine of the Great Tribulation in the NT Matt 24:3-14 already fulfilled, between two comings. Matt 24:15-29 = GT Rev 6-18 46 The Second COming of Christ A. The Importance of the Second Coming Second COming determines the total theology B. THe OT prophecies of the 2c Deut 30:1-3 Isa 63:1-6