19/06/2022
JESUS CHRIST IS NOT COMING BACK AGAIN!!!
INTRODUCTION
When Jesus was about to go back to Heaven after the first of His two part mission; to redeem mankind, save the man, and reconcile humanity with God our heavenly Father.
His curious disciples asked Him to tell them in clear-simple terms;
1. When shall THE FIRST CENTURY JERUSALEM BE DESTROYED?
2. What shall be THE SIGN OF CHRIST'S RETURN (SECOND COMING) TO EARTH?
3. What shall be THE SIGN OF THE END OF THE WORLD?
These questions are the bases of our discussion today.
JERUSALEM ISRAEL, SCENE OF THE EVENT
The Jews like any other human race in history were very proud of their beautiful Temple, Jerusalem City; and her well organized society, so much that they thought of showing Jesus the aesthetics of what he was about to miss as He planned to leave the earth prematurely, in keeping with His predictions;
Matthew 24:1 "And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple."
Instead of being
remorseful, Jesus rather revealed to them a shocker;
Matthew 24:2 "And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down."
Startled by this reply, they became more anxious about their contemporary time and the unknown future. They proceeded to asking Jesus for interpretations and clarifications. Matthew 24:3 "And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?"
Jesus obliged and set the ball rolling, starting chronologically with the most imminent.
THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM
This prediction came through when the conquerors Roman soldiers decided to pieces the Temple bricks in search of gold that were laid with each brick as told.
Matthew 24:2 "And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down."
Year of Fulfillment, 70 AD.
Below is about the siege of Jerusalem from AD 66-70 led by Roman Generals; father and son Titus.
Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:).
Daniel 9:26 "And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined."
Jesus proffered how to escape the siege and survive the onslaught.
Matthew 24:16-20
16 "Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
24:17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
24:18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
24:19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
24:20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:"
Majority of the escapees were Jesus' followers and those who believed His predictions.
SIGNS OF THE END OF THE WORLD
Jesus outlined the series and sequence of events preceding His second coming and subsequent end of the world.
In Matthew 24:4-14
24:4 "And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
24:8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
24:10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come."
SIGNS OF THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST
Jesus Christ's second coming will effectively end the current world systems of governments, economics, and lifestyles. Jesus Corroborated Prophet Daniel's Interpretation of King Nebuchadnezzar's Dream below.
Daniel 2:34,43- 45
34 "Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
2:43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. 2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not bex left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
2:45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure."
Matthew 24:21-31
24:21 "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
24:25 Behold, I have told you before.
24:26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
24:28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other"
JERUSALEM ISRAEL, CENTRE OF THE FINAL SHOWDOWN
The Valley of Megiddo and Golan Heights, Israel 🇮🇱. Site of the final showdown.
Revelation 16:16 "And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon."
Revelation 19:11-21
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself
19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
19:17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
19:18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
19:19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
19:21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
IT IS CERTAIN, JESUS CHRIST WILL COME BACK TO THE EARTH VERY SOON
Matthew 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
Luke 9:26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.
MAKE HASTE TO ENTER GOD'S KINGDOM TODAY.
Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
Mark 13:13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Matthew 19:28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel."
In the final showdown against the forces of Satan, demons, evil spirits, and wicked men, the Lord Jesus Christ, His host of Angels, and the Saints will triumph and have the kingdom forever and ever.
LET US PRAY!
Dear heavenly Father, I am sorry to say that Jesus Christ will not be coming back again, but now I know and believe that His second coming is at hand. Please, have mercy on me and set me free to partake in your kingdom in Jesus' name Amen.
