He who acknowledges the authority and accuracy of the Bible must recognize the fact of Christ's return to earth. The second coming of Christ is a definite event that will occur in the future. Future events predicted by human philosophers are based upon speculation and are open to question. Future events described by prophets of God and recorded in the Bible are certain to occur. God's infinite wis
dom and power guarantee that His promised blessings will be bestowed and that His predictions concerning the future will come to pass. Prophecies concerning the fact of Christ's future return to earth are presented clearly in the Bible. "And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven " (Acts 1:10, 11). "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord" (1 Thess. 4:16, 17). "Unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation" (Heb. 9:28). Bible prophecies concerning Christ's first coming and second coming are linked together. During His earthlv ministry, prophecies concerning His first coming were fulfilled in minute detail. During His new earthly ministry in the future, therefore, we are assured that prophecies concerning His second coming will be literally fulfilled. At His first coming, Jesus was the suffering Sacrifice; at His second coming, he will be the reigning Sovereign. At His first coming, He was the Lamb of God who was crucified on the cross; at His second coming, He will be the Lion of Judah reigning on His throne.
