" THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE SABBATH "
Texts about the Second Coming:
• John 14:1-3—Jesus promised that He would return.
• Acts 1:9-11—Angels also said He would come again.
• Ps. 50:3—David spoke of His coming.
• Rev. 1:7—When He comes, every eye shall see Him.
• Matt. 24:27—It will be like lightning shining from the east to the west.
• 1 Thess. 4:16, 17—It will be a l
oud and audible
event.
• 1 Cor. 15:51-54—The gift of immortality is given at that time.
• Matt. 16:27—It will be a glorious event.
• Isa. 25:9—To the righteous, it is a joyous event.
• Rev. 19:11-16—Jesus returns as King of Kings.
• Titus 2:13—The Second Coming is called the
“blessed hope.”
If people want to know more about the Second Coming, offer to study the book of 1Thessalonians with them. Texts about the Sabbath:
• Rev. 14:6, 7—God’s final message calls humanity to worship the Creator.
• Eph. 3:9—Jesus is our Creator, so we should
worship Him.
• Ex. 20:8-11—We worship our Creator by keeping the Sabbath.
• Gen. 2:1-3—God set the Sabbath apart at Creation by resting on it.
• Mark 2:27, 28—The Sabbath was given to mankind, long before there was a Jew.
• Ezek. 20:12, 20—It is a sign between God and man, that they are His people.
• Luke 4:16—Jesus faithfully kept the Sabbath; it was His custom.
• Matt. 24:20—Jesus predicted that the Sabbath
would be kept after His death.
• Acts 13:42-44—Paul taught Jews and Gentiles to 29 worship on the Sabbath.
• Acts 16:13—Believers in Philippi worshiped on the Sabbath.
• Rev. 1:10; Matt. 12:8; Mark 2:27, 28; Luke 6:5—The Sabbath is “the Lord’s day.”
• Luke 23:53-56; 24:1—It is after “preparation day” and one day before the first day.
• Isa. 66:22, 23—The Sabbath will be kept forever in heaven.
• Ps. 92—This favorite chapter is known as the Psalm of the Sabbath.
