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Second Coming of Christ, The

- Time of, unknown Mt 24:36; Mr 13:32

- CALLED THE . Times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord Ac 3:19

. Times of restitution of all things Ac 3:21; Ro 8:21

. Last time 1Pe 1:5

. Appearing of Jesus Christ 1Pe 1:7

. Revelation of Jesus Christ 1Pe 1:13

. Glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Tit 2:13

. Coming of the day of God 2Pe 3:12

. Day of our Lord Jesus Christ 1Co 1:8

- FORETOLD BY . Prophets Da 7:13; Jude 1:14

. Himself Mt 25:31; Joh 14:3

. Apostles Ac 3:20; 1Ti 6:14

. Angels Ac 1:10,11

- Signs preceding Mt 24:3-51

- The Manner of . In clouds Mt 24:30; 26:64; Re 1:7

. In the glory of his Father Mt 16:27

. In his own glory Mt 25:31

. In flaming fire 2Th 1:8

. With power and great glory Mt 24:30

. As he ascended Ac 1:9,11

. With a shout and the voice of the Archangel 1Th 4:16

. Accompanied by Angels Mt 16:27; 25:31; Mr 8:38; 2Th 1:7

. With his saints 1Th 3:13; Jude 1:14

. Suddenly Mr 13:36

. Unexpectedly Mt 24:44; Lu 12:40

. As a thief in the night 1Th 5:2; 2Pe 3:10; Re 16:15

. As the lightning Mt 24:27

- The heavens and earth shall be dissolved, &c at 2Pe 3:10,12

- They who shall have died in Christ shall rise first at 1Th 4:16

- The saints alive at, shall be caught up to meet him 1Th 4:17

- Is not to make atonement Heb 9:28; Ro 6:9,10; Heb 10:14

- THE PURPOSES OF, ARE TO . Complete the salvation of saints Heb 9:28; 1Pe 1:5

. Be glorified in his saints 2Th 1:10

. Be admired in them that believe 2Th 1:10

. Bring to light the hidden things of darkness 1Co 4:5

. Judge Ps 50:3,4; Joh 5:22; 2Ti 4:1; Jude 1:15; Re 20:11-13

. Reign Isa 24:23; Da 7:14; Re 11:15

. Destroy death 1Co 15:25,26

- Every eye shall see him at Re 1:7

- Should be always considered as at hand Ro 13:12; Php 4:5; 1Pe 4:7

- Blessedness of being prepared for Mt 24:46; Lu 12:37,38

- SAINTS . Assured of Job 19:25,26

. Love 2Ti 4:8

. Look for Php 3:20; Tit 2:13

. Wait for 1Co 1:7; 1Th 1:10

. Haste to 2Pe 3:12

. Pray for Re 22:20

. Should be ready for Mt 24:44; Lu 12:40

. Should watch for Mt 24:42; Mr 13:35-37; Lu 21:36

. Should be patient to 2Th 3:5; Jas 5:7,8

- Shall be preserved to Php 1:6; 2Ti 4:18; 1Pe 1:5; Jude 1:24

- Shall not be ashamed at 1Jo 2:28; 4:17

- Shall be blameless at 1Co 1:8; 1Th 3:13; 5:23; Jude 1:24

- Shall be like him at Php 3:21; 1Jo 3:2

- Shall see him as he is, at 1Jo 3:2

- Shall appear with him in glory at Col 3:4

- Shall receive a crown of glory at 2Ti 4:8; 1Pe 5:4

- Shall reign with him at Da 7:27; 2Ti 2:12; Re 5:10; 20:6; 22:5

- Faith of, shall be found to praise at 1Pe 1:7

- THE WICKED . Scoff at 2Pe 3:3,4

. Presume upon the delay of Mt 24:48

. Shall be surprised by Mt 24:37-39; 1Th 5:3; 2Pe 3:10

. Shall be punished at 2Th 1:8,9

- The man of sin to be destroyed at 2Th 2:8

- Illustrated Mt 25:6; Lu 12:36,39; 19:12,15

Seed

- Every herb, tree and grass yields its own Ge 1:11, 12,29

- Each kind of, has its own body 1Co 15:38

- SOWING OF . Time for, called seed time Ge 8:22

. Necessary to its productiveness Joh 12:24; 1Co 15:36

. Required constant diligence Ec 11:4,6

. Often attended with great waste Mt 13:4, 5,7

. Often attended with danger Ps 126:5,6

- Yearly return of time of sowing, secured by covenant Ge 8:21,22

- The ground carefully ploughed, and prepared for Isa 28:24,25

- Often sown beside rivers Ec 11:1; Isa 32:20

- Often trodden into the ground, by the feet of oxen Isa 32:20

- Required to be watered by the rain Isa 55:10

- In Egypt required to be artificially watered De 11:10

- Yielded an abundant increase in Canaan Ge 26:12; Mt 13:23

- MOSAIC LAWS RESPECTING . Different kinds of, not to be sown in the same field Le 19:19; De 22:9

. If dry, exempted from uncleanness though touched by an unclean thing Le 11:37

. If wet, rendered unclean by contact with an unclean thing Le 11:38

. The tithe of, to be given to God Le 27:30

. Not to be sown during the sabbatical year Le 25:4,20

. Not to be sown in year of jubilee Le 25:11

- Difference between, and the plant which grows from it, noticed 1Co 15:37,38

- THE JEWS PUNISHED BY . Its rotting in the ground Joe 1:17; Mal 2:3

. Its yielding but little increase Isa 5:10; Hag 1:6

. Its increase being consumed by locusts De 28:38; Joe 1:4

. Its increase being consume by enemies Le 26:16; De 28:33,51

. Its being choked by thorns Jer 12:13; Mt 13:7

- ILLUSTRATIVE OF . The word of God Lu 8:11; 1Pe 1:23

. Spiritual life 1Jo 3:9

- SOWING, ILLUSTRATIVE OF . Preaching the gospel Mt 13:3,32; 1Co 9:11

. Scattering or dispersing a people Zec 10:9

. Christian liberality Ec 11:6; 2Co 9:6

. Men's works producing a corresponding recompence Job 4:8; Ho 10:12; Ga 6:7,8

. The death of Christ and its effects Joh 12:24

. The burial of the body 1Co 15:36-38

Seeking God

- Commanded Isa 55:6; Mt 7:7

- INCLUDES SEEKING . His Name Ps 83:16

. His word Isa 34:16

. His face Ps 27:8; 105:4

. His strength 1Ch 16:11; Ps 105:4

. His commandments 1Ch 28:8; Mal 2:7

. His precepts Ps 119:45,94

. His kingdom Mt 6:33; Lu 12:31

. His righteousness Mt 6:33

. Christ Mal 3:1; Lu 2:15,16

. Honour which comes from him Joh 5:44

. Justification by Christ Ga 2:16,17

. The city which God has prepared Heb 11:10,16; 13:14

- By prayer Job 8:5; Da 9:3

- In his house De 12:5; Ps 27:4

- SHOULD BE . Immediate Ho 10:12

. Evermore Ps 105:4

. While he may be found Isa 55:6

. With diligence Heb 11:6

. With the heart De 4:29; 1Ch 22:19

. In the day of trouble Ps 77:2

- Ensures . His being found De 4:29; 1Ch 28:9; Pr 8:17; Jer 29:13

. His favour La 3:25

. His protection Ezr 8:22

. His not forsaking us Ps 9:10

. Life Ps 69:32; Am 5:4,6

. Prosperity Job 8:5,6; Ps 34:10

. Being heard of him Ps 34:4

. Understanding all things Pr 28:5

. Gifts of righteousness Ho 10:12

- Imperative upon all Isa 8:19

- Afflictions designed to lead to Ps 78:33,34; Ho 5:15

- None, by nature, are found to be engaged in Ps 14:2; Ro 3:11; Lu 12:23,30

- SAINTS . Specially exhorted to Zep 2:3

. Desirous of Job 5:8

. Purpose, in heart Ps 27:8

. Prepare their hearts for 2Ch 30:19

. Set their hearts to 2Ch 11:16

. Engage in, with the whole heart 2Ch 15:12; Ps 119:10

. Early in Job 8:5; Ps 63:1; Isa 26:9

. Earnest in So 3:2,4

. Characterised by Ps 24:6

- Is never in vain Isa 45:19

- Blessedness of Ps 119:2

- Leads to joy Ps 70:4; 105:3

- Ends in praise Ps 22:26

- Promise connected with Ps 69:32

- Shall be rewarded Heb 11:6

- THE WICKED . Are gone out of the way of Ps 14:2,3; Ro 3:11,12

. Prepare not their hearts for 2Ch 12:14

. Refuse, through pride Ps 10:4

. Not led to, by affliction Isa 9:13

. Sometimes pretend to Ezr 4:2; Isa 58:2

. Rejected, when too late in Pr 1:28

- They who neglect denounced Isa 31:1

- Punishment of those who neglect Zep 1:4-6

- Exemplified . Asa 2Ch 14:7

. Jehoshaphat 2Ch 17:3,4

. Uzziah 2Ch 26:5

. Hezekiah 2Ch 31:21

. Josiah 2Ch 34:3

. Ezra Ezr 7:10

. David Ps 34:4

. Daniel Da 9:3,4

Self-delusion

- A characteristic of the wicked Ps 49:18

- Prosperity frequently leads to Ps 30:6; Ho 12:8; Lu 12:17-19

- Obstinate sinners often given up to Ps 81:11,12; Ho 4:17; 2Th 2:10,11

- EXHIBITED IN THINKING THAT . Our own ways are right Pr 14:12

. We should adhere to established wicked practices Jer 44:17

. We are pure Pr 30:12

. We are better than others Lu 18:11

. We are rich in spiritual things Re 3:17

. We may have peace while in sin De 29:19

. We are above adversity Ps 10:6

. Gifts entitle us to heaven Mt 7:21,22

. Privileges entitle us to heaven Mt 3:9; Lu 13:25,26

. God will not punish our sins Ps 10:11; Jer 5:12

. Christ shall not come to judge 2Pe 3:4

. Our lives shall be prolonged Isa 56:12; Lu 12:19; Jas 4:13

- Frequently preserved in, to the last Mt 7:22; 25:11,12; Lu 13:24,25

- Fatal consequences of Mt 7:23; 24:48-51; Lu 12:20; 1Th 5:3

- Exemplified . Ahab 1Ki 20:27,34

. Israelites Ho 12:8

. Jews Joh 8:33,41

. Church of Laodicea Re 3:17

. Babylon Isa 47:7-11

Self-denial

- Christ set an example of Mt 4:8-10; 8:20; Joh 6:38; Ro 15:3; Php 2:6-8

- A test of devotedness to Christ Mt 10:37,38; Lu 9:23,24

- NECESSARY . In following Christ Lu 14:27-33

. In the warfare of saints 2Ti 2:4

. To the triumph of saints 1Co 9:25-27

- Ministers especially called to exercise 2Co 6:4,5

- SHOULD BE EXERCISED IN . Denying ungodliness and worldly lusts Ro 6:12; Tit 2:12

. Controlling the appetite Pr 23:2

. Abstaining from fleshly lusts 1Pe 2:11

. No longer living to lusts of men 1Pe 4:2

. Mortifying sinful lusts Mr 9:43; Col 3:5

. Mortifying deeds of the body Ro 8:13

. Not pleasing ourselves Ro 15:1-3

. Not seeking out own profit 1Co 10:24,33; 13:5; Php 2:4

. Preferring the profit of others Ro 14:20,21; 1Co 10:24,33

. Assisting others Lu 3:11

. Even lawful things 1Co 10:23

. Forsaking all Lu 14:33

. Taking up the cross and following Christ Mt 10:38; 16:24

. Crucifying the flesh Ga 5:24

. Being crucified with Christ Ro 6:6

. Being crucified to the world Ga 6:14

. Putting off the old man which is corrupt Eph 4:22; Col 3:9

. Preferring Christ to all earthly relations Mt 8:21,22; Lu 14:26

- Becomes strangers and pilgrims Heb 11:13-15; 1Pe 2:11

- Danger of neglecting Mt 16:25,26; 1Co 9:27

- Reward of Mt 19:28,29; Ro 8:13

- Happy result 2Pe 1:4

- Exemplified . Abraham Ge 13:9; Heb 11:8,9

. Widow of Zarephath 1Ki 17:12-15

. Esther Es 4:16

. Rechabites Jer 35:6,7

. Daniel Da 1:8-16

. Apostles Mt 19:27

. Simon, Andrew, James, and John Mr 1:16-20

. Poor Widow Lu 21:4

. The Christians Ac 2:45; 4:34

. Barnabas Ac 4:36,37

. Paul Ac 20:24; 1Co 9:19,27

. Moses Heb 11:24,25