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The Lord Is Coming!

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Lord Is Coming, The

From: Christian Treasury: Volume 8

Lord is Coming, The: When — Why — How — Where — Whither?

From: Christian Truth: Volume 26

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WHEN?

It may be today! The Word of God does not tell us, but we read that "the coming of the Lord draweth nigh" (James 5:8⁸Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. (James 5:8)), and again, "Surely I come quickly." Rev. 22:20²⁰He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. (Revelation 22:20).

WHY?

To take His blood-bought ones, dead and living, to be where He is. "The dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds... and so shall we ever be with the Lord." 1 Thess. 4:16, 17¹⁶For 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: ¹⁷Then 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 Thessalonians 4:16‑17). And, "I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." John 14:3³And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. (John 14:3).

HOW?

“The Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God." 1 Thess. 4:16¹⁶For 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: (1 Thessalonians 4:16). "Behold, I come quickly." Rev. 3:11¹¹Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. (Revelation 3:11). He comes in person—"the Lord Himself.”

MEET WHERE?

The meeting place shall be in the air, and not on earth. The Lord shall descend: they shall "be caught up... to meet the Lord in the air.”

GO WHERE?

To the Father's house on high, the heavenly home of the children of God, to the prepared mansion above, and the joys of the eternal presence of the Lord. (See John 14:1-3¹Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. ²In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. ³And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. (John 14:1‑3).)

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