Read Heb. 10:37; 1 Cor. 15:51-52.
Prophecy centers around the two advents of Christ. The Old Testament prophesies "He came to
bear the sins of many". The New
Testament prophesies "He shall appear the 2nd time apart from sin unto
salvation."
The first advent prophecies were fulfilled, e.g.:
Our text says: "Yet a little while and He that shall
come will come and will not tarry."
For the great mass of unsaved these words have little interest. Moreover, it is sad that the larger
percentage of God's redeemed are but little enthused or stirred by this
all-important announcement.
ƒ Signs
of His Soon Return.
w Greatest
War (1914-the present); greatest famine (China 1920; Russia 1921 where 30,000
perished each day); greatest pestilence (flu epidemic); greatest earthquakes.
w Anti-Semitism
(Matt. 24:9).
w Religious
signs.
1. Love
of many shall wax cold, Mt. 24:12.
2. They
shall not endure sound doctrine, 2 Tim. 4:3.
3. A
form of godliness, 2 Tim. 3:5.
4. Lovers
of pleasure more than lovers of God, 2 Tim. 3:4.
w Social
signs (Iniquity abounds, Mt. 24:12;
divorce, Mt. 24:37f).
w National
signs (the image of Daniel is in it's last stages as the present war leads to
the formation of a "Roman empire".
w Increasing
effort of Satan knowing time is short (Mt. 24:33).
w Talk
of peace and safety, 1 Thess. 5:3.
ƒ The
Meaning/Effect of Christ's Coming.
w To
believers. 1. Finishing of his work of
grace, Hb. 9:28. 2. We will be changed, 1 Cor. 15:51f. 3. Resurrection and
re-union, 1 Thess. 4:16.
w To
the world. 1. The end of the day of
grace, opportunity. 2. The beginning of
tribulation.
Yet a little while and He that shall come will come!
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