The Two Advents of Jesus Christ

Contrast: First and Second Advents

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Lesson XIV

April 24, 2005

Scripture Readings

2 Timothy 4:4 Turning from truth to fables

Jeremiah 30:1-3 The subject matter is “Israel”

I The First Advent: Christ came to establish His Church

The Second Advent: Christ comes to manifest His Kingdom

II The First Advent: connected with real geography

Matthew 2:1, 14, 23 at His beginning on earth

Acts 1:9-12 at His return to Heaven

The Second Advent will be connected with real geography

Isaiah 63:1-7 Edom

Joel 3:11-1 Valley of Jehoshaphat

Ezekiel 48:30-35 Jerusalem

III The First Advent: There were two major aspects

1) The Pre-Cross events

From the birth of John the Baptizer Luke 1:57-80

To the death of Jesus on the cross Luke 23:33-56

2) The Post-Cross events

a) The resurrection Matthew 28:8-9

Mark 16:9

Luke 24:36-46

John 20:11-18

b) The first ascension John 20:17

c) The return for forty days Acts 1:1-3

1 John 1:1-3

Included are these events:

John 20:19-31

John 21: 1-25

d) The final ascension Acts 24:48-53

e) The Second Advent: includes two major events

(i) The Rapture 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

(ii) The Revelation Revelation 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:7

Next lesson Contrast: The Rapture and Revelation of Christ