John 14:3, ICB
“After I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back. Then I will take you to be with me so that you may be where I am.”
Acts 1:11
“They said, ‘Men of Galilee, why are you standing here looking into the sky? You saw Jesus taken away from you into heaven. He will come back in the same way you saw him go.’”
This is what we believe:
The literal, personal, imminent, pre-tribulation, and pre-millennial return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Zechariah 14:4
“On that day he will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. The Mount of Olives will split in two. A deep valley will run east and west. Half the mountain will move north. And half will move south.”
3 Signs of Jesus’ Coming
1. False Things
2. Catastrophic natural disasters and an outpouring of evil like we’ve never seen before
3. Good things will happen
1 Thessalonians 5:3, IBC
“People will say, ‘We have peace and we are safe.’ At that time they will be destroyed quickly, as pains come quickly to a woman having a baby. And those people will not escape.”
2 Timothy 3:1, ICB
“Remember this! There will be many troubles in the last days.”
Matthew 24:12, ICB
“There will be more and more evil in the world. So most people will stop showing their love for each other.”
Matthew 24:14, ICB
“The Good News about God’s kingdom will be preached in all the world, to every nation. Then the end will come.”
2 Peter 3:9, ICB
“The Lord is not slow in doing what he promised—the way some people understand slowness. But God is being patient with you. He does not want anyone to be lost. He wants everyone to change his heart and life.”
3 facts about the timing of His Second Coming
1. We can know the general time but not the precise moment
2. Jesus will return at a time when the world is completely unprepared
3. We’re called to be ready because Jesus may return at any moment
Matthew 24:32-33, ICB
“The fig tree teaches us a lesson: When its branches become green and soft, and new leaves begin to grow, then you know that summer is near. So also, when you see all these things happening, you will know that the time is near, ready to come.”
Matthew 24:36, ICB
“No one knows when that day or time will be. Even the Son and the angels in heaven don’t know. Only the Father knows.”
Matthew 24:37-41, ICB
“When the Son of Man comes, it will be the same as what happened during Noah’s time. In those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking. They were marrying and giving their children to be married. They were still doing those things until the day Noah entered the boat. They knew nothing about what was happening. But then the flood came, and all those people were destroyed. It will be the same when the Son of Man comes. Two men will be working together in the field. One man will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding grain with a hand mill. One woman will be taken and the other will be left.”
Matthew 24:42-44, ICB
“So you also must be ready. The Son of Man will come at a time you don’t expect him. Who is the wise and trusted servant?The master trusts one servant to give the other servants their food at the right time. When the master comes and finds the servant doing his work, the servant will be very happy.”
7 Biblical Disciplines
1. Worship Humbly
2. Read Daily
3. Pray Continually
4. Meet Faithfully
5. Give Generously
6. Serve Joyfully
7. Share Boldly
