“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in heaven will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.” Mark 13:24-26
April 24, 2026
Few truths of the Bible are scorned and mocked like the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Tons of sentiment and celebration are lavished on the birth of Jesus Christ. Its importance is understood by Christians. Brace your thoughts with the fact that Christ’s return to this earth will be signaled by a display of divine power in the heavens. Creation has tottered under the load of sin’s curse and longs for its renewal when the last Adam will arrive to a world wrapped up in its vain pursuits. Christ’s coming will be in a blaze of glory. Take hope, dear Christian. We have abundant encouragement to live hopefully. The believer’s pain and suffering is the waiting room for a redeemed body in a redeemed creation. “The sum of all a believer’s sad yesterdays is as nothing to him when he remembers the glory which is to be at the Lord’s return” (Maurice Roberts).
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Reflections:
Identify some of the ways you are preparing to meet Jesus when He comes the second time.
What would history be like without the Second Coming of Jesus Christ? Why do you think human beings are wired for good stories with good endings?