The Second Coming

Lo, he doth come with the clouds, and see him shall every eye, even those who did pierce him, and wail because of him shall all the tribes of the land. Yes! Amen!

who also said, `Men, Galileans, why do ye stand gazing into the heaven? this Jesus who was received up from you into the heaven, shall so come in what manner ye saw him going on to the heaven.'

`And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known--not even the messengers of the heavens--except my Father only;

he saith--who is testifying these things--`Yes, I come quickly!' Amen! Yes, be coming, Lord Jesus!

because of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come.

waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

And lo, I come quickly, and my reward <FI>is<Fi> with me, to render to each as his work shall be;

and if I go on and prepare for you a place, again do I come, and will receive you unto myself, that where I am ye also may be;

And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple, — read the full passage →

and as they were looking stedfastly to the heaven in his going on, then, lo, two men stood by them in white apparel, — read the full passage →

`Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come;

for as the lightning doth come forth from the east, and doth appear unto the west, so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man;

`For, the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father, with his messengers, and then he will reward each, according to his work.

so also the Christ, once having been offered to bear the sins of many, a second time, apart from a sin-offering, shall appear, to those waiting for him--to salvation!

because the Lord himself, in a shout, in the voice of a chief-messenger, and in the trump of God, shall come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ shall rise first, — read the full passage →

when the Christ--our life--may be manifested, then also we with him shall be manifested in glory.

And now, little children, remain in him, that when he may be manifested, we may have boldness, and may not be ashamed before him, in his presence;

and it will come--the day of the Lord--as a thief in the night, in which the heavens with a rushing noise will pass away, and the elements with burning heat be dissolved, and earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.

And of all things the end hath come nigh; be sober-minded, then, and watch unto the prayers,

for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,

`I am the Alpha and the Omega, beginning and end, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is coming--the Almighty.'

`Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come; — read the full passage →

And I saw the heaven having been opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness doth he judge and war, — read the full passage →

Lo, I come quickly, be holding fast that which thou hast, that no one may receive thy crown.

and then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in the heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth smite the breast, and they shall see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of the heaven, with power and much glory;

because He did set a day in which He is about to judge the world in righteousness, by a man whom He did ordain, having given assurance to all, having raised him out of the dead.'

`lo, I do come as a thief; happy <FI>is<Fi> he who is watching, and keeping his garments, that he may not walk naked, and they may see his unseemliness,' --

and the God of the peace Himself sanctify you wholly, and may your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved unblameably in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ;

For our citizenship is in the heavens, whence also a Saviour we await--the Lord Jesus Christ--

for as often as ye may eat this bread, and this cup may drink, the death of the Lord ye do shew forth--till he may come;

for whoever may be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also shall be ashamed of him, when he may come in the glory of his Father, with the holy messengers.'

so that ye are not behind in any gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of the righteousness that the Lord--the Righteous Judge--shall give to me in that day, and not only to me, but also to all those loving his manifestation.

`And whenever the Son of Man may come in his glory, and all the holy messengers with him, then he shall sit upon a throne of his glory;

And prophesy also to these did the seventh from Adam--Enoch--saying, `Lo, the Lord did come in His saintly myriads, — read the full passage →

Wherefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope perfectly upon the grace that is being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,

because the Lord himself, in a shout, in the voice of a chief-messenger, and in the trump of God, shall come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ shall rise first,

so, then, nothing before the time judge ye, till the Lord may come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of the darkness, and will manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then the praise shall come to each from God.

`And this is the will of the Father who sent me, that all that He hath given to me I may not lose of it, but may raise it up in the last day; — read the full passage →

`And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day may come on you, — read the full passage →

`But, take heed of the false prophets, who come unto you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves.

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works, — read the full passage →

to the establishing your hearts blameless in sanctification before our God and Father, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

having been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform <FI>it<Fi> till a day of Jesus Christ,

And prophesy also to these did the seventh from Adam--Enoch--saying, `Lo, the Lord did come in His saintly myriads,

I say to you, that He will execute the justice to them quickly; but the Son of Man having come, shall he find the faith upon the earth?'

And I saw the heaven having been opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness doth he judge and war, — read the full passage →

and at the manifestation of the chief Shepherd, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.

Be patient, then, brethren, till the presence of the Lord; lo, the husbandman doth expect the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, till he may receive rain--early and latter;

and then shall be revealed the Lawless One, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the manifestation of his presence,

`Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, also in me believe; — read the full passage →

`And whenever the Son of Man may come in his glory, and all the holy messengers with him, then he shall sit upon a throne of his glory; — read the full passage →

and then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in the heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth smite the breast, and they shall see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of the heaven, with power and much glory; — read the full passage →

yourselves in the love of God keep ye, waiting for the kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ--to life age-during;

beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is; — read the full passage →

`Wonder not at this, because there doth come an hour in which all those in the tombs shall hear his voice, — read the full passage →

Jesus saith to him, `Thou hast said; nevertheless I say to you, hereafter ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming upon the clouds, of the heaven.'

`Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom; — read the full passage →

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, that ye may not sorrow, as also the rest who have not hope, — read the full passage →

`Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.

and as the days of Noah--so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man; — read the full passage →

but, according as ye have fellowship with the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice ye, that also in the revelation of his glory ye may rejoice--exulting;

And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous,

and make not sorrowful the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye were sealed to a day of redemption.

And these things having said--they beholding--he was taken up, and a cloud did receive him up from their sight; — read the full passage →

`For whoever may be ashamed of me, and of my words, of this one shall the Son of Man be ashamed, when he may come in his glory, and the Father's, and the holy messengers';

Blessed <FI>is<Fi> the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to the abundance of His kindness did beget us again to a living hope, through the rising again of Jesus Christ out of the dead, — read the full passage →

Be patient, then, brethren, till the presence of the Lord; lo, the husbandman doth expect the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, till he may receive rain--early and latter; — read the full passage →

for yet a very very little, He who is coming will come, and will not tarry;

I do fully testify, then, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge living and dead at his manifestation and his reign--

And we ask you, brethren, in regard to the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of our gathering together unto him, — read the full passage →

and to wait for His Son from the heavens, whom He did raise out of the dead--Jesus, who is rescuing us from the anger that is coming.

reform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, — read the full passage →

`Seventy weeks are determined for thy people, and for thy holy city, to shut up the transgression, and to seal up sins, and to cover iniquity, and to bring in righteousness age-during, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of holies. — read the full passage →

John to the seven assemblies that <FI>are<Fi> in Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from Him who is, and who was, and who is coming, and from the Seven Spirits that are before His throne,

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is;

then we who are living, who are remaining over, together with them shall be caught away in clouds to meet the Lord in air, and so always with the Lord we shall be;

for what <FI>is<Fi> our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? are not even ye before our Lord Jesus Christ in his presence? — read the full passage →

and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'

and Jesus said, `I am; and ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming with the clouds, of the heaven.'

And I saw a great white throne, and Him who is sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven did flee away, and place was not found for them; — read the full passage →

Lo, he doth come with the clouds, and see him shall every eye, even those who did pierce him, and wail because of him shall all the tribes of the land. Yes! Amen! — read the full passage →

And this one thing let not be unobserved by you, beloved, that one day with the Lord <FI>is<Fi> as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day;

this first knowing, that there shall come in the latter end of the days scoffers, according to their own desires going on, — read the full passage →

having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

I charge thee, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who did testify before Pontius Pilate the right profession, — read the full passage →

for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless--to a day of Christ,

And he said to them, `Verily I say to you, That there are certain of those standing here, who may not taste of death till they see the reign of God having come in power.'

and this good news of the reign shall be proclaimed in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then shall the end arrive.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

And Jesus answering said to them, `Take heed that no one may lead you astray, — read the full passage →

for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come, — read the full passage →

for they themselves concerning us do declare what entrance we had unto you, and how ye did turn unto God from the idols, to serve a living and true God, — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

And when he is sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came near to him by himself, saying, `Tell us, when shall these be? and what <FI>is<Fi> the sign of thy presence, and of the full end of the age?'

And the seventh messenger did pour out his vial to the air, and there came forth a great voice from the sanctuary of the heaven, from the throne, saying, `It hath come!' — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, that ye may not sorrow, as also the rest who have not hope, — read the full passage →