{Open Heavens} HE SHALL SURELY RETURN – Wednesday September 7th 2016.
HE SHALL SURELY RETURN – Wednesday September 7th 2016
Memorise:
Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come
in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Acts 1:11.
Read: Acts 1:8-11, (KJV)
8 But
ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and
ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and
in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11 Which
also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this
same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in
like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
Bible in one year: Jeremiah 27:1-29:23, Psalms 51
MESSAGE
One
of the chief messages of the Bible is that Jesus Christ will return
visibly and in glory at the end of history. First to raise the dead,
judge the world, and then destroy all evil and opposition to God. He
will thereafter consummate His kingdom. Christians are encouraged to be
prepared for the second coming of Jesus Christ with eagerness and joy.
Several passages of the Old Testament Bible predicted the second coming
of Jesus, Daniel 7:13-14 says:
“…one
like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven…And there was given
him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and
languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be
destroyed.”
Also, several passages of the New Testament Bible foretold the second coming of Jesus. In Acts 1:11, two angels announced the second coming of Christ by saying:
“…
Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus,
which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as
ye have seen him go into heaven.”
However,
because at least two thousand years have passed without the actual
fulfilment of this prophecy, unbelievers and Christians alike are
beginning to doubt a the reality or possibility of rapture or the second
coming of Jesus Christ. Brethren, do not be deceived, JESUS IS COMING
BACK AGAIN. This truth is very important to the continued relevance of
the Church of God in general and that of the Redeemed Christian Church
of God in particular. Focusing on the second coming of Jesus Christ
should be our duty, in order to realign the worldview and mindset of
Christians and unbelievers alike with the Word of God. The matter is
settled in Heaven and the earth has witnessed the fulfilment of almost
all the signs of the end time as recorded in the Word of God. 7
September 2016 open heavens
We
are witnesses to the increased knowledge, false prophets, wars and
rumours of wars, famines, and earthquakes, the re-gathering of the
nation of Israel, man’s inhumanity to man extreme wickedness, and
diverse forms of immorality. The second coming of Jesus will occur
unexpectedly at God’s appointed time. Be warned, be watchful and be
ready.
Prayer Point
Father, please give me the grace not to get weary while waiting for Your second coming in Jesus’ name.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye.You can also read:
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