The spiritual world
What does the Bible say about the second coming?
The New Testament promises that Jesus will return visibly and unmistakably, which is the church's living hope.
What Scripture says
Acts 1:11
“who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky, will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.””
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
“For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first, then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.”
Matthew 24:30
“and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.”
Revelation 22:12
““Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.”
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