“The Imminent Return of Jesus Christ” Matthew 24:1-50

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Date: April 21, 2024 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

According to a 2022 Pew Research Center survey, 55% of US adults believe Jesus will return to Earth, and 75% of Christians believe this will happen, but not in their lifetime. However, 39% of US adults believe humanity is “living in the end times”. We believe that the return of Jesus Christ is imminent, that is, His return could occur at any moment. Like the apostle Paul, we are looking for “the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13). We also believe the rapture of the Church will occur seven years before the return of Jesus Christ, and that it is the next event on God’s prophetic calendar. The apostles also believed in the imminent return of Christ, but rather than sitting down and waiting on that blessed day, they seized each day and dedicated themselves to the Lord’s work. In effect, they lived each day as if it were their last, and if we truly believe in the imminent return of Christ, so should we. This Sunday’s-doctrinal series: The Church: The Pillar and Ground of Truth Title of this sermon : “The Imminent Return of Jesus Christ.”

According to a 2022 Pew Research Center survey, 55% of US adults believe Jesus will return to Earth, and 75% of Christians believe this will happen, but not in their lifetime. However, 39% of US adults believe humanity is “living in the end times”.

We believe that the return of Jesus Christ is imminent, that is, His return could occur at any moment. Like the apostle Paul, we are looking for “the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13). We also believe the rapture of the Church will occur seven years before the return of Jesus Christ, and that it is the next event on God’s prophetic calendar.

The apostles also believed in the imminent return of Christ, but rather than sitting down and waiting on that blessed day, they seized each day and dedicated themselves to the Lord’s work. In effect, they lived each day as if it were their last, and if we truly believe in the imminent return of Christ, so should we.

This Sunday’s-doctrinal series:

The Church: The Pillar and Ground of Truth

Title of this sermon :

“The Imminent Return of Jesus Christ.”

Download the following translated Sermon guides:

Old Testament Reading – Isaiah 65:17-19 New Testament Reading – Revelation 21:1-6, 22-27

On the night before He was crucified, Jesus made two prophetic promises to His disciples.

The synoptic gospels of Matthew 24 and 25, along with Mark 13 and Luke 21, are called:

In Matthew 24:3-6, the disciples asked Jesus when these things would take place, what would be the “sign” of His return, and the end of the age? In Matthew 24:36, Jesus said, “Of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, but My Father only.”

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