May 13, 2018
As Christians, we long for the return of Christ. We eagerly anticipate His eventual return for His bride, the church, when He will take us to be with Him. But we also know that there is another day coming when He will return to the earth as King of kings and Lord of lords. This is what is referred to as His second coming, and we will accompany Him when it happens. It will be a day of joy for all those who have placed their faith in Christ, because it will be the beginning of His vindication of God and His Kingdom. Those who are on the earth when this day happens, who have been redeemed by God, including the 144,000 Jews and countless tribulation saints, will also rejoice at His coming. But there will be countless millions, if not billions, of individuals, who see His return as anything but good news. Because He will come in judgment. In Revelation 14:14-20, John sees Jesus coming to earth with a scythe or sickle in His hands, and He is given a command to harvest from among the unbelieving people of the earth. He is the Son of Man, the God-Man, who gave His life so that men be restored to a right relationship with God. But for all those who reject His offer of salvation, He will one day bring the judgment they deserve.