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The Two Comings of
Christ
- Contrasted -
| As Head of
the Church |
As King Over
All the Earth |
Why He Comes
To present
to Himself a glorious Church
Ephesians 5:27 |
To judge and
make war
Psalm 98:9; Revelation 19:11 |
To bestow
rewards and crowns upon those member of the
Church who have earned them
1 Corinthians 3:13-15; 2 John 8 |
To execute
vengeance on His enemies
2 Thessalonians 1:7-9;
Revelation 19:19-21 |
To appoint
the members of the Church each to His respective
service in His kingdom
1 Corinthians 6:2-3; 2 Timothy 2:12 |
To deliver
and redeem Israel
Jeremiah 23:6; Ezekiel 37:24-28;
Zechariah 12:9-10, 13:1 |
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To be king
over all the earth
Jeremiah 23:5; Daniel 2:44;
Zechariah 14:9 |
With Whom He Comes
Them that
sleep in Jesus
1 Thessalonians 4:14 |
His holy
angels
Matthew 16:27; Mark 8:38;
2 Thessalonians 1:7 |
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The armies
of heaven
Revelation 19:14 |
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All the
saints
1 Thessalonians 3:13 |
When He Comes
When He has
completed the Church
Ephesians 4:13, 5:25-27 |
Immediately
after the Tribulation
Mark 13:24-26 |
Before the (Tribulation)
wrath to come
1 Thessalonians 1:10 |
When all
nations are gathered against Jerusalem
Zechariah 14:2-3 |
In the
twinkling of an eye at the last trump
1 Corinthians 15:52 |
After
prophesied signs have come to pass
Matthew chapter 24 |
How He Comes
With a shout,
with the voice of the archangel, and with the
trump of God
1 Thessalonians 4:16 |
As lightning,
with power and great glory, in flaming fire
Luke 17:24; Matthew 24:30;
2 Thessalonians 1:8; Malachi 3:2
Psalm 97:3-5; Revelation 19:11-16 |
Where He Comes
In the air
1 Thessalonians 4:17 |
The Mount of
Olives
Zechariah 14:4; Acts 1:11-12 |
The Witnesses of His Coming
Those who
are made like Him, that is, the Church
1 John 3:2 |
All flesh
Isaiah 40:5; Revelation 1:17, 6:14-16 |
The Effect of His Coming
The Church
caught up, transformed, and glorified
Romans 8:30; 1 Corinthians 15:51;
1 Thessalonians 4:17 |
Antichrist
and the false prophet are destroyed
2 Thessalonians 2:8;
Revelation 19:19-21 |
Resurrected at His Coming
The dead in
Christ
1 Thessalonians 4:16 |
Tribulation
saints
Revelation 20:4-6 |
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Righteous
Jews
Ezekiel 37:12-14; Daniel 12:13 |
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All the just
of preceding ages (except the Church of Christ
which is already glorified)
John 5:28-29; Revelation 20:4-6 |
Judged at His Coming
Every member
of Christ
2 Corinthians 5:10 |
Israel
Ezekiel 20:33-38 |
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All nations
Matthew 25:31-46 |
The Place of Judgment
Before the
judgment seat of Christ
Romans 14:10; 2 Corinthians 5:10 |
For Israel
in the wilderness
Ezekiel 20:35 |
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For the
nations before the throne of His glory
Matthew 25:31 |
The Results of the Judgment
Bad works of
believers burned up
1 Corinthians 3:15 |
Rebellious
Israelites purged out
Ezekiel 20:37-38 |
Some
believers receive rewards and crowns
1 Corinthians 3:14; 9:24-25
2 Timothy 2:12, 4:7-8
1 Thessalonians 2:19; 1 Peter 5:2-4 |
Believing
Israelites enter the land
Ezekiel 36:24-34 |
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Wicked
nations sent into Hell
Matthew 25:41, 46 |
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Righteous
nations enter the kingdom
Matthew 25:34, 46 |
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