The Unity of the Body of Christ
Some people claim that the second coming of Jesus Christ will happen twice. This is heresy. The body of Christ, known as the saints, is one whole body according to Christ’s words (John 10:15-16), whether Jews or Gentiles converted to Jesus Christ.
John 10:15-16
- “As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.”
Both Jews and Gentiles who have sincerely accepted Jesus Christ are the one body of Christ, known as the “caught up saints.” We who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air (John 17:8-20).
The Role of the Holy Spirit
To every true believer in Jesus Christ: read your Bible with the power of the Holy Ghost for understanding, and preach the true words of Jesus Christ (John 16:7-15).
John 16:7-15 (Selected Verses)
- “When the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth… He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.”
Conclusion: The Holy Spirit is our perfect tutor.
Bible Verses About the Second Coming of Jesus
Hebrews 9:28
So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And 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, and so we will always be with the Lord.
Revelation 1:7
Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.
Matthew 24:36, 44
“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only… Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
John 14:1-3
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms… I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.”
Acts 1:10-11
“Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”
Luke 21:34-36
“But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap… But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Revelation 22:12
“Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay everyone for what he has done.”
Titus 2:13
Waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.
