THE MOMENT WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR (35 OF 39)
Scripture: REVELATION 19:11-21
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The moment we have all been waiting for (35 of 39)
Dr. James Merritt
Revelation 19:11-21
Introduction
1. The day is coming when the drama of life as we know it is going to come to an end. The curtains of time are going to be drawn back and out will step on center stage of the universe, the lord jesus christ. But he will not come as he did the first time.
2. The first time he came to redeem, but this time he comes to rule.
The first time he came as a suffering servant, but this time he comes as a supreme sovereign.
The first time he was placed in a manger, but this time he is proclaimed as the master.
The first time his deity was denied, but this time his deity is declared.
The first time he was cursed as a false king, but this time he will be crowned as the true king.
The first time he was rejected as a liar, but this time he is received as the lord.
The first time satan was a destructive force, but this time satan is a defeated foe.
The first time he came to proclaim his kingdom, but this time he comes to claim his kingdom.
3. I missed the glory of his first coming, but one way or the other i will not miss the glory of his second coming. Either i will come with him, or i will go to him. One way or the other i am going to see and share in the coming of the king.
i. The reality of his return
1. "then i saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse." (v. 11a) this is not a figment of john's imagination. This is not just something he dreamed. He wants us to know it was something he "saw." it is also something he wants us to see because he adds "behold." this is something he does not want anyone to miss - the return of the lord jesus christ.
2. The second coming of jesus is the theme of the book of the revelation from its beginning to its ending. John, in similar words, said in chapter 1:7, "behold, he is coming with clouds, and every eye will see him, and they also who pierced him. And all the tribes ...
Dr. James Merritt
Revelation 19:11-21
Introduction
1. The day is coming when the drama of life as we know it is going to come to an end. The curtains of time are going to be drawn back and out will step on center stage of the universe, the lord jesus christ. But he will not come as he did the first time.
2. The first time he came to redeem, but this time he comes to rule.
The first time he came as a suffering servant, but this time he comes as a supreme sovereign.
The first time he was placed in a manger, but this time he is proclaimed as the master.
The first time his deity was denied, but this time his deity is declared.
The first time he was cursed as a false king, but this time he will be crowned as the true king.
The first time he was rejected as a liar, but this time he is received as the lord.
The first time satan was a destructive force, but this time satan is a defeated foe.
The first time he came to proclaim his kingdom, but this time he comes to claim his kingdom.
3. I missed the glory of his first coming, but one way or the other i will not miss the glory of his second coming. Either i will come with him, or i will go to him. One way or the other i am going to see and share in the coming of the king.
i. The reality of his return
1. "then i saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse." (v. 11a) this is not a figment of john's imagination. This is not just something he dreamed. He wants us to know it was something he "saw." it is also something he wants us to see because he adds "behold." this is something he does not want anyone to miss - the return of the lord jesus christ.
2. The second coming of jesus is the theme of the book of the revelation from its beginning to its ending. John, in similar words, said in chapter 1:7, "behold, he is coming with clouds, and every eye will see him, and they also who pierced him. And all the tribes ...
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