How Will We Know When Jesus Returns?
by Bill Rudge
According to Scripture, no one will have to wonder at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Revelation 1:7 says—
Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him.
In Acts 1:11, as Jesus ascended into heaven, two angels said to His disciples—
Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, Who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.
Matthew 24:27-31 says—
For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be...and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
Daniel 7:13,14 says—
I kept looking in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, and He came up to the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him. And to Him was given dominion, glory and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and men of every language might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion which will not pass away; and His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed.
We Will Be Transformed
1 Corinthians 15:51,52 reveals that when Jesus Christ returns believers will be transformed. It says—
Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye....
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 states—
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.
At His Second Coming, the Biblical evidence, cataclysmic signs, and physical transformation of believers will undeniably confirm Him to be the true Messiah.
(Excerpted from The Last Days book by Bill Rudge)
