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170 Evangelizology Sample New Testament Scripture Regarding the Second Coming 1. “(Behold,) I am coming quickly,” Rev 3:11, 22:12, 20. 2. “For yet a little while, He who is coming will come, and will not delay,” Heb 10:37 (cf. Hab 2:3). 3. “A little while, and you will no longer behold me; and again a little while, and you will see Me,” John 16:16. 4. “For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night,” 1 Thess 5:2 5. “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief,” 2 Pet 3:10. 6. “Behold, I am coming like a thief,” Rev 16:15. 7. “I will come like a thief,” Rev 3:3 8. “In the day of judgment,” Matt 10:15; 11:22, 24; 12:36 9. “You are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,” Rom 2:5 10. “The Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,” 2 Pet 2:9 11. “That we may have confidence in the day of judgment,” 1 Jn 4:17 12. “Kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men, 2 Pet 3:7 13. “In eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day,” Jude 1:6 14. “Behold, the Judge is standing right at the door,” Jms 5:9. 15. “Recognize that He is near, right at the door,” Matt 24:33, Mark 13:29. 16. “For the time is near,” Rev 1:3, 22:10. 17. “The Lord is near,” Phil 4:5. 18. “The kingdom of God is near,” Luke 21:31. 19. “But encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the day drawing near,” Heb 10:25 20. “Knowing the time ... for now salvation is nearer to us,” Rom 13:11. 20. “It is the last hour,” 1 John 2:18. 21. “The day is at hand,” Rom 13:12. 22. “The kingdom of heaven is at hand,” Matt 10:7. 23. “The coming of the Lord is at hand,” James 5:8. 24. “The end of all things is at hand,” 1 Pet 4:7. 25. “The things which must shortly take place,” Rev 1:1, 22:6. 26. “For the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will,” Matt 24:44. 27. “For the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect,” Luke 12:40. 28. “The master will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know,” Matt 24:50; Luke 12:46. 29. “But as to the day and hour no one knows,” Matt 24:36, Mark 13:32. 30. “For you do not know which day the Lord is coming,” Matt 24:42. 31. “Be on the alert,” Matt 24:42, 25:13. 32. “Be ready,” Matt 24:44, Luke 2:40. Passages Affirming the Reality of/Need for a Future Expectation 1. “Even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly [avpekde,comai] our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body,” Rom 8:23 2. “But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly [avpekde,comai] for it,” Rom 8:25 3. “Awaiting eagerly [avpekde,comai] the revelation of our Lord Jesus,” 1 Cor 1:7 4. “For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting [avpekde,comai] for the hope of righteousness,” Gal 5:5 5. “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait [avpekde,comai] for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,” Phil 3:20 6. “And to wait [avname,nw] for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come,” 1 Thess 1:10 7. “Looking for [prosde,comai] the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,” Titus 2:13 8. “So Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to [for] those who eagerly await [avpekde,comai] Him,” Heb 9:28 9. “Be patient, therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord,” James 5:7 10. “Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for [prosdoka,w] and hastening [speu,dw] the coming of the day of God, on account of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat!” 2 Pet 3:11-12 11. “But according to His promise we are looking for [prosdoka,w] new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells,” 2 Pet 3:13 12. Therefore, beloved, since you look for [prosdoka,w] these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,” 2 Pet 3:14
Thomas P. Johnston 171 13. “Keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously [prosde,comai] for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life,” Jude 21 The Soon Advent of the Kingdom of God Ought to Be Central to the Christian’s Message 1. It was central in the message of John the Baptist: a. “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand,” Matt 3:2 2. It was central in the preaching of Jesus: a. “From that time Jesus began to preach and say, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand,’” Matt 4:17 b. “And after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel,’” Mark 1:14-15 3. It was central in the preaching of the apostles, “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand,’” Matt 10:7 4. Remembering, unfortunately, that false prophets will also have this emphasis, Luke 21:8, “And He said, ‘See to it that you be not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, “I am He,” and, “The time is at hand”; do not go after them.’” The Return of Christ as Motivation 1. Motivation to faith, Luke 18:8 2. Motivation to persevere, Heb 10:36-37 3. Motivation for holiness of life, 2 Pet 3:11-12 4. Motivation to live for Christ, Matt 24:46-51, 25:13, 24-30. 5. Motivation to live zealous for good deeds, Titus 2:11-14 6. Motivation to preach, 2 Tim 4:1-2 7. Motivation to hasten the return of Jesus through evangelism, Matt 24:14, Mark 13:10 > 2 Pet 3:11-12 Not surprisingly, there are nay-sayers on this point—they teach that only biblicists and literalists believe in the hastening the return of Christ through evangelism. 154 But it must be stated that this expectation is what the Bible teaches, and furthermore these verses sparked the urgency of evangelism during the Great Century of Protestant Missions. 8. Motivation to persevere in evangelism, Matt 10:23. Commitment: “Lord, May I Always Live Remembering Your Soon Return.” 154 “Evangelism is not a mechanism to hasten the return of Christ, as some suggest” (David J. Bosch, Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1991), 420).
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