Open Heavens 7 September 2016: Wednesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A Adeboye – He Shall Surely Return
Open Heavens 7 September 2016: Wednesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A Adeboye – He Shall Surely Return
Topic: He Shall Surely Return
[Wednesday 7, September 2016]
Memorise: Which also said, Ye men of
Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into
heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken
up from you into heaven, shall so come
in like manner as ye have seen him go
into heaven.– Acts 1:11
Read: Acts 1:8-11 (KJV)
Bible passage below
8 But ye shall receive power, after that
the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and
ye shall be witnesses unto me both in
Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in
Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of
the earth.
9 And when he had spoken these things,
while they beheld, he was taken up; and
a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 And while they looked stedfastly
toward heaven as he went up, behold,
two men stood by them in white
apparel;
11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee,
why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
this same Jesus, which is taken up from
you into heaven, shall so come in like
manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
Bible in One Year: Jeremiah 27:1-29:23, Psalms 51
MESSAGE:
One of the chief messages of the Bible is
that Jesus Christ will return visibly and
in glory at the end of history. First to
raise the dead, judge the world, and then
destroy all evil and opposition to God.
He will thereafter consummate His
kingdom. Christians are encouraged to
be prepared for the second coming of
Jesus Christ with eagerness and joy.
Several passages of the Old Testament
Bible predicted the second coming of
Jesus, Daniel 7:13-14 says:
“ 13…one like the Son of man came with
the clouds of heaven… 14 And there was
given him dominion, and glory, and a
kingdom, that all people, nations, and
languages, should serve him: his
dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away, and his
kingdom that which shall not be
destroyed.”
Also, several passages of the New
Testament Bible foretold the second
coming of Jesus. In Acts 1:11 , two
angels announced the second coming of
Christ by saying:
“…Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye
gazing up into heaven? This same
Jesus, which is taken up from you into
heaven, shall so come in like manner as
ye have seen him go into heaven.”
However, because at least two thousand
years have passed without the actual
fulfilment of this prophecy, unbelievers
and Christians alike are beginning to
doubt the reality or possibility of rapture
or the second coming of Jesus Christ.
Brethren, do not be deceived, JESUS IS
COMING BACK AGAIN. This truth is very
important to the continued relevance of
the Church of God in general and that of
the Redeemed Christian Church of God
in particular. Focusing on the second
coming of Jesus Christ should be our
duty, in order to realign the worldview
and mindset of Christians and
unbelievers alike with the Word of God.
The matter is settled in Heaven and the
earth has witnessed the fulfilment of
almost all the signs of the end time as
recorded in the Word of God.
We are witnesses to the increased
knowledge, false prophets, wars and
rumours of wars, famines, and
earthquakes, the re-gathering of the
nation of Israel, man’s inhumanity to
man extreme wickedness, and diverse
forms of immorality. The second coming
of Jesus will occur unexpectedly at
God’s appointed time. Be warned, be
watchful and be ready.
Prayer Point: Father, please give me the
grace not to get weary while waiting for
Your second coming in Jesus’ name.
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