The beautiful stained glass is from First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Galveston, Texas

We confess this frequently at churches:  “Christ has died. Christ is risen.  Christ will come again.”   These are foundational Christian beliefs.  Do you believe Christ is coming again?   Many, many  Scriptures reference the Lord’s Coming.  Some of these just reference the “Day” or the “Revelation” but are included to show how foundational the Second Coming is to the apostles’ doctrine.  Others have details of the event.  To get a Scriptural view of the Lord’s Coming, here’s just the New Testament list:

Matt 16:27-28

Matt 24:27-30 (The Lord’s own words on His Return)

Matt 25:31

Mark 13:26

Luke 21:27

John 14:3

John 21:22

Acts 1:11

Romans 8:17-24

1 Corinthians 15:23

1 Corinthians 15:49-54

Philippians 1:6   (This passage shows that the ultimate “Day of the Lord” is still in the future because we are not yet perfected!)

Colossians 3:4

1 Thessalonians 4:13 – 5:11 (Lots in here!)

2 Thessalonians 1:7-10

2 Thessalonians 2:1-3

2 Thessalonians 2:8

2 Timothy 1:12

2 Timothy 2:18

Titus 2:13

James 5:7-8

1 Peter 1:5

1 Peter 4:13

2 Peter 3:10

1 John 2:28

1 John 3:2-3

The Book of Revelation:

Promise of 2nd Coming:  Rev 1:7-8; Rev 22:12; Rev 22:20

Event Details of 2nd Coming:  Rev 6:12 -17;  Rev 14:1; Rev 14:14; 19:11-16

Warning of 2nd Coming: Rev 16:15

Maranatha!