READING TIME: 1 MINUTE OR LSS
November 22, 2019
What are the purposes for the 2nd Coming/Advent?
(1) To reveal Himself and His own – Joel 3:11; Zech. 12:10; 14:5; Matt. 24:30; Col. 3:4; Heb. 9:24-28; 1 Thess. 3:13; 2 Thess. 1:7; Jude 14; Rev. 1:7.
(2) To judge the Beast, the False Prophet and their armies – see Zech. 12:1-9; 13:8-14:2; Rev. 16:12-16; 19:11-16. Also see Ps. 2:3-9; 2 Thess. 2:8; Rev. 19:19-21.
(3) To bind Satan – Rev. 20:1-3.
(4) To physically and spiritually save Israel / the remnant – see Jer. 30:7; Zech. 12:10-13:1; 14:1-3; Rom. 11:26.
(5) To judge the nations – Joel 3:11-17; Matt. 25:31-46; 2 Thess. 1:7-10.
(6) To deliver and bless creation – Is. 35:1-10; Rom. 8:19-22. To read about various physical changes to take place on the earth, see Is. 2:2; Ezek. 47:1-12; Zech. 14:4-8.
(7) To set up His kingdom – Dan. 2:44-45; 7:13-14; Luke 1:31-33; 19:12, 15-19; cf. Rev. 11:15.