Israel will be restored to her land, never more to be removed. The nations and their representatives will be judged. At this Second Coming, the Antichrist will be cast into the Lake of Fire and Satan will be bound for a thousand years. His Kingdom will last for a thousand years. Īt the end of the Tribulation, Jesus Christ will return with the hosts of heaven as well as the Church to establish the Messianic Kingdom on earth. Its purpose will be to prepare Israel for her Messiah.

The Rapture will also inaugurate a period that the Bible characterizes as the 'great day of His wrath,' 'the great tribulation' and the 'time of Jacob's trouble.' This time of unprecedented difficulty will affect Israel and all nations. This is not a judgment to determine their salvation but a reward for labor on Christ's behalf. He will reward them on the basis of the works they have accomplished. Īfter the Rapture of the Church, Christians will be brought before the judgment seat of Christ. No man knows the day or the hour when this will take place. This expectation is a motivation for holy living, as well as a source of comfort. Christians living at the time of this event will not die, but will be changed to be like Christ. In this resurrection, those who have died in Christ will have their redeemed souls and spirits united with a body similar to Christ's glorified body. īefore He establishes His kingdom on earth, Jesus will come for His Church, an event commonly referred to as the 'Rapture.' At that time the dead in Christ will be raised and living Christians will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air and be with Him forever. His return from heaven will be personal, visible and glorious, a blessed hope for which we should constantly watch and pray. We believe in the second coming of Christ.

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