COMING SOON

MATTHEW 24

1 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when His disciples came up to Him to call His attention to its buildings. 2 Do you see these things? He asked. I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another, everyone will be thrown down. 3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. Tell us, they said, when will this happen and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age. 4 Jesus answered: Watch out that no one deceive you. 5 For many will come in My name claiming, I am the Christ, and will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these things are the beginning of birth pains. 9 Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death and you will be hated by all nations because of Me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other. 11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness the love of most will grow cold, 13 but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel, of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. 15 So when you see standing in the holy place the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of through the prophet Daniel let the reader understand 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one who are on the roof of his house go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers. 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then ther will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now and never to be equaled again. 22 If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, Look here is the Christ! or There he is! do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive  even the elect if that were possible. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time. 26 So if anyone tells you, there he is, out in the desert, do not go out or, Here he is in the inner rooms, do not believe it. 27 For as lightning  that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. 29 Immediately after the distress of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shakem. 30 At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. 31 And He will send His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. 32 Now learn the lesson from the fig tree: As soon as the twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. 34 I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly pass away untill all these things have happened. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. 36 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37 As it was in the days if Noah, so it will be at the coming of the son of man. 38 for in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding with a grain mill; one will be taken the other left. 42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time at night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you must also be ready, because the Son of Man will come at a hour when you do not expect Him.

MARK 13

1 As He was leavingn the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, Look Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings! 2 Do you see all these great buildings? replied Jesus. Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down. 3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple. Peter, James,John and Andrew asked Him privately, 4 Tell us when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to be fulfilled? 5 Jesus said to them: Watch out that no one deceive you. 6 Many will come in My name claiming, I am he, and will deceive many. 7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars do not be alarmed.  Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains. 9 You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of Me you stand before govenors and kings as witnesses to them. 10 And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. 11 Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you that speaking, but the Holy Spirit. 12 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. 13 All men will hate you because of Me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 When you see the abomonation that causes desolation standing where it does not belong let the reader understand then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15 Let no one on the roof of the house go down or enter the house to take anything out. 16 Let no one out in the field go back to get his cloak. 17 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers. 18 Pray that this will not take place in winter, 19 Because those will be days of distress uneaqualed from the beginning when God created the world, until now and never will be equaled again. 20 If the Lord had not cut short those days no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has choosen, He has shortened them. 21 At that time if anyone says to you, Look here is the Christ! or Look there he is! do not believe it. 22 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform  signs and miracles to deceive the elect if that were possible. 23 So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of  time. 24 But in those days, following that distress, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; 25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken. 26  At that time men will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 and He will send His angels and gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens. 28 Now learn the lesson from the fig tree: As soon as the twigs are tender and the leaves come out , you know that summer is near. 29 Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door. 30 I tell you the truth, this generation certainly will not pass away until all these things have happened. 31Heaven and earth will pass away,, but My words will never pass away. 32 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son but only the Father. 33 Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come. 34 Its like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge each with his assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch. 35 Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you,  I say to everyone! Watch

LUKE 21:5-36

5 Some of His disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, 6 As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another, every one of them will be thrown down. 7 Teacher, they asked, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place? 8 He replied: Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name claiming, I am he, and, The time is near. Do not follow them. 9 When you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but te end will not come right away. 10 Then He said to them: Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 11 There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven. 12 But before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you up to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought up before kings and govenors, and all on account of My name. 13 This will result in your being witnesses to them. 14 But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. 16 You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. 17 All men will hate you because of Me, 18 But not a hair of your head will perish. 19 By standing firm you will gain life. 20  When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and those in the country not enter the city. 22 For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written. 23 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers. There will be great distress in the land and wrath against the people. 24 They will fall by the sword and be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the time of the Gentiles is fulfilled. 25 There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars. On the earth nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. 26 Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. 27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your hands, because your redemption is drawing near. 29 He told them this parable; Look at the fig tree and all the trees. 30 When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. 31 Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near. 32 I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. 34 Be careful, or your hearts will be weighted down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will be on you unexpectedly like a trap. 35 For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth. 36 Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.

JOHN 5:21-29

21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom He is pleased to give. 22 Moreover the Father judges no one,  but has entrusted all judgement to the Son 23 that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. 24 I tell you the truth, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not be condemmed; he has crossed over from death to life. 25 I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself. 27 And He has given Him authority to judge because He is the Son of Man. 28 Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice 29 and come out those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemmed.

REVELATION 22

1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the Throne of God and from the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month.  And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3  No longer will there be any curse. The Throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and His servants will serve Him. 4 They will see His face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of the lamp or the light of the sun, For the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. 6 The angel said to me,These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God of the Spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show His servants the things that must soon take place. 7 Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book. 8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet at the angel who had been showing them to me. 9  But he said to me,, Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets and of all who keep the words of this book. Worship God! 10Then he said to me, Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time is near. 11 Let him who does wrong continue to do wrong;  let him who is vile continue to be vile;  let him who does right continue to do right; and let him who is holy continue to be holy. 12 Behold I am coming soon! My reward is with Me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. 14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexual immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. 16 I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star. 17 The Spirit and the Bride say, Come! And let him who hears say, Come! Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take of the free gift of the water of life.18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the  prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. 19 And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. 20 He who testifies to these things says, Yes, I am coming soon. Amen. Come Lord Jesus.  21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with Gods people. Amen.

Since you have kept My command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth. I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. Revelation 3:10,11

COMING SOON

THE WORK OF THE CHURCH

by Thomas J. Grace

For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord/  1 Thessalonians 4:16,17

Behold He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen.Revelation 1:7

Blow the trumpet in Zion: sound the alarm on My holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming. It is close at hand a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was of old nor ever will be in the ages to come. Joel 2:1,2

Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness and not light? even very dark, and no brightness at all. Amos 5:20

Looking for the blessed hope, and the  glorious appearing of the Great God and our Savior Jesus Christ. Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Titus 3:13,14

I will give them an undivided heart and put a new Spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Then they will follow My decrees and be careful to keep My laws. They will be My people and I will be their God. Ezekiel 11:19,20

You too, be patient and stand firm because the Lords coming is near. James 5:8

But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection from the dead comes also through a man. 1 Corinthians 15:20,21

Men of Galilee, they said, why do you stand there looking into the shy?  This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven. Acts 1:11

Neither their silver nor their gold  will be able to save them on the day of the Lords wrath. In the fire of His jealously the whole world will be consumed, for He will make a sudden end of all who live on the earth. Zephaniah 1:18

For in just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay. Hebrews 10:37

When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the Lord your God and obey Him. For the Lord our God is a merciful God; He will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which He confirmed to them by oath. Deuteronomy 4:30,31

Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man. Luke 21:36

And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead Jesus who rescues us from the coming wrath. 1 Thessalonians 2:10

It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 1 Corinthians 15:44

For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west,  so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Matthew 24:27

For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. Habakkuk 2:14

Many will be purified made spotless and refined but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand. Daniel 12:10

No one came come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws them, and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:44

What I say to you, I say to everyone: Watch! Mark 13:37

And when the Good Shepherd appears, you will recieve the crown of glory that will never fade away. 1 Peter 5:4

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one of heaven to the other. Matthew 24:30,31

But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who by the power that enables Him to bring everything under His control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like His glorious body. Philippians 3:20,21

And behold I come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Revelation 22:12,13

I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. John 5:25

Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered  to him, we ask, you brothers, not to become easily unsetteled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come.  2 Thessalonians 2:1,2

Since you have kept My command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth. I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. Revelation 3:10,11

No one knows about the day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Matthew 24:36

The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wating anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9, 10

Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day and not only me, but also to all who have longed for His appearing. 2 Timothy 4:8

May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and He will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:23,24

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. The creation waits in eager expectation for the Sons of God to be revealed. Romans 8:18,19

For you died and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ  who is your life, appears then you will also appear with Him in glory. Colossians 3:4

For whenever you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lords death until He comes. 1 Cotinthians 11:26

If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has shortened them. Mark 13:20

Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not been made known, But we know that when he appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 1 John 3:2

At that time they will see the son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.  When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near. Luke 21: 27,28

And now, dear children, continue in Him, so that when He appears we may be confident and unashamed before Him at  His coming. 1 John 2:28

See the Sovereign Lord comes with power, and His arm rules for Him. See His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him. He tends His flock like a shepherd; he gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart, He gently leads those that have young. Isaiah 40:10,11

The anger of the Lord will not turn back until He fully accomplishes the purposes of His heart. in days to come you will understand it clearly. Jeremiah 23:20

Then you will call upon Me  and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you, declares the Lord, and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile. Jeremiah 29:12-14

For I will take you out of the nations I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back to your own land.  I will sprinkle clean water on you and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new Spirit in you: I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put My Spirit in you and move you to follow My decrees and be careful to follow My laws. You will live in the land I gave to your forefathers you will be My people and I will be your God. Ezekiel 36:24-28

For the day is near the day of the Lord is near a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. Ezekiel 30:3

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:4

As it was in the days of Noah so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing  about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming  of the Son of Man. Matthew 24:37-29

Now the earth was currupt in Gods sight and was full of violence. God saw how currupt the earth had become, for all the people had corrupted their ways. So God said to Noah, I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am going to destroy both them and the earth.  Genesis 6:11-13

CHRIST LOVES YOU. AMEM. COME LORD JESUS