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The Coming Of The Lord

The Coming Of The Lord. 2012 SITS Conference Kevin Kay. The Second Coming.

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The Coming Of The Lord

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  1. The Coming OfThe Lord 2012 SITS Conference Kevin Kay

  2. The Second Coming Heb. 9:26-28:26 He then would havehad to suffer often since the foundation ofthe world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appearedto put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. 27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, 28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.) Kevin Kay

  3. Christ Is Coming Again • Jesus (Mt. 16:27 [?]; Jn. 14:1-4) • Angels (Acts 1:9-11) • Peter (1 Pet. 5:4) • John (1 Jn. 2:28; 3:2) • Hebrews Writer (Heb. 9:28) • Jude (Jude 14) • Paul (1 Cor. 11:26) Kevin Kay

  4. The Coming Of The Lord 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10 2:1-12 • 1:9-10 • 2:19-20 • 3:11-13 • 4:13-18 • 5:1-11 • 5:23-24 Over ¼ of 1 Thessalonians Nearly ½ of 2 Thessalonians (Wanamaker, NIGTC, 10) Kevin Kay

  5. Key Terms For TheSecond Coming • “Coming” or “Presence” (parousia) • “Revelation”(apokalupsis) • “Appearing”or “Brightness” (epiphaneia) • “Appearance”(phaneroo) Kevin Kay

  6. 1 Thess. 1:9-10 9For they themselves declareconcerning us what manner of entrywe had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, 10 and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. Kevin Kay

  7. Second Coming • Salvation (1:10) Mark Copeland

  8. 1 Thess. 2:19-20 19 For what is our hope, or joy,or crown of rejoicing? Is it not evenyou in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? 20 For you are our glory and joy. Kevin Kay

  9. Hope, Joy, Crown(1 Th. 2:19-20) • What is our hope? • What is our joy? • What is our crown of rejoicing? Do We Have Paul’s PassionFor Our Converts? Mark Copeland

  10. Second Coming • Salvation (1:10) • Celebration (2:19-20) Mark Copeland

  11. 1 Thess. 3:11-13 11 Now may our God and FatherHimself, and our Lord Jesus Christ,direct our way to you. 12 And may theLord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you, 13 so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints. Kevin Kay

  12. “His Saints” = Angels(Affirmative Arguments) Zech. 14:5: You will flee by the valley of My mountains, for the valley of the mountains will reach to Azel; yes, you will flee just as you fled before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD, my God, will come, and all the holy ones with Him!(NASB; cf. ASV; ESV; HCSB; LEB; NET; NAB; NIV; NRSV; RSV; YLT) • Angels will accompany Jesus at the Second Coming (Mt. 13:41; 25:31; Mk. 8:38; Lk. 9:26; 2 Th. 1:7; Jude 14-15; cf. 1 Enoch 1:9) • Angels are called “holy ones” in the OT (Dt. 33:2-3; Job 5:1; 15:15; Psa. 89:5, 7; Dan. 4:13; 8:13) • Paul alludes to Zech. 14:5, and it probably refers to angels Kevin Kay

  13. “His Saints” = Angels(Objections) • Nowhere else does Paul refer to angels as “saints” or “holy ones” • NT does not refer to angels as “holy ones” or “saints” • “Angels” do not fit the overall context of the epistle • “Saints” fit the overall context of the epistle (1 Th. 4:13-18) Kevin Kay

  14. “His Saints” = Christians(Affirmative Arguments) • Paul commonly refers to Christians as “saints” (Rom. 1:7; 8:27; 12:13; 15:25; 1 Cor. 1:2; 6:1-2; 14:33; 2 Cor. 1:1; Eph. 1:1; 2:19; 3:8; Phil. 1:1; 4:21-22; Col. 1:4, 26; 1 Tim. 5:10) • Christ will be glorified in His saints at His coming (2 Th. 1:10) • “Holy ones” (1 Th. 3:13) anticipates 1 Th. 4:3-8 • “All” (1 Th. 3:13) anticipates 1 Th. 4:13-18 Kevin Kay

  15. “His Saints” = Christians(Objections) • Since the living and resurrected saints will ascend to meet Jesus when He descends (1 Th. 4:15-17), it is unlikely that the “holy ones” (1 Th. 3:13) are dead saints • Response: Since at death the soul leaves the body (Jas. 2:26) and returns to God (Eccl. 12:7), the disembodied souls of the saints could returnwith Christ to be reunited with their resurrected & glorified bodies Kevin Kay

  16. “His Saints” = Both(Affirmative Arguments) • The affirmative arguments for “angels” and “saints” could mean that Paul refers to both angels and saints here Kevin Kay

  17. Second Coming • Salvation (1:10) • Celebration (2:19-20) • Sanctification (3:13) Mark Copeland

  18. 1 Th. 4:13-18 13But I do not want you to beignorant, brethren, concerning thosewho have fallen asleep, lest you sorrowas others who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. 15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from Kevin Kay

  19. 1 Th. 4:13-18 heaven with a shout, with the voice ofan archangel, and with the trumpetof God. And the dead in Christ will risefirst. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words. Kevin Kay

  20. Christians & Sorrow(1 Th. 4:13) Sorrow of Separation • Not wrong for Christians to sorrow • Jesus (Jn. 11:35) • Apostles (Jn. 16:6, 20) • Church in Jerusalem (Acts 8:2) • Saints in Joppa (Acts 9:36-39) • Ephesian elders (Acts 20:37-38) • Paul (Phil. 2:25-27) • But Christians should not sorrow as those without hope Sorrow of Desperation Kevin Kay

  21. The Second Coming • 4:14: God will bring the dead in Christ (cf. 3:13) • From heaven (or Hades) to re-inhabit their glorified bodies?* • From the grave to heaven? • 4:15: Living Christians will not precede dead Christians Kevin Kay

  22. “We Who Are Alive”(1 Th. 4:15) Did Paul Expect The Second Coming In His Lifetime? Stott, 100-101

  23. The Second Coming • Return: The Lord will descend from heaven (4:16) • With a shout • With the voice of the archangel • With the trumpet of God • Resurrection: The dead in Christ will rise first (4:16) Kevin Kay

  24. The Second Coming • “Rapture”: All in Christ will be caught up (4:17) • Living changed (1 Cor. 15:51-53) • Reunion: Christians will always be with the Lord (4:17) “Therefore, comfort one another with these words.” (4:18) Kevin Kay

  25. Second Coming • Salvation (1:10) • Celebration (2:19-20) • Sanctification (3:13) • Solace (4:13-18) Mark Copeland

  26. 1 Th. 5:1-11 1But concerning the times and theseasons, brethren, you have no needthat I should write to you. 2 For youyourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. 4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. 5 You are all Kevin Kay

  27. 1 Th. 5:1-11 sons of light and sons of the day. Weare not of the night nor of darkness.6Therefore let us not sleep, as othersdo, but let us watch and be sober. 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. 8 But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. 9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation Kevin Kay

  28. 1 Th. 5:1-11 through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10whodied for us, that whether we wake orsleep, we should live together withHim. 11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing. Kevin Kay

  29. The Day Of The Lord • As a thief in the night (1 Th. 5:2): Unannounced & Unexpected • “Peace and safety” (cf. Jer. 6:14; 8:11; Ezek. 13:10) • Sudden destruction (2 Th. 1:7-10) • As labor pains upon a pregnant woman • They shall not escape Kevin Kay

  30. No One Knows When • Mt. 24:36: 36“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. (Mk. 13:32) • 1 Th. 5:1-2: 1But concerning the times andthe seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. 2For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. (Mt. 24:43-44; Lk. 12:39-40; 2 Pet. 3:10; cf. Rev. 3:3; 16:15) Kevin Kay

  31. The Day Of Jehovah • Punishment of the unfaithful in Israel • Destruction of the enemy nations • Deliverance of the righteous Kevin Kay

  32. The Day Of Jehovah • Darkness (Joel 2:1-2, 31; 3:14-15; Amos 5:18, 20; 8:9; Zeph. 1:14-15; Jude 6) • Distress (Obad. 12, 14; Zeph. 1:14-15, 17; Lk. 21:23) • Dismay (Isa. 13:6-8) • Discomfiture (Isa. 22:5) • Disaster (Obad. 12) Kevin Kay

  33. The Day Of Jehovah • Destruction (Isa. 13:6, 9; Jer. 47:4; Joel 1:15; Obad. 12) • Desolation (Isa. 10:3; 13:9; Ezek. 25:12-14; 35:3-4, 7, 9, 14-15; Hos. 5:9; Zeph. 1:14-15) • Doom (Ezek. 7:7, 10) • Deliverance (Isa. 30:25-26; 35:1-10; 61:1-3; Jer. 30:7-9; Ezek. 34:11-16; Joel 3:14-21; Obad. 15-21; Nah. 1:12-13; Lk. 21:28; Rom. 2:5-11) Kevin Kay

  34. The Day Of The Lord • Not overtake Christians as a thief (1 Th. 5:4): Unannounced & Unexpected • Not because Christians know when Jesus will return • But because Christians are “sons of light” and “sons of the day” • And because Christians stay ready for His return Kevin Kay

  35. Paul’s Instructions(1 Th. 5:6-11) • Let us not sleep (6) • Let us watch (6) • And be sober (6, 8) • Putting on the breastplate of faith and love (8) • As a helmet the hope of salvation (8) • Comfortand edify one another (11) Kevin Kay

  36. God’s Appointment(1 Th. 5:9-10) • Not wrath (1:10) • But salvation • Through our Lord Jesus Christ • Who died for us • Live together with Him • Not present condition • But future condition Kevin Kay

  37. Second Coming • Salvation (1:10) • Celebration (2:19-20) • Sanctification (3:13) • Solace (4:13-18) • Soberness (5:1-11) Mark Copeland

  38. 1 Th. 5:23-24 23Now may the God of peaceHimself sanctify you completely; andmay your whole spirit, soul, and bodybe preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it. Kevin Kay

  39. What IsThe Nature Of Man? Kevin Kay

  40. Second Coming • Salvation (1:10) • Celebration (2:19-20) • Sanctification (3:13) • Solace (4:13-18) • Soberness (5:1-11) • Sanctification (5:23) Mark Copeland

  41. 2 Th. 1:6-10 6since it is a righteous thing withGod to repay with tribulation thosewho trouble you, 7 and to give youwho are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, 8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from Kevin Kay

  42. 2 Th. 1:6-10 the presence of the Lord and from theglory of His power, 10 when He comes,in that Day, to be glorified in His saintsand to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed. Kevin Kay

  43. “Manifest Evidence”(2 Th. 1:4-5) • The persecution of the Thessalonians • The faith and perseverance of the Thessalonians in their persecution • Both • Persecution wicked should be punished • Faith & perseverance righteous should be rewarded Kevin Kay

  44. Coming Of The Lord(2 Th. 1:5-10) • Righteous judgment of God • Retribution for wicked & righteous • Tribulation for the wicked • Rest for the righteous Kevin Kay

  45. Coming Of The Lord(2 Th. 1:5-10) • Revelation of the Lord Jesus • From heaven(cf. 1 Th. 1:10; 4:16) • With His mighty angels • In flaming fire (cf. Mt. 13:41; 25:31; Mk. 8:38; Lk. 9:26; 2 Th. 1:7; Jude 14-15) Kevin Kay

  46. Coming Of The Lord(2 Th. 1:5-10) Irreligious • Vengeance of the Lord • Those who do not know God • Gentiles (Job 18:21; Psa. 79:6; Jer. 10:25; Rom. 1:18-32; 1 Cor. 1:21; Gal. 4:8-9; 1 Th. 4:5) • Those who do not obey the gospel • Jews (Isa. 66:4) Religious but unconverted Kevin Kay

  47. Coming Of The Lord(2 Th. 1:5-10) • Everlasting destruction • “Punished” is lit. “pay the penalty” • Not annihilation • Everlasting (cf. Mt. 25:41, 46) • From the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might (cf. Mt. 7:21-23; 25:41) Kevin Kay

  48. “Destruction”(olethros) Thayer: “…fr.Hom. down, ruin, destruction, death: 1 Th. 5:3; 1 Tim. 6:9…for the destruction of the flesh, said of the external ills and troubles by which the lusts of the flesh are subdued and destroyed, 1 Co. 5:5…. i. q. the loss of a life of blessedness after death, future misery,…. 2 Th. 1:9….” (443)

  49. “Destruction”(olethros) Ellingworth & Nida: “Destructiontranslates a word which in the New Testament (1) always refers to destruction by some supernatural power, and (2) never implies complete annihilation. The meaning is close to ‘punishment’ or even ‘God’s judgment.’” (UBS Handbook, 107)

  50. “Destruction”(olethros) “Olethros (‘destruction’) does not refer to annihilation…. The word in LXX and NT usages never has this meaning but rather turns on the thought of separation from God and loss of everything worthwhile in life…. Just as endless life belongs to Christians, endless destruction belongs to those opposed to Christ (Matt 25:41, 46).” (Thomas, EBC, 11:313)

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