He Will Come Again In Glory

November 9, 2016

He Will Come Again In Glory

When he comes on that day, he will receive glory from his holy people—praise from all who believe. And this includes you, for you believed what we told you about him.

2 Thessalonians 1:10

Recently, as I watched the news one evening, the continued sectarian violence in the Middle East was prominent. Then the morning that I am writing this, news of two police officers who were ambushed and killed is dominating the news. On both occasions I responded with a prayer longing for the day when we can all just get along. Someday this violence and suffering must come to an end. The Apostle Paul agreed and reminds the church that Christ is coming again. In the words of the Nicene Creed, “He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.”

Paul assures the church that God knows of their persecution, and he knows of those who refuse to obey His truth. Paul also assures the church that those who are in a right relationship with God through faith in Jesus do not have to fear the glorious day of Christ’s return. On the glorious day of Christ’s return, God’s justice will prevail and the faithful will be vindicated. For those who chose to go their own way and not be reconciled with God, they will get their wish for all eternity as they will be forever separated from Christ and His mighty power.

Since Paul dwelled on this theme throughout the little letter of 2 Thessalonians, I suspect life in Thessalonica for the Christians was quite similar to present day Aleppo or Mosul. Paul did not prophecy a real time end to their persecution and suffering, but he did prophecy the glorious day when the faithful will be vindicated in the coming again of Jesus in final victory. Do you think that prophecy brought comfort to the Thessalonians? How about in our world today? Can you look ahead to the coming again of Jesus and be comforted today?

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com. The BLOG is also available on Amazon Kindle, by subscription.

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