Quotes about Second Coming

Note: God came into the world in order to cast down the demons from divine honors. And now man arrogates the same titles to himself, namely, to boast of good and righteousness, which belong to God alone. But this, too, He will at last, at His Second Coming, cast down.]

For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,

so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.

He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

What we do in our parishes and homes contributes to what Christ is doing: preparing the Second Coming. That is the final meaning of our daily work.

Jesus came the first time to become our Savior, and He's coming the second time to be our King.

Christ will come again. But we must look to Scripture, not human thought, for our guide to preparing.

Remember that a man may be mistaken on this subject, but yet be a holy child of God. It is not the slumbering on this subject that ruins souls, but the lack of grace! Above all, avoid dogmatism and overconfidence, especially when dealing with symbolic prophecy. It is a sad truth, but a truth never to be forgotten, that none have injured the doctrine of the second coming more than its overzealous friends.

God forbid that anyone should neglect present duties! To sit idly waiting for Christ, and not to attend to the business of our respective positions is not Christianity but fanaticism. Let us only remember in all our daily pursuits that we serve a Master who is coming again. If I can stir up just one Christian to think more of that second coming and to give it more prominence, I feel that this book will not have been published in vain.