During the season of Advent we not only prepare our hearts for God taking on flesh and coming to us in Jesus born in Bethlehem long ago we also prepare our hearts and lives for Christ coming again in glory a second time when he returns in victory to create a new heaven and a new earth.
In many traditional churches that follow the Lectionary Readings for each Sunday, the readings mostly come from the Old Testament and are the prophetic announcements of one who is to come again.
While much has been written about and debated regarding Christ's second coming (will there be a rapture etc.), the key truth is that he is indeed coming! I have always held that Christ's second coming is less about "our inheritance" or pie in the sky theology as it is about how we live today. The truth that Christ is coming should affect how we live for him today. It is not just some ticket we hold on to that we wait to be punched. The fact of his coming again should affect how we announce the good news of God's love to those around us.
This Advent as we prepare for the inbreaking hope of the world found in the babe in Bethlehem let's remember that the humble baby born in a stable is coming back to us triumphantly ready to vanquish evil, brokenness, and sin and fully initiate the Kingdom of God. Come Jesus come!
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