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Hi, I'm Pastor Jason VanBemel
from Forest Hill Presbyterian Church, and this is Walking with
Jesus, a devotional journey through books of the Bible where we are
currently journeying through the book of 2 Peter. This is
day 11, and we come now to 2 Peter chapter 3, verses 1 through 7.
asking this question, will Jesus really come back? Here is 2 Peter
3 verses 1 through 7. This is now the second letter
that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them, I am stirring
up your sincere mind by way of reminder. that you should remember
the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord
and Savior through your apostles. Knowing this, first of all, that
scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following
their own sinful desires, they will say, where is the promise
of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell
asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning
of creation. For they deliberately overlook this fact. that the
heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water
and through water by the word of God. and that by means of
these, the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished. But by the same word, the heavens
and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept
until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. 2 Peter 3 verses 1-7 in the English
Standard Version Let's face it, much of what we
believe as Christians is totally nonsensical to the world around
us. This forces us to decide, on a nearly daily basis, who
we will believe. Our God, or the world that rejects
him and his truth. One of the areas where this dividing
line between God and the world is very clear is the doctrine
of the second coming of Christ. If you tell certain people that
you believe Jesus is coming again to judge the world and usher
in the new heavens and the new earth, they're liable to look
at you like you're talking about little green men from Mars coming
to destroy us. In fact, in their mind, they
might think a Martian invasion to be the more likely scenario. So, is Jesus really coming again? Peter encourages us, he stirs
us up by way of reminder to remember the predictions of the holy prophets
and the words of our Lord Jesus himself, passed on through his
apostles. Yes, Jesus is definitely coming
again. The prophets of old foretold
both Jesus' first coming and his second coming. Some of the
most beautiful and powerful pictures of the second coming of Jesus
are in the Psalms, including Psalms 2, 24, 72, and 98. These Psalms celebrate the worldwide
reign of King Jesus over the nations, his glory covering all
the earth. When Jesus was here, he himself
was even more clear about his second coming. Some of the longest
and clearest teachings of Jesus about his second coming are in
Matthew 24.3-25.46, Mark 13.24-37, and Luke 12.35-48. Altogether,
we could turn to dozens of passages of scripture that either explicitly
or implicitly teach that Jesus is indeed coming again to judge
and reign forever. The clarity of scripture does
not keep people from scoffing and ridiculing Christians for
their hope, however. Peter says that when they do
so, they are deliberately forgetting that God created everything by
his powerful word, and that he certainly has the power and the
right to bring all of his creation into judgment. God never breaks
his promise, and his word is powerful indeed. It's a helpful
reminder to us that whenever people ridicule some aspect of
the Christian faith, it's not really just that particular truth
they find ridiculous. No, they deliberately reject
and deny just about everything God has revealed. Their problem
is much greater than a few teachings they think are far-fetched. They
deny God the Creator and His powerful unfailing Word. Of course,
people have good reason for wanting to deny, forget, or suppress
the truth about God. Knowing God is real, that He
has created everything, and that He will judge everyone is something
unbelievers desperately want to believe is not and cannot
be true. After all, the day of Jesus'
coming is the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. But for us who long for his coming,
this day will be the fulfillment of all of our hopes and our full
and final salvation.
Will Jesus Really Come Again?
Series 2 Peter Devos
| Sermon ID | 102919147533601 |
| Duration | 05:43 |
| Date | |
| Category | Devotional |
| Bible Text | 2 Peter 2:1-7 |
| Language | English |
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