Key Thought : The second coming of Christ gives the Christian religion its meaning. It is the event that fulfills all the dreams and hopes of God’s people. Lesson 13, June 30, 2018 1. Have a volunteer read Isaiah 13:6,9. A. Ask class members to share what the most important point of this text is. … Continue reading –>
However central and crucial the Second Coming is, according to the Bible not all Christians see the event as a literal, personal return of Jesus Himself. Some argue, for instance, that the second coming of Jesus occurs, not when Christ Himself returns to earth but when His Spirit is made manifest in His church on … Continue reading –>
The Return of Our Lord Jesus. Have you ever thought about the way the name of our church, Seventh-day Adventist, memorializes creation in six days and anticipates Jesus’ second coming when eternal life will be ours? As our lesson author points out, “In our beginning, we find our end.” Are you eager to accept the … Continue reading –>
The Bible verse that has been used for this quarter’s theme for Singing with Inspiration is this week’s memory text: Matthew 24:27 – “For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be” along with the hymn theme that has been … Continue reading –>
Read Titus 2:13. What great hope do we have, and why? Describing his beliefs about the origins of our universe, a lecturer explained that about 13 billion years ago “an infinitely dense tiny mass popped out of nothing, and that mass exploded and from that explosion our universe came into existence”. Just how this “infinitely dense … Continue reading –>
Though many Jews in the time of Jesus expected the Messiah to overthrow the Romans and establish Israel as the most powerful nation of all, that’s not what the advents of Jesus, either the first or second, were to be about. Instead, God had something so much bigger in store for His faithful people than … Continue reading –>
However much we tend to think of the second coming of Jesus as a New Testament teaching alone, that’s not true. Of course, only after the first coming of Jesus, after His death, resurrection, and ascension were we given a fuller and richer revelation of the truth surrounding the Second Coming. But, as with so … Continue reading –>
Key Thought : The battle of Armageddon is spiritual and will oppose all the forces of evil to the camp of the kingdom of God. Lesson 12, June 23, 2018 1. Have a volunteer read Revelation 16:12-14. A. Ask class members to share what the most important point of this text is. B. What influence … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: Isa. 13:6, Isa. 13:9; Matt. 24:30-31; Dan. 2:34-35; 2 Tim. 4:6-8; 2 Thess. 1:7-10. Memory Text: “For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be” (Matthew 24:27). The poet T. S. Eliot began a poem with the line: “In my beginning … Continue reading –>
And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: Daniel 4:34 NKJV I don’t know how it is around the world, but here in the last days in the United … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: “In several places in the battle of Armageddon narrative the hideous creatures and the ugly events take the back stage for a moment and a glimpse of more personal truth appears. As we have seen, one of them is Revelation 16:15: ‘Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps … Continue reading –>
You can view an in-depth discussion of “Babylon and Armageddon” in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. (Adobe Flash Player version.) A Youtube version of this week’s lesson at Hope Sabbath School is below. You can download the video, the MP3 audio, and the lesson outline from the HopeTV Sabbath School … Continue reading –>
