The Second Coming Of Christ

KJB Daily Devotion – Following Jesus Through Every Chapter
Date: Saturday, July 23, 2016
Chapters: Isaiah 9-11
Message: The Second Coming Of Christ

Hello My Friend,

As the world gets crazier by the day people often wonder what is going on, on the other hand, those who know Christ often wonder when He will return. You see, while there are many signs of His returning, Jesus will not return until the very last soul on the earth to believe in Him is saved. Although we still have some time, it could be in the blink of an eye, so, instead of using this time to gratify our flesh we need to be living in the Holy Spirit because as wicked as things are now, they are going to get a lot worse, and God help us all, the good news is, we have the “Good News”, but it is only a matter of time before it will be too late. “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.” - II Peter 3:9,10.

If you think that we have been waiting long to for Jesus to return, think Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel who prophesied of His first coming and the second all in the same time frame. Think about Peter, John, and James who saw Jesus and were sure that He would return in their lifetime. It does not matter what age we come from, God has always been a just God, and He will judge those who are living in sin. Again, this is not the world that God is speaking to right now, it is His people. When God gave Isaiah the news that He was sending Jesus to be a judge over His people it was over seven hundred years before He was born in the flesh, and seventy years before Babylon invaded Jerusalem. God does not place judgment right away, He gives ample warning, and now He addresses false prophets as well.

“Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together; The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts. Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.” - Isaiah 9:11-17.

“and they that are led of them are destroyed.” Wolves in sheep’s clothing, that is what Jesus calls them, they are all the preachers, teachers, and priests, teaching false doctrine, they are not helping anyone by hiding truth or making up their own lies, all they are doing is sending people to hell. “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?” - Matthews 7:15,16.

You know, not teaching truth and letting them live in sin is no more effective than teaching truth and enforcing harsh restrictions on people. Some churches are so liberal that you cannot even tell it is a church, some are so strict that the doors are closed to anyone who are not mature Christians. Well, God addresses all of these people as well.

“Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless! And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory? Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols? Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.” - Isaiah 10:1-4,10-12.

“Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners,” You have seen it in the movies, and it happens in real life, an inmate has some kind of power over the rest of the inmates. How humiliating it must be to not only be in prison, but to have some bully dictate your every move, talk about being bondage. People who live in the world, and especially Christians who do, are oblivious to the bondage they are under by their sinful lifestyles. And as for the bullies, God will get them as well. If you are a saved, born again Christian you are free, you are no longer held bondage to sin. Stop living in bondage, stop being bullied by the things that hold you bondage and do not be so restrictive that you become bondage to that, we are told to follow His commands a live, not die.. “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” - Galatians 5:1.

God has given the task of Judge to Jesus Christ Himself, the amazing thing is that while Christ is the Son of God, He is also the Son of man, meaning as being conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, who is God, through the seed of David, who is man. Only those who hear His voice will live when He returns to judge the world. This is nothing new, even Adam knew that God would send someone to reconcile mankind so they can live. Now, through Isaiah God foretells the coming of the Messiah, this time He reveals Christ as the one who would return and judge all mankind.

“And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.” - Isaiah 11:1-5,10,11.

“and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes,” Jesus will not judge us according to our actions or by what we hear, say, or believe, He is going to judge us by one thing, our righteousness, more importantly His righteousness. All who receive Christ as their Saviour put on His righteousness, that means when we stand before Him He does not see our sin, but His blood, and that it has cleansed us from our sin. “I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.” - John 12:46-48.

Jesus Christ Magnified: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” - Isaiah 9:6.

Today's Prayer: Jesus, It still amazes me that You went through so much pain to save me and my simple faith and trust in Your finished work is all I need to live. When I think of the years I was caught up in false religion and where I would be if I died before I knew the truth I cringe. Lord, work in the heart of every unsaved soul and help them understand what You did for them and how important it is to know and walk with You. Give me Your power, use me to be a witness to the lost, and help me to be bold enough to keep speaking the truth. In Your name Jesus. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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