SIGNS OF THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST...
By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
This lesson takes time to develop.
THERE ARE 7 TYPES OF SIGNS THAT SIGNAL THE RETURN OF JESUS CHRIST
TO THIS WORLD...
1. NATURE
2. SOCIETY
3. TECHNOLOGY
4. IN THE CHURCH
5. IN ISRAEL
6. WORLD POLITICS
7. PROPHECIES...
1. GREAT FALLING AWAY:
2 Thes. 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit,
nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
[3] Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except
there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2. HEAR THE CRY FOR PEACE AND SAFETY
1 Thes. 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction
cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
3. A SPIRIT OF DECEIT, FALSE, FAKE
Matthew 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man
deceive you.
[5] For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Luke 21:8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in
my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after
them.
4. AS IN NOAH'S DAY (UNHEEDED)
Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the
Son of man be.
[38] For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
5. THE SECOND COMING WILL BE A JOKE TO PEOPLE...
DOING THEIR OWN THING... TO MOCK, JEER, MAKE FUN OF...
2 Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers,
walking after their own lusts,
6. THEY HAVE SAID THAT FOR MANY YEARS...
2 Peter 3:4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers
fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
7. LITTLE VALUE ON CHURCH ATTENDANCE
Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner
of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day
approaching.
8. NOTICE THE ARMIES OF THE WORLD GATHER AROUND JERUSALEM.
JESUS WILL COME...
Luke 21:20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know
that the desolation thereof is nigh.
9. HEART FAILURE IS THE #1 KILLER... LOOK AT THE ROLE OF FEAR...
Luke 21:26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things
which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
10. THERE WILL BE A SPIRIT OF COLDNESS...
Matthew 24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
11. THE PEOPLE OF GOD WILL QUIT EXPECT JESUS TO COME...
1 Thes. 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a
thief in the night.
Rev. 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast,
and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief,
and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
12. THERE WILL BE FAMININES AND SHORTAGES...
13. THERE WILL BE PESTILENCES... pandemic, fatal epidemics, incurable diseases
14. THERE WILL BE EARTHQUAKES...
Matthew 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
15. THE WORLD WILL HATE ISREAL AND CHRISTIANS...
16. TERRORISM
Matthew 24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and
ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
17. PERILOUS... HARD DIFFICULT
2 Tim. 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 Tim. 3:2 For men shall be 18. lovers of their own selves, (ME FIRST)
19. covetous, (DESIRE WHAT OTHERS HAVE)
20. boasters, (BRAGGART, PRAISE SELF)
21. proud, (EXALTED)
22. blasphemers, (GREAT DISRESPECT, IRREVERENT TO HOLY THINGS)
23. disobedient to parents, (FAILURE TO OBEY, EMANCIPANTED)
24. unthankful, ( NOT GRATEFUL. UNCONSCIOUS OF BENEFIT)
25. unholy, (NOT SET APART TO GOD, NOT PURE,
2 Tim. 3:3
26. Without natural affection, (NOT CONFORMING TO LAWS OF GOD
OR NATURE. HOMOSEXUALITY)
27. trucebreakers, (REFUSE TO KEEP WORD, UNREST)
28. false accusers, (LIE, NOT TRUTH, INNICENT SUFFER, GUILTY GO FREE)
29. incontinent, (NO SELF CONTROL, NO SELF RESTRAINT, DO OWN THING)
30. fierce, ( HOSTILE, VIOLENT, AGGRESSIVE)
31. despisers of those that are good, (AVOID THE RIGHT, HERO IS THE VILLIAN)
2 Tim. 3:4
32. Traitors, (ONE WHO BETRAYS ANOTHER'S TRUST, NO DUTY)
33. heady, (STUBBORN, STRONG WILLED, MANIPULATIVE, BOSSY)
34. highminded, (ELEVATED THINKING OF SELF, EXALTED OPINION AND
PUT OOTHERS DOWN)
35. lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; (STRONG AFFECTION TO PLEASE
THE DESIRES OF THE FLESH AND LOW PRIORITIES ON SPIIRITUAL/ BIBLICAL
TRUTH... FREE TO EXPRESS SELF... 2 Tim. 3:5
36. Having a form of godliness, ( BOUND BY TRADITIONS, CUSTOMS,
DO ACCORDING TO A MOLD OOR FORM)
37. but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. (REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE
CONTROL AND AUTHORITY OF BIBLICAL STANDARDS)
2 Tim. 3:7
38. Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
(TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE BUT NEVER USE IT...NEVER ANY BETTER)
39. THERE WILL BE STRIFE, FIGHTING, CONFUSION ON EVERY HAND...
DO NOT BE TROUBLED...
Matthew 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not
troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
40. THERE WILL BE NO SENSE OF TOGETHERNESS AND UNITY...
Matthew 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
41. WITHIN THE FAMILY AND CHURCH THERE WILL BE BITTERNESS AND HURT...
Matthew 24:10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and
shall hate one another.
42. THE GOSPEL WILL BE PUBLISHED AND PREACHED...
Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for
a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
TV, RADIO, DVD, EXTRA...
43. THE DAYS WILL BE SO HARD THE ELECT WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY...
Matthew 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh
be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Mark 13:20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should
be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
44. THERE WILL BE AN UNFAITHFUL SPIRIT, A RUN AWAY, QUITING SPIRIT...
1 John 2:18-19 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist
shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last
time.
[19] They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they
would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made
manifest that they were not all of us.
45. THERE WILL BE A GREAT OUT POURING OF GOD'S SPIRIT...
Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all
flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream
dreams, your young men shall see visions:
[29] And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out
my spirit.
46. WHILE THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF PRINTED MATERIAL, PEOPLE WILL
FAIL TO READ, PRACTICE AND TEACH THE WORD OF GOD...
Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in
the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of
the Lord:
Appears we are happy to read everything but God's word.
47. PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE LIES AND BE DAMNED, THEY WILL NOT ENDURE
SOUND DOCTRINE...
2 Tim. 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;
but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
[4] And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
48. THERE WILL BE GREAT PROBLEMS IN THE OCEANS...
Luke 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars;
and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
LB
Luke 21:25 "Then there will be strange events in the skies--warnings, evil omens and
portents in the sun, moon and stars; and down here on earth the nations will be in
turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides.
NIV
Luke 21:25 "There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will
be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.
49. THE TRUTH WILL CAUSE DIVISIONS... DEBATES... STRIFE...
Mark 13:12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son;
and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
50. THE WILL GROW A CIRCUS ATMOSPHERE WITHIN THE CHURCH,
WE WANT TO SEE AND FEEL...
Matthew 24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there;
believe it not.
[24] For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great
signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
[25] Behold, I have told you before.
[26] Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth:
behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
51. THE GREAT THREAT OF ATOMIC/ NUCLEAR POWER...
2 Peter 3:10 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.
The world has 6 or Governments will this power... in the next 10 years 14 more
are expected...
His servant Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
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