(The Coming of the Son of Man)
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
There is no event in human history that will be as dynamic and dominate as the event that is described in the above passage. Most of us know about the great events in history. We have at least heard about them. We have heard about the falling of Pompeii. We have heard of the conquest of great kings and great warriors. We have heard of the stories of nations attempting to overtake other nations and rulers attempting to conquer the entire world, under their barbaric rule. But, nothing compares to the description above of what will happen when the end of the world comes and Jesus finally reigns in majesty and power. The entire book of The Revelation is written to describe what these above verses only say in summary. The disciples wanted to know when the end of the age would be and what would be the sign of their coming. Jesus goes one step further. Jesus explains to them them power, majesty and domination of His finally chapter of mankind’s life, as they know it now. Yes, there is going to be tremendous tribulation on the earth before the above verses take place. Yes, mankind thinks they are in charge of this earth and their own destiny and do not put much thought or credence in the above verses. Yes, it often looks bleak and hopeless in our day, even in light of the truth of these verses. But, the believers hope is anchored in the very words that Jesus is saying. In the end, Jesus wins. It might look like Satan is flourishing and mankind’s sinfulness is dominating. But, the truth of these words was true when Jesus stated it. They are still true today. It is our hope.
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