Where is the Promise of the Lord's Coming?

You have probably heard this question before or at least thought this when you heard a sermon or read something that spoke of the Lord coming back. Is the Lord really coming again?   The answer according to the Bible is yes! Jesus Christ is returning a second time! The Apostle Peter states this question under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in verse 4 in 2 Peter 3: 4-10:

"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." 2 Peter 3:4

He states this question in the context of people who are living in the last days.  The Scripture speaks of the "last days" being the time after the resurrection of Christ.  We are living in the "last days" today.  Peter states that these people who are primarily asking this question are scoffers who live a sinful lifestyle (2 Peter 3:3-4).

The Apostle Peter then answers these scoffers by pointing out several things:

1. They deliberately forget that since God created the world, He judged the world once through Noah's flood (2 Peter 3:5-6; see the historical account in Genesis 6:1-9:17).  In this global flood, all life on land, except that which was on the Ark, perished ( I believe this is where most of our billions of fossils we find today--including Dinosaurs--were created.  To learn more about the geological impact of the flood, click this link to www.answersingenesis.org).

2. They fail to understand that the Bible speaks of God now storing up wrath for the world and those who are ungodly (2 Peter 3: 7).

3. They fail to understand that the Lord is outside time, so our time schedule is not His (2 Peter 3:8).

4. They don't recognize that the Lord's apparent delay is for them to have an opportunity to repent of their sins (2 Peter 3:9).

5. They don't recognize that the Lord will return suddenly like a thief who breaks in at the night (2 Peter 3:10; see  Matthew 24:37-44).  The Lord Jesus Christ points out in Matthew 24 that His return will be like the time of Noah when the flood hit.  It will happen suddenly, even while people are carrying on their "normal" lives, and no one will escape (Matthew 24:39; 1 Thessalonians 5:3).

Is the Lord coming back?  The answer is yes!  The question is for you now- are you ready?  Have you confessed your sins to Him?  Have you asked Him to save you from the judgment you deserve?  If you have not come to Jesus Christ for salvation today, then do so and be saved from the judgement of the Lord (1 Thessalonians 5:1-10). To understand more how to become a Christian, look at the column on the right hand side of the blog.

In Christ,
Pastor Steve
Psalm 119:89

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