13-Questions On The Second Coming - NAS

1. Isn't Jesus Coming Secretly? Doesn't the Bible Say There Will Be Two in the Field, One Taken and the Other Left?
Matthew 24:40 "Then there will be two men in the _________; one will be _________ and one will be left.

2. The Bible Makes It Abundantly Plain That Jesus' Second Coming Is Not a Secret Event.
Revelation 1:7 BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and every eye will see Him, even those who ____________ Him; and all the __________ of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen.

Psalms 50:3 May our God come and not keep silence; Fire ____________ before Him, And it is very ___________________ around Him.

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 For the Lord ____________ will ____________ from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the ____________ of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. [17] Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall __________ be with the Lord.

Matthew 24:27 "For just as the ________________ comes from the east and ____________ even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

When the Bible speaks of those being left, it does not say they will be left alive on earth.

 3. This Passage Describes the Event in Detail.
Luke 17:26-36 "And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: [27] they were eating, they were drinking, they were ______________, they were being given in ______________, until the day that Noah ____________ the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. [28] "It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were ____________, they were ______________, they were ______________; [29] but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it __________ fire and ________________ from __________ and destroyed them all. [30] "It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is ______________. [31] "On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out; and ______________ the one who is in the field must not turn back. [32] "______________ Lot's wife. [33] "Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will ______________ it. [34] "I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left. [35] "There will be two women ______________ at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left. [36] ["Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other will be left."]

In Noah's day there were two classes. One class was taken, or saved, and one was left, or destroyed by the flood.

In Lot's day there were two classes. One class was taken out of the city and saved. The other class left in the city and consumed by fire. It will be similar when Jesus comes.

It will be similar when Jesus comes. One class will be taken to heaven with Jesus and the other class will be destroyed.

 4. The Question Is Raised, "Where Lord? Where Are These People Left?".
Luke 17:37 And answering they said to Him, "Where, Lord?" And He said to them, "Where the body is, there also the ______________ will be ______________."

Revelation 19:11-18 And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called ______________ and True, and in _______________________ He judges and wages war. [12] His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many ____________; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except ____________. [13] He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. [14] And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were ________________ Him on white horses. [15] From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the ____________, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Al__________. [16] And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS." [17] Then I saw an angel ______________ in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, __________ to all the birds which fly in ________________, "Come, ______________ for the great __________ of God, [18] so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of __________________ and the flesh of __________ men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men, both free men and __________, and small and great."

The eagles eat carrion-dead things. The eagles Gather to feast on the dead.

Each Bible reference to Jesus coming as a thief is in reference to the unexpected time of His coming, not the manner of His coming. He comes quickly as a thief, unexpectedly as a thief, but in glorious splendor as lightening in triumphant glory.

 5. The Wicked Are Destroyed When Jesus Comes.
2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 And to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be ______________ from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, [8] dealing out ___________________ to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. [9] These will pay the penalty of eternal ___________________, away from the ______________ of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

2 Thessalonians 2:8 Then that lawless one will be ______________ whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the __________________ of His coming;

6. Doesn't the Bible Teach That Jesus Is Coming As a Thief?
1 Thessalonians 5:2 For you __________________ know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the _________.

Matthew 24:42-44 "Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. [43] "But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have ____________ his house to be __________ into. [44] "For this __________ you also must be _________; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not _________ He will.

1 Thessalonians 5:1-5 Now as to the times and the epochs, brethren, you have no need of anything to be ____________ to you. [2] For you __________________ know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night. [3] While they are saying, "Peace and safety!" then ___________________ will come upon them ______________ like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not __________. [4] But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would ______________ you like a thief; [5] for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness;

Matthew 24:27 "For just as the ________________ comes from the east and ____________ even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

7. Do God's People Live Through the Coming Tribulation Or Are They Raptured Before the Tribulation? The Experiences of Ancient Israel Were Examples Given by God for His People Living at the Close of Time.
1 Corinthians 10:11 Now these things ______________ to them as an example, and they were written for our ___________________, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

8. Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego Entered the Flames When They Refused to Bow to the Idol Set up by Babylon's King.
Daniel 3:16-28 Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego replied to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to give you an answer __________________ this matter. [17] "If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. [18] "But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up." [19] Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and his facial __________________ was ____________ toward Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego. He ______________ by giving orders to heat the furnace seven times more than it was ____________ heated. [20] He commanded ____________ ____________ ______________ who were in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego in order to cast them into the furnace of blazing fire. [21] Then these men were tied up in their trousers, their coats, their caps and their other ____________, and were cast into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. [22] For this reason, because the king's command was urgent and the furnace had been made ________________ hot, the flame of the fire slew those men who ____________ up Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego. [23] But these three men, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, fell into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire still tied up. [24] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astounded and stood up in haste; he said to his high officials, "Was it not three men we cast bound into the midst of the fire?" They replied to the king, "________________, O king." [25] He said, "Look! I see four men loosed and ____________ about in the midst of the fire without harm, and the __________________ of the fourth is like a son of the gods!" [26] Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the furnace of blazing fire; he responded and said, "Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, come out, you servants of the Most High God, and come here!" Then Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego came out of the midst of the fire. [27] The ____________, the ______________, the ________________ and the king's high officials ______________ around and saw in __________ to these men that the fire had no __________ on the bodies of these men nor was the hair of their head __________, nor were their trousers ____________, nor had the smell of fire even come upon them. [28] Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, "____________ be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and ________________ His servants who put their trust in Him, ________________ the king's command, and ____________ up their bodies so as not to serve or worship any god __________ their own God.

9. Jesus Comes As a Thief After the Plagues.
Revelation 16:15 ("Behold, I am coming like a thief. ____________ is the one who stays awake and keeps his ____________, so that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.")

10. This Text Emphatically Declares "No Man Can Enter the (Heavenly) Temple Until the Plagues Are Completed. ".".
Revelation 15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one was able to enter the temple until the seven ____________ of the seven angels were ______________.

11. Anti-Christ Is Revealed Before Jesus Comes.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our ________________ together to Him, [2] that you not be quickly shaken from your ________________ or be ________________ either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. [3] Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of ___________________ is revealed, the son of ___________________,

12. The Anti-Christ Is Destroyed by the Brightness of His Coming.
2 Thessalonians 2:8 Then that lawless one will be ______________ whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the __________________ of His coming;

13. Now Is the Day of Salvation.
2 Corinthians 6:2 For He says, "AT THE ACCEPTABLE TIME I ______________ TO YOU, AND ON THE DAY OF SALVATION I __________ YOU." Behold, now is "THE ACCEPTABLE TIME," behold, now is "THE DAY OF SALVATION "-

14. Both the Wheat and the Tares (The Righteous and the Wicked) Grow Together Until the Harvest.
Matthew 13:30 'Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the ____________, "First gather up the tares and bind them in ____________ to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn."' "

The righteous are saved and the unrighteous are lost. In the parable of the unfaithful servant, there is no second chance.

 15. The Unfaithful Are Lost When the Lord of the Household Comes Unexpectedly.
Matthew 24:44-51 "For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will. [45] "Who then is the ______________ and ______________ slave whom his master put in charge of his ________________ to give them their food at the proper time? [46] "____________ is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes. [47] "Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his ___________________. [48] "But if that evil slave says in his heart, 'My master is not coming for a long time,' [49] and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with ________________; [50] the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know, [51] and will cut him in pieces and __________ him a place with the __________________; in that place there will be ____________ and ______________ of teeth.

16. In the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats, Men and Women Are Either Saved Or Lost When Jesus Comes.
Matthew 25:31-34 "But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. [32] "All the nations will be ______________ before Him; and He will ______________ them from one another, as the ______________ ______________s the sheep from the goats; [33] and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left. [34] "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom ______________ for you from the __________________ of the world.

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