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“Until He Comes: Remember His Promise!”- II Peter 3:1-7 The danger of foolish predictions of the end of the world: they turn attention away from the truth that Jesus is coming again & judgment is very real. 2012 Theme: “Until He Comes” - looking for Jesus to come and living according to that perspective. Until Jesus comes, we must remember His promise that He will return & expect Him to keep it. II Peter 3:1-7 I)Predictions of the holy prophets. “For every prophecy in the Bible about Christ’s 1st coming…there are 8 in relation to His 2nd coming.” “There are some 1845 references in the OT about Christ’s 2nd coming, & 318 in the NT.” “Every prophet in the OT (17 books of prophecy), except Jonah, promises or makes references to the end of the world age, marked by the 2nd coming of Christ.” Isaiah 9:6-7 Daniel 2:44 II)Words of Christ Himself. John 14:2-3 Matthew 24:24-27 (Revelation 1:7) Matthew 24:36, 42, 46 John 5:28-29 III)Teaching of the Apostles I Peter 1:3-5 I Thessalonians 4:13-5:4 I Corinthians 15:20-28 There will be scoffers - vs4. Their argument: from the beginning of time, nothing has changed (in regard to God’s intervention in history & the affairs of men). This argument “deliberately overlooks” 1)God’s creation, 2)God’s judgment by the flood, 3)God’s intervention into the lost state of man (my addition to Peter’s argument). Vs7 - In this same way God will speak & fire will destroy the earth and the ungodly. People will scoff at the thought, but we must remember the promise that Jesus is coming again, that judgment is a coming reality, and be ready. How can we be ready for Christ’s coming again? 1)Faith in Christ as Savior. 2)Commitment to Christ as Lord. 3)Hold fast to Jesus until He comes. 4)Be about His business until He comes. The 1st coming of Christ is undeniable history; the 2nd coming of Christ, as King of Kings and Lord of Lords, is just as sure! Until Jesus comes, we must remember His promise, hold fast to His presence, & be about His business.