THE FIRST AND THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
Sermon message December 25, 1960
by Rev. Wm. Henry Cash, Jr
with added Verses by Mrs. Wm. H. Cash, Jr. 2015
The Second Coming of Christ is in two phases: 1) The Rapture - The time when the Lord will come as the Bridegroom coming for the Bride the Church to be called up with Him meeting Him in the air, and 2) The Coming of Christ with His Saints to rule and reign on the earth for a thousand years. The Second Advent (Coming) is mentioned eight times more in the Bible than is the First Advent (Coming). In this message, we shall compare the First Advent of Christ with His Second Advent.
PROPOSITION: THE LORD JESUS CAME THE FIRST TIME AS THE LAMB OF GOD
AS OUR SIN OFFERING; THE SECOND TIME HE WILL COME AS THE LION OF JUDAH - TO RULE AND REIGN IN PERFECT RIGHTEOUSNESS.
I. THE FIRST COMING OF CHRIST. John 1.29
Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin
of the world.
A. This event was foretold hundreds of years before Christ. *Isaiah 7.14 The Lord himself shall give you a sign, Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel (God with us).
* Isaiah 9.6 - 7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
B. His Birth at Bethlehem.
* Micah 5.2 But, thou, Beth - Lehem Ephrata, though thou be little among thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
* John 1.1 - 5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him, and without him was not anything made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in the darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not.
C. His Revelation as the Lamb of God
*John 1.29 John's testimony of Jesus. The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and said, "Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world."
D. His Revelation as our Redeemer at Calvary.
*John 19.30 When Jesus therefore received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished" and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
*Hebrews 7. 24 - 25 but this man, because he coninueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood, wherefore he is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
*Hebrews 9.22 and almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission [forgiveness] of sins.
*Hebrews 10.10 by the which we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
*Hebrews 10.18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
E. Christ's Purpose in the First Coming was to Save Us from our sin.
*Matthew 1.21 The Angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying "Thou shalt call His Name JESUS for He shall save His people from their sins." JESUS means "Jehovah Saviour"
II. THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST as the Lion of Judah.
*Rev. 5.5 - 6 And one of the elders saith unto me, weep not, behold the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
A. This was also foretold hundreds of years before, in the Scriptures.
*Zechariah 14.4 - 9 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. And you shall flee to the valley of the mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall reah unto Azal, yea, you shall flee, like as you did from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with him, and it shall come to pass in that day that the light shall not be clear, nor dark, but it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night, but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them towardd the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea; in summer and in winter shall it be. And the LORD shall be king over all the earth; in that day shall there be one LORD and his name one.
B. When Christ appears the Second Time, It will be as Ruling King, but He will come the same way He left us.
*Acts 1. 9 - 11 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, which also said, You men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing into heaven? This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as you have seen him go into heaven.
C. The Second Time Christ shall be revealed as the Lion of Judah, the King of Kings, and the Lord of Lords.
*Rev. 19.16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
D. The Order of His Second Coming:
1. THE RAPTURE - He will call out His Saints
I Thessalonians 4.13 - 18
But I would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that you sorrow not, even as others which have no hope, for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. for this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep for the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first; then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
2. THE TRIBULATION - "Jacob's Trouble"
*Daniel 12. 1, 2
And at that time shall Michael stand up, that great prince which standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time; and at that time thy people shall be delivered, and every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of then that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame, and everlasting contempt.
3. THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
*Rev. 20. 4 - 6
And I sawthrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
E. HIS ETERNAL PURPOSE FOR THE SECOND COMING
It will be to set up His Kingdom and to be our Eternal King.I Tim . 1.17
Now unto the King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, the Only Wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever.
Rev. 19.16
And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
CONCLUSION: YOU MUST FIRST ACCEPT JESUS AS YOUR SIN OFFERING BEFORE YOU WILL HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING HIM AS THE KING OF YOUR LIFE.
Romans 3.23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
Romans 6.23 The Wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 3.3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God
John 1.11,12 As many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his Name, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 3.16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish but have everlasting life. This is what Jesus Himself said about Himself to Nicodemus.
John 5.24 Verily, Verily I say to you, he that heareth my word, and believeth on Him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death to life.
John 6.47 Verily, Verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me hath everlasting life.