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THE RETURN OF JESUS CHRIST
Purposes and Results

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Topic 40:   The Purposes of Christ's Coming Again.

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POINT 10:   Jesus Christ is coming again to receive His own to Himself; that where He is, there they may be also.

      John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

      1 Thessalonians 4:16- 17 [16] For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. [17] After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

   It is primarily love to His own that draws Jesus Christ to this earth again. He so loves us that He cannot get on without us.

      Compare John 17:24 Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

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POINT 20:   Jesus Christ is coming again to fashion anew the body of our humiliation, that it may be conformed to the body of His glory.

      Philippians 3:20-21 [20] But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, [21] who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

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POINT 30:   Jesus Christ is coming again to reckon with His servants.

      Matthew 25:19 After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.

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POINT 40:   Jesus Christ is coming again to render to every man according to his deeds.

      Matthew 16:27 For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.

   It is not at death, but at the coming of the Lord that we receive our full reward.

      2 Timothy 4:8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day -- and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.

      1 Peter 5:4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

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POINT 50:   Jesus Christ is coming again to be glorified in His saints and to be marveled at by all those who believe.

      2 Thessalonians 1:10 on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.

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POINT 60:   Jesus Christ is coming again to be united in marriage with His betrothed bride, the Church and to celebrate the marriage supper.

   See The Marriage of Jesus and the Elect.

      Matthew 25:10 But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.

      Revelation 19:7-9 [7] Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. [8] Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear. (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.) [9] Then the angel said to me, "Write: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!' " And he added, "These are the true words of God."

      Compare Ephesians 5:23-32 [23] For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. [24] Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. [25] Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her [26] to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, [27] and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. [28] In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. [29] After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church -- [30] for we are members of his body. [31] "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh." [32] This is a profound mystery -- but I am talking about Christ and the church.

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POINT 70:   Jesus Christ is coming again to reign as a king.

      Luke 19:12, 15 [12] He said: "A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. [15] He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it."

      Matthew 25:31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory.

      Jeremiah 23:5-6 [5] "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. [6] In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

      Psalms 2:6 I have installed my King on Zion, my holy hill.

      Zechariah 14:9 The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name.

      Revelation 19:12, 15- 16 [12] His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. [15] Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule them with an iron scepter." He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. [16] On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

      Revelation 20:4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

      Revelation 11:15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever."

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POINT 80:   Jesus Christ is coming again to deliver Israel in the day when his trials and sufferings shall culminate.

      Zechariah 14:1-4 [1] A day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided among you. [2] I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city. [3] Then the LORD will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights in the day of battle. [4] On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south.

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POINT 90:   Jesus Christ is coming again to gather together the outcasts of Israel from the East country and the West country into Jerusalem.

      Zechariah 8:3, 7-8 [3] This is what the LORD says: "I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain." [7] This is what the LORD Almighty says: "I will save my people from the countries of the east and the west. [8] I will bring them back to live in Jerusalem; they will be my people, and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God."

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POINT 100:   Jesus Christ is coming again to deliver Israel and turn away ungodliness from Jacob.

      Romans 11:26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob."

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POINT 110:   Jesus Christ is coming again as a refiner and purifier of silver.

      Malachi 3:1-3 [1] "See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come," says the LORD Almighty. [2] But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire or a launderer's soap. [3] He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the LORD will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness,

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POINT 120:   Jesus Christ is coming again to judge the living and the dead.

      2 Timothy 4:1 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge:

      (a) Matthew 25:31-32 [31] When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. [32] All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

   Jesus Christ is coming again to judge all the nations. the nations here spoken of are the nations living on the earth at the coming of the Lord.

      (b) Revelation 20:11-12 [11] Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. [12] And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.

   Jesus Christ is coming again to judge the dead. One thousand years separate these two judgments.

      Revelation 20:7-11 [7] When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison [8] and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth -- Gog and Magog -- to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. [9] They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. [10] And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. [11] Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them.

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POINT 130:   Jesus Christ is coming again to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.

      Jude 14-15 [14] Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: "See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones [15] to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him."

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POINT 140:   Jesus Christ is coming again to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity.

      Isaiah 26:21 See, the LORD is coming out of his dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed upon her; she will conceal her slain no longer.

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POINT 150:   Jesus Christ is coming again to render vengeance to those who do know not God, and to those who do not obey His gospel.

      2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 [6] God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you [7] and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. [8] He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. [9] They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power

200.040.160       Torrey: p205, T:IV, P:16
POINT 160:   Jesus Christ is coming again to slay the lawless one and to bring him to naught by the manifestation of His coming.

      2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.

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POINT 170:   Jesus Christ is coming again to establish a universal reign of righteousness and godliness upon earth.

      Isaiah 11:1-5, 9: [1] A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. [2] The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him -- the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD -- [3] and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; [4] but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. [5] Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist. [9] They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.

   The coming of Christ is the true solution of all social problems.

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Topic 50:   The Results of Christ's Return (Main Topic)

   NOTE -- The Results of Christ's coming again naturally runs parallel to the purpose of His coming again. But some passages are better classified under the Purpose and others under the Results.

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Topic 51:   The Results of Christ's Return as Regards God.

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POINT 10:   The glory of the Lord shall be revealed in the return of Jesus Christ, and all men shall see it together.

      Isaiah 40:5 And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

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Topic 52:   The Results of Christ's Return as Regards the Church.

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POINT 10:   At the Second Coming of Jesus Christ the dead in Christ shall rise.

      1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

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POINT 20:   At the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, the bodies of believers shall be transformed into the likeness of the body of His glory.

      Philippians 3:20-21 [20] But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, [21] who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

      Compare Romans 8:23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

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POINT 30:   At the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, all believers -- those still living and those who had fallen asleep but are now raised -- shall be caught up together to meet the Lord in the air to be with Him forever.

      1 Thessalonians 4:17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

      Compare John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

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POINT 40:   At the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, believers shall be made like Him because they shall see Him as He is.

      1 John 3:2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

   Beholding Christ transforms into the image of Christ. But now we see through a glass darkly and the reflection is imperfect. Then we shall see Him face to face in His undimmed glory and shall perfectly reflect it.

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POINT 50:   When Jesus Christ comes again and is manifested, believers shall be manifested with Him in glory.

      Colossians 3:4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

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POINT 60:   At the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, those who love His appearing shall receive a crown of righteousness.

      2 Timothy 4:8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day -- and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.

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POINT 70:   At the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, faithful shepherds of the flock shall receive a crown of glory that does not fade away.

      1 Peter 5:4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

200.052.080       Torrey: p207, T:V(2), P:8
POINT 80:   At the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, His people shall live and reign with Him.

      Revelation 20:4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

   NOTE -- This verse seems to refer primarily to the tribulation saints, but by implication to all believers. Certainly the bride must reign with her husband.

   Reviser's Note: I disagree with Torrey on his Note. This verse specifically mentions those who were beheaded because of their testimony and they had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark. The three limiting criteria clearly refer only to tribulation saints. Clearly, saints who were killed by lions, stoned to death, burned, shot, or not martyred at all (the last group being the vast majority of saints) were not beheaded because of their testimony. There is no basis whatsoever to conclude that "by implication" all believers must be included.

   There is also another problem.  According to various prophets, e.g., John and Ezekiel, most of humanity will be killed during the Tribulation or at the Battle of Armageddon. One of the reasons for the return of the saints at the Second Coming will be to repopulate the Earth. If all saints will rule, who will be ruled?

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Topic 53:   The Return of Jesus Christ as Regards Israel.

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POINT 10:   Because of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, there shall be great joy among His people.

      Isaiah 25:9 In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation."

   This can hardly be limited to Israel, but the context seems to imply that the primary reference is to them.

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POINT 20:   Because of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, the children of Israel shall be gathered together from among the nations, from the four corners of the earth, and brought into their own land.

      Isaiah 11:11-12 [11] In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the sea. [12] He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth.

      Ezekiel 36:24 For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land.

      Ezekiel 37:21 and say to them, "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land."

      Zephaniah 3:19-20 [19] At that time I will deal with all who oppressed you; I will rescue the lame and gather those who have been scattered. I will give them praise and honor in every land where they were put to shame. [20] At that time I will gather you; at that time I will bring you home. I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your fortunes before your very eyes," says the LORD.

=== DISCUSSION ===

   Reviser's Note: Many agnostics and atheists say "You Christians claim that God exists, and the proof is that the Bible is always true. I don't take it as a given that the Bible is always true. Prove to me that God exists without expecting me to accept on faith that the Bible is true. And even if you can prove that a god exists, prove to me that your god is the real God."

   These are perfectly fair and reasonable questions, questions I myself have asked. These questions are why God wrote the Bible. Only a fool accepts everything on faith. Any person who believes in a god and can't answer these questions with a reasonable amount of objective evidence should have serious doubts on one or both of these issues: (1) Have I spent enough time learning about my religion to understand what its followers teach? (2) Do I believe in the real God, or am I following a false god?

   One of the best proofs that the God of the Bible exists is biblical prophecy. However, when this is pointed out, many non-believers respond "What really happened is that the Bible was written after those events occurred, so it would look like they were foretold in the Bible."

   Unlike Torrey, we are witnessing this Point as it occurs. When Torrey wrote the 17th Edition, these were prophecies made two-and-a-half thousand years earlier, and there was no logical reason to believe they would ever happen. However, half a century later, when Israel won its independence from Britain in 1948, these prophecies began to come true, and we are seeing the children of Israel being gathered.

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POINT 25:   God still actively participates in the affairs of man. He said "I will gather ...," and we are seeing it happen before our very eyes on live television and in our newspapers.

   See the excerpts in the preceding Point -- and daily newspapers and television news broadcasts.

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POINT 30:   At the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, divided Israel -- Ephraim and Judah -- shall be reunited into one nation under the one king David -- Jesus.

      Ezekiel 37:19, 22, 24 [19] say to them, "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am going to take the stick of Joseph -- which is in Ephraim's hand -- and of the Israelite tribes associated with him, and join it to Judah's stick, making them a single stick of wood, and they will become one in my hand. [22] I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms. [24] My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd. They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees."

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POINT 40:   Because of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, Judah shall be saved and Israel shall dwell safely.

      Jeremiah 23:5-6 [5] "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. [6] In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

      Compare Romans 11:26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.

200.053.050       Torrey: p209, T:V(3), P:5
POINT 50:   Because of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, Israel shall be cleansed from all their filthiness and from all their idols, a new heart will be given them and a new spirit put within them, the stony heart shall be taken away from them and they given a heart of flesh. God will put His Spirit within them and cause them to walk in his statutes and they shall keep His judgment and do them.

      Ezekiel 37:23 They will no longer defile themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding, and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their God.

      Ezekiel 36:25-27, 29 [25] I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. [26] I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. [27] And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. [29] I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will call for the grain and make it plentiful and will not bring famine upon you.

      Compare Jeremiah 31:31-34 [31] "The time is coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. [32] It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them, " declares the LORD. [33] "This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time," declares the LORD. "I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. [34] No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the LORD. "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."

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POINT 60:   Because of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ and the events that grow out of that coming Israel shall be wondrously multiplied, and the waste, desolate and ruined cities shall be rebuilt, and the desolate land made like the garden of Eden. Jerusalem shall be called "the City of Truth," and shall be filled with peace, prosperity and gladness.

      Ezekiel 36:33-38 [33] This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "On the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will resettle your towns, and the ruins will be rebuilt. [34] The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through it. [35] They will say, 'This land that was laid waste has become like the garden of Eden; the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited.' [36] Then the nations around you that remain will know that I the LORD have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it."  [37] This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "Once again I will yield to the plea of the house of Israel and do this for them: I will make their people as numerous as sheep, [38] as numerous as the flocks for offerings at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts. So will the ruined cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

      Jeremiah 31:27 "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will plant the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the offspring of men and of animals."

      Zechariah 8:3-5 [3] This is what the LORD says: "I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain." [4] This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with cane in hand because of his age. [5] The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there."

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POINT 70:   Because of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, Israel shall be greatly exalted above the nations.

      Zechariah 8:23 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "In those days ten men from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, `Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.'"

      Isaiah 49:22-23 [22] This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "See, I will beckon to the Gentiles, I will lift up my banner to the peoples; they will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders. [23] Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down before you with their faces to the ground; they will lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in me will not be disappointed."

200.053.080       Torrey: p211, T:V(3), P:8
POINT 80:   At the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, Israel shall go forth as preachers of the glory of Jehovah to the nations.

      Isaiah 66:19 I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of those who survive to the nations -- to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant islands that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will proclaim my glory among the nations.


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