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The Fact of Christ's Return

"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.  John 14:3

 

C. S. Lewis identified three reasons why people don't want to believe in the return of Christ.

First, they claim that Jesus' return did not take place as the early Church hoped---so it must be a myth. This argument is not new; in his second letter the apostle Peter put it this way: "In the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say,  "Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, where is the promise of His coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation" (2 Peter 3:3-4).

Second, if we believe humanity is constantly progressing, we will never see the need for the return of Christ. Why do we need Christ to come back if we can reach perfection on our own?

Third, the teaching of Christ's return cuts across the plans and dreams of millions of people. They want to eat, drink, and be merry, and Christ's return would interrupt what they are doing---and they don't want that. 

But Jesus will return despite these denials. Are you ready?

From, HOPE for Each Day: Morning & Evening Devotions, by Billy Graham.