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    The Return of Christ and the Resurrection of All Humanity
    The Return of Christ and the Resurrection of All Humanity
    The Return of Christ and the Resurrection of All Humanity
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    The Return of Christ and the Resurrection of All Humanity

    By Grace Communion International

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    Christ will return, and everyone will be brought back to life. What then? There will be a judgment - and Jesus brought good news about the judgment, not just warnings. It is good news for all humanity, not just a few. It is the hope and faith of all believers.

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    PublisherGrace Communion International
    Release dateJun 7, 2016
    ISBN9781310509261
    The Return of Christ and the Resurrection of All Humanity
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    Grace Communion International

    Grace Communion International is a Christian denomination with about 30,000 members, worshiping in about 550 congregations in almost 70 nations and territories. We began in 1934 and our main office is in North Carolina. In the United States, we are members of the National Association of Evangelicals and similar organizations in other nations. We welcome you to visit our website at www.gci.org.

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      The Return of Christ and the Resurrection of All Humanity - Grace Communion International

      The Return of Christ

      and the Resurrection of All Humanity

      Copyright 2016 Grace Communion International

      Thank you for downloading this e-book. It is the copyrighted property of Grace Communion International, and it may not be reproduced, copied or distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy. Thank you for your support.

      Scripture quotations, unless noted, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The NIV and New International Version are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

      Cover art copyright Grace Communion International.

      Table of Contents

      We Are Living in ‘the Last Days’

      The Coming of the Lord

      No One Knows When Christ Will Return

      Here He Comes, Ready or Not

      The Resurrection of the Body and Why It Matters

      Immortality: The ‘Mother of All Changes’

      With What Body Are the Dead Raised?

      The Resurrection: Our Hope for the Future

      The Last Judgment

      God’s Wrath

      About the Authors…

      About the Publisher…

      Grace Communion Seminary

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      We Are Living in ‘The Last Days’

      Do we see the signs of the times?

      Mark this, Paul wrote. There will be terrible times in the last days (2 Timothy 3:1). What do we see now? America at war. Shootings in our schools. Disasters in the weather. Is it all coming to a climax? Will World War III soon be upon us?

      We are living in the last days! — and we have been for almost 2,000 years. The last days, said Peter, were already here in the first century (Acts 2:16-17). In these last days, we are told in Hebrews 1:2, God has spoken to us by his Son. The last days began with Jesus Christ! When Paul told Timothy about the last days, he was not so much predicting the future as describing his own day. He was telling Timothy what kind of world he lived in.

      Wars and rumors of wars

      Wars have always been with us. Natural disasters have plagued humanity for millennia. Societies have been breaking down, and violence has been erupting, for centuries.

      You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, Jesus said, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come (Matthew 24:6). There will be famines and disasters, but those are only the beginning of problems. There will be persecutions, and there will be predictions. People will say, It is just around the corner, but do not believe it. Do not be alarmed. Just persevere. Just do the job set before you.

      Someday, the end will indeed come. But the world has had many disasters since the last days began nearly 2000 years ago, and I am sure that there will be many more. God can end the world whenever he wants to, and I will be happy for the great day to come, but I do not see any biblical proof that it will be very soon.

      Frankly, we need faith and hope whether or not there is a war, whether or not the end is near. We need faith and zeal no matter how evil the days are, no matter how many disasters strike near us. Our responsibility before God does not change with the times: Our job is to preach the gospel, to preach repentance and forgiveness, to teach those who believe, and to worship God.

      When we survey the world scene, we may see disasters in Africa, Asia, Europe, and America. Or, if we look again, we may see fields white and ready for harvest. There is work to be done, as long as it is day. We must do the best we can with what we have. Where are we now in prophecy? We are now in the time in which the church should preach the gospel.

      What should we do?

      Jesus calls us to perseverance, to running with patience the race set before us. Paul likewise speaks of the end, when the children of God will be revealed, when all creation will be liberated from bondage (Romans 8:19-21). How then do we live? We groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for…the redemption of our bodies (verse 23). We are eager for the troubles of this world to be over, but we are also patient (verse 25).

      Peter gives the same outlook. He also waited for the day of the Lord (2 Peter 3:10). What advice does he give us? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God (verses 11-12). That is our responsibility day in and day out. We are called to live holy lives, not to make predictions the Bible does not authorize us to make. We are to be faithful in our daily lives.

      Nevertheless, in the last days there will be people with a veneer of godliness but denying the power of Jesus Christ. There will be people who deceive and are deceived, people who proclaim the end is near. Do not be alarmed; do not be deceived. Simply do what God has been telling his church to do for nearly 2,000 years: worship, teach and preach.

      God will take care of the timetable — our job is to be found faithfully working, whenever the end happens to come. Correct predictions don’t count for anything on the day of judgment — only faithfulness will be rewarded.

      National and physical blessings

      Nevertheless, some people seem anxious for the end to come. They would do well to heed the words of Isaiah:

      Woe to those…who say, Let God hurry, let him hasten his work so we may see it. Let it approach, let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come, so we may know it.… Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight. (Isaiah 5:18-21)

      The prophecy speculators often mix nationalism in with their prophecies. They are interested in the welfare of America specifically, as if Americans are in greater need of repentance than the Chinese are. They want national repentance so that God will heal this land and they can live in peace and safety. Many

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