THE MANNER OF THE
SECOND COMING
a)
He will come in the clouds with sound and voice
of the archangel. Matt. 24:30, 1Tess. 4:16.
b)
He will come in God’s and His own glory and in
power . Matt. 16:27;24:30.
c)
He will come in flaming fire. 2Tess 1:18.
d)
He will come as he ascended in bodily form. Acts
1:9-11.
e)
He will come with His saints. 1Tess 3:13, Jude
14.
f)
His coming will be sudden. Mark 13:36.
PREPARATION OF BELIEVERS FOR THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
a)
Acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Acts 3:19;16:31;4:12.
b)
Be regenerated, filled with the power of Holy
Spirit and live a Holy Spirit controlled life. John 3:3-5, Acts 1:8, Rom.
8:1,29.
c)
Holy living. 1Pet. 1:15-17, 2Pet 3:11, John 3:3.
d)
Be occupied in Christ’s service. Luke 19:13
e)
Unbreakable intimacy with Christ. Rom. 8;35,
Acts 11:23.
f)
Evangelizing Christ to the whole world. Matt.
24:14.
g)
Overcoming the already manifesting dangers of
end time. 2Tim 3:1-5, 2Tess 20:3. Col.3:14-15.
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For all creation is waiting eagerly for the
future day when God will reveal who His children really are. Rom. 8:18.
WHO AM I (SNATCHER)
There are diverse interpretations
of Christianity which sometimes conflicts. However, whatever else you are a
Christian, a person who adheres to Christianity, and Abrahamatic, monotheistic
religion based on the life and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth. “Christian”
derives from the koine Greek word Christotos a translation of the Biblical
Hebrew term. Christian are at least united in believing that Jesus has a unique
significance. The term Christian is also used adjectively to describe things
associated with Christianity or in a proverbial sense, all that is noble, and
good, and Christ- like, it is also used as a lebel to identify people who
associate with the cultural aspects of Christianity irrespective of personal
religions, beliefs or practices.
Early usage: The church of saints
(st.) near Antakya, Turkey, Antioch, the disciples were called Christians. (The
first recorded use of the term) is in the new testament, in Acts 11:26, after Barnabas
brought (Paul) to Antioch, where they taught the disciples for about a year,
the text says “the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch”, the
second mention of the term follows in Acts 26:28, where Herod Agrippa II
replied to Paul the Apostle, the third and final new testament reference to the
term is in 1Pet. 4;16, which exhorts believers, yet if any man suffer as a
Christian let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behave; the
follower of Christ. The fact that you find yourself as a Christian; a religious
person who believes Jesus is the Christ and Who is a member of a Christian denomination relating
to or characteristic of Christianity and also following the teachings or
manifesting the qualities of Jesus Christ.
The first disciples (Matt.
4:18-20), for they fished for a living, Jesus called out to them, “come follow
me and I will show you how to fish for people”.
Something spectaculous happened;
Jesus Christ snatches them in a spectacular manner to become fishers of men.
Snatch: to grasp hastily or
eagerly: Jesus Christ snatched them in a grasp (hold firmly), hastily (hasty
manner) and also eagerly to become fishers of men, remember the disciples were
the first to be called Christians, also, you as a Christian, a Christ like, a
believer of Christ, that means you are a snatcher indeed; you should be able to
rescue, to save, and to snatch others who are not in the way of Jesus Christ,
snatch them from the flame of judgment. The Bible says those that have been
revived stand for the salvation of others; that is to be brought back to life,
to restored the consciousness or life or vigor; given fresh life or vigor or
spirit. So, snatch lives, and save lives in a hasty and spectacular manner as
Jesus Christ has snatched you, to be a genuine Christian. Snatch others with
what God has deposited in you, snatch and save them to repent from sins and
turn to God, for the kingdom of Heaven is near. If you are Pastor, Elder, Deacon, etc. no matter your
position in the Lord’s vineyard, Don’t relent, you are not left out, you are a
snatcher, snatch lives, save souls from flame of judgment .
QUALITY
OF A SNATCHER
1)
Those who are connected to the source (creator) i.e. God the Father, Son, and Holy spirit,
Who created everything. Genesis 1:1-18, john 1:1-4.
2)
People that are born again through the Holy
spirit and they allow the Holy spirit to direct them.
3)
Those who tap God’s power to develop their given
gifts. Because God made us with bundles of gift. So if God has given you the
ability to prophecy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. If your
gift is serving others, serve them well, if your gift is teaching, teach well,
if your gift is to encourage, encourage wisely, if your gift is given, give
generously, if your gift is leadership ability, take responsibility seriously,
if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.
4)
Those who love each other with genuine affection
and take delight in honoring each other, they don’t pretend to love others.
They are those who hate what is wrong,
and they hold tightly to what is good.
5)
Good snatcher (Christians) should know how to
speak the message of wisdom: it is a pity in this world that many Christian
leaders lack message of wisdom. Paul said when I came to you dear brothers and
sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God’s
secret plan. So many preaching, teaching, message are out of wisdom.
