Main Question
What should we do while we wait for Jesus to come back?
The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price. 18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
Main Verse: Revelation 22:17-20
20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
The Roots
2 Peter 3:1-14
1) Trust That Jesus is Coming Back
This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, 2 that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles,
Prepare for Ridicule From Non-Believers
3 knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. 4 They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.” 5 For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God, 6 and that by means of these the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished. 7 But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
Be Thankful for the Lord’s Patience
8 But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
2) Be Ready
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies[b] will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.[c]
-Accept Christ- Acts Chapter 2
3) Lives Godly Lives
11 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness,12 waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! 13 But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. 14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.
-Love God
-Love people
-Share the gospel to all and make disciples. Do not add to it or take away from it
-Patiently endure a world that is not our home
-Be at peace because you trust his eternal plan- Php Chap 4
-Remain faithful to the word (Romans 12:2- Be transformed, able to test, and approve what God’s will is).
15 And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, 16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures. 17 You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability. 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Pray for Christ’s Glory
To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Matthew 6:10
Your kingdom come,
your will be done
Revelation 6:10
10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” 11 Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters,[e] were killed just as they had been.
Revelation 8:1-6
8 When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
3 Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. 4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand. 5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.
The Trumpets
6 Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them. 8:1-6
Main Verse: Revelation 22:17-20
The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price. 18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
Key Takeaways
- Keep the faith in Jesus’ promise that he is coming back
- The Day of the Lord Will come like a thief. No one can accurately predict when that will be. We must be ready and stay ready.
- We need to focus on godly living and prayer until Jesus returns
More Roots
Isaiah 47:10-11
Isaiah 40:10-11
Isaiah 62:10-12
Revelation 22:12-14
Malachi 3:1-5
Matthew 5:48
Matthew 24:36-25:13
Matthew 24:14
Luke 12:35-40
Acts 1:7
1 Thessalonians 1:10
1 Thessalonians 5:2-4
2 Timothy 4:8
Titus 2:13
Revelation 1:1
Revelation 1:7
Revelation 3:1-3
Revelation 3:11
Revelation 5:9-10
Revelation 11:18
Revelation 22:7, 16
Revelation 22:18-20
