Are You Ready for Christmas?
Scott McKinney
November 26th, 2023
When Jesus came into this world some people were
“Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?” “I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.” —Mark 14:61-62
“Every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all peoples on earth will mourn because of him.” —Revelation 1:7
There is another
Are you
“They will say, “Where is this coming that he promised?” —2 Peter 3:3-4
“Jesus is returning. We cannot know when. We must be ready at all times.” —C.S. Lewis
“Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” —2 Peter 3:4
“The LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” —Genesis 12:7
“The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ.” —Galatians 3:16
The seed of Abraham is not many people it is one person-
When Jesus returns, He will look at the whole world and say “
“What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” —Matthew 24:3
“When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.” —Luke 21:20
“Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man
doomed to destruction.” —2 Thessalonians 2:3
With the coming of the
“He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he
himself is God.” —2 Thessalonians 2:4
The way to be ready is not by trying to know
It is by knowing the one