“I will come again and receive you to myself…” (John 14:3)
As time went by and some of His followers began to die, some of His Jewish followers begin to wonder if He would actually return. The Apostle Peter told them…
As time went by and some of His followers began to die, some of His Jewish followers begin to wonder if He would actually return. The Apostle Peter told them…
“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise… but is longsuffering toward us not willing that any should perish (stay dead)…” (2 Peter 3:9-13)
Peter told them that just because Jesus had not yet returned did not mean he had changed His mind. Peter warned them that there would be “scoffers” among them as time went by, but to trust His promise to return…
“…we, according to His promises, hope for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells...” (2 Peter 3:13)
Jesus will return or the Bible cannot be trusted to be the inerrant word of God, so we should patiently wait for Him to return and make everything new and righteous…
"Behold, the tabernacle of God is with humanity, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying; and there shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. And He who sits on the throne said, Behold, I am making all things new. And He said, Write, for these words are faithful and true."(Revelation 21:3-5)
Peter told them that just because Jesus had not yet returned did not mean he had changed His mind. Peter warned them that there would be “scoffers” among them as time went by, but to trust His promise to return…
“…we, according to His promises, hope for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells...” (2 Peter 3:13)
Jesus will return or the Bible cannot be trusted to be the inerrant word of God, so we should patiently wait for Him to return and make everything new and righteous…
"Behold, the tabernacle of God is with humanity, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying; and there shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. And He who sits on the throne said, Behold, I am making all things new. And He said, Write, for these words are faithful and true."(Revelation 21:3-5)