This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit endtimes.substack.comWe’ve come to the classic biblical text on the Second Coming—Revelation 19:11–16. This is the final note of history, the crescendo of the ages, the grand consummation that all of humanity has been waiting for. Like Johann Sebastian Bach who couldn’t leave that final note unplayed, all of history is waiting for Jesus to strike this final note when He returns.What I want you to see here are three key characteristics of Christ’s return: He’s comi...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit endtimes.substack.com
We’ve come to the classic biblical text on the Second Coming—Revelation 19:11–16. This is the final note of history, the crescendo of the ages, the grand consummation that all of humanity has been waiting for. Like Johann Sebastian Bach who couldn’t leave that final note unplayed, all of history is waiting for Jesus to strike this final note when He returns.
What I want you to see here are three key characteristics of Christ’s return: He’s coming visibly—every eye will see Him on that white horse; He’s coming vengefully—in justice He judges and wages war against those gathered at Armageddon; and He’s coming victoriously—as King of kings and Lord of lords to establish His Kingdom. But here’s the best part—we’re coming with Him. Verse 14 says the armies of Heaven, dressed in fine linen white and clean, are following Him on white horses.
This is a strong argument for the pre-Tribulation Rapture because we have to have gone to Heaven, been married to Him, and been rewarded by Him before we can return with Him. We don’t just have a one-way ticket to glory—we have a round-trip ticket.
Key Facts
Biblical Text: Revelation 19:11–16—the classic passage on Christ’s Second Coming to earth
Three Characteristics: Visible (every eye will see), Vengeful (judges in justice), Victorious (King of kings)
White Horse: Christ returns on white stallion, possibly literal celestial cavalry
Christ’s Names: Faithful and True, Word of God, King of kings and Lord of lords, plus secret name
Armies of Heaven: Believers dressed in fine linen return with Christ (verse 14)
Pre-Trib Argument: We return FROM heaven WITH Christ, meaning we were raptured before Tribulation
Rapture vs Return: Different in signs, destination, and timing—two phases of one coming
Bach Illustration: Mark Hitchcock compares Christ’s return to final note that completes history’s symphony
Round Trip Ticket: Christians go up at Rapture, return down with Christ at Second Coming
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