Patiently waiting for the coming of our Lord.

Patiently waiting for the coming of our Lord, requisite for readiness for the imminent rapture

1 Corinthians  1:7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:  1:8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians  3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

James  5:7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.  5:8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

I have read three different epistles to you, exhorting you to patiently be  waiting for the coming of our Lord.

Out of the mouth of two or three God’s words are confirmed.

2 Corinthians  13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

You are persuaded that our Lord is certainly coming back very very soon 

John  14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.  14:2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.  14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

1 Thessalonians  4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.  4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.  4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.  4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:  4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.  4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

To be ready for the imminent rapture, you must cultivate the habit of patiently waiting  for His coming.

1 Corinthians  1:7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:  1:8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians  3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

James  5:7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.  5:8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

The reason for this is because, satan has engaged scorners to overthrow the faith of the care free churchgoers.

2 Peter  3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,  3:4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

2 Timothy  2:18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

You must determinedly avoid all these people and day after day, live in readiness for His coming as a wise virgin 

Matthew  24:44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

Matthew  25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.  25:7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.  25:8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.  25:9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.  25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.  25:11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.  25:12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.  25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

Watchfulness and purity are virtues, you must continually sustain in your life.

Watchfulness.

Mark  13:34 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.  13:35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:  13:36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.  13:37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

Purity.

1 John  3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.  3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.  3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

The good Lord shall help you in Jesus name.

Let us pray.