{"id":16050,"date":"2024-07-27T17:33:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T16:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/?p=16050"},"modified":"2024-07-27T17:33:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T16:33:59","slug":"earnestly-pursuing-partaking-in-the-promised-second-coming-of-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/27\/earnestly-pursuing-partaking-in-the-promised-second-coming-of-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Earnestly pursuing partaking in the promised second coming of Jesus."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earnestly pursuing partaking in the promised second coming of Jesus, requisite for readiness for the imminent rapture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 Peter&nbsp; 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.&nbsp; 3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like apostle Peter and others in Bible days heard the unfailing promise of Jesus, before His ascension on the certainty of His receiving blameless saints to Himself.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So believers today and you in particular has received same promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John&nbsp; 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.&nbsp; 14:2 In my Father&#8217;s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.&nbsp; 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus further exhorted His followers of all ages and you to make adequate preparation to be ready, when He comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew&nbsp; 24:44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be prepared for this event you must be looking every moment for His coming by His grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Titus&nbsp; 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,&nbsp; 2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;&nbsp; 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hebrews&nbsp; 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember our Lord is coming for the glorious church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ephesians&nbsp; 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;&nbsp; 5:26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,&nbsp; 5:27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The graceless church will be left out, they will not be aware when He comes. You must separate yourself from the graceless church and associate prayerfully with a glorious church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 Timothy&nbsp; 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.&nbsp; 3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,&nbsp; 3:3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,&nbsp; 3:4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;&nbsp; 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two things will help you to continue to be prepared for His coming:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Abide in Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 John&nbsp; 2:28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Continue to purify yourself with His blood to make you pure like Him at His coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 John&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good Lord will help you to dwell in the new heavens in Jesus name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 Peter&nbsp; 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.&nbsp; 3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us pray.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earnestly pursuing partaking in the promised second coming of Jesus, requisite for readiness for the imminent rapture. 2 Peter&nbsp; 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotional"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16050"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16051,"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16050\/revisions\/16051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}