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D. He Came With The Right Accomplishment – Isaiah had said that when Messiah came, He would give His life for His people. . And, that is exactly what Jesus did. His Own people rejected Him and demanded His death in the cross. So, He was condemned to die and He went to Calvary and died on the cross. He died a horrible, excruciating death to make a way for you to be saved. When Jesus died on that cross, He made a way for “whosoever will” to be saved, . When He cried “It is finished,” , it really was! The debt of sin had been paid forever and a new and living way had been opened to God. Hew died for you so that you might live in Him, .

(Note: Friends, you can either receive Jesus, or you can reject Him, but you need to know that He is Who the Bible says He is! It has been proven in more ways than you and I can imagine. Jesus is the King of Kings! He is the Savior of men. He is the ONLY way to God, !)III. THE PROMISE OF THE COMING KING

III. THE PROMISE OF THE COMING KING

(Ill. This great King came and died just like the prophets said that He would. However, that was not the end of His story! Three days after He died on that cross, He arose from the dead, . Of course, this is just what the Old Testament said would happen, . (Ill. You can’t keep a God-Man down!) After He arose, He went back to Heaven, , with the promise that He would come again some day! Let me tell you now, when He comes then, He is not going to come like He did the first time! Nothing will be like it was then!)

A. v. 11a The Promise Of His Appearing – Even before the King went away, there was the promise of His return. He said so Himself, . Paul talked about His coming again, . His coming should not catch men off guard since it has been so well announced, but it will, . (Ill. Are you ready for His coming? Ill. His coming will be in two distinct stages: Rapture and glory! You need to be ready for the first part, because He will not send an announcement of warning, He will just come, .)

B. v. 11-16 The Promise Of His Authority – The first time He came, He was indistinguishable from the other men of His time, . When He came the first time, He did not have a home or a place to lay His head, . When He came the first time, men mocked Him, rejected Him and put Him to death. But, when He comes the next time, things are going to be different! You see, He isn’t coming as “the lowly Nazarene”; He is coming as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. This time He isn’t coming to redeem man, He is coming to rule over men, . He will not be mocked this time, but He will put all of His enemies under His feet. Men will not put Him to death this time, but with the word of His mouth, He will subdue and destroy the enemies of God!

C. v. 16 The Promise Of His Adjudication – Verse 16 tells that this coming King is the “KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS”. He is the ruler of rulers. As a ruler, He will occupy a throne and He will govern. He will reign in righteousness, perfection and glory on this earth for 1,000 years, . At the end of that period, Satan and all of his followers will be cast into Hell forever! Then, tells us that this King will sit upon a great white throne and that He will judge the lost and will condemn each one to the lake of fire forever. Notice , “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”

I point that out to say this: This King Who came in peace, love and grace to give His life on a cross to save lost souls will one day return as a ruling Monarch. In that day, all those who have refused His gift of salvation, will be cast into the lake of fire. In other words, the very One Who could be your Savior today will be your judge on that day! No amount of pleading or praying will change His mind. The day of grace will have passed forever and you will be eternally lost. You will be forever separated from God, from saved loved ones, from everything of beauty and pleasure. You will be cast into a place of eternal punishment, eternal death and eternal horror.

Friend, the best thing you can do today is to come to Jesus Christ and be saved. If you have never been saved, today it the day when you need to do just that! Today, He will receive you and He will be your Savior, . If you wait and die lost, then the One Who could have saved you will be the One Who will condemn you!

Conc: I have tried to show you today that Jesus is Who the Bible says that He is! He is the Son of God. He is the Lamb of God. He is the only Way to God. Do you know Him as your personal Savior? Has there ever been a moment in your life when you called on Him by faith and were saved from your sins?

Here’s the bottom line. It all comes down to this: If you died today and stood before God up in Heaven and He looked down and you and you looked up at Him and He said, “Why should I let you in to My heaven?” What would you say? Are you saved? Are you sure? Are you serving? Are you thankful? If you need Him, He is here for you! You come if He is calling!