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The Amish Voice 8
About 2000 years ago Jesus Christ visited this earth and died on
the cross to provide salvation for sinful men. He then rose again
from the dead and returned to heaven. Will Jesus Christ ever
come to earth again?
After Jesus died and rose again, He appeared to His disciples
for a period of 40 days (Acts 1:3). What happened to Jesus at
the end of these 40 days (Acts 1:9; Luke 24:51)? _________
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After Jesus disappeared out of their sight, the disciples were
still looking up toward heaven (Acts 1:9-10). As they were
looking, two angels stood by them dressed in white (Acts 1:10).
These angels told the disciples something very important: "This
same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so
_____________ in like manner (in the same way) as ye have
seen Him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11).
God wanted these disciples to know that Jesus Christ would
come back to earth someday! The two angels made one thing
very clear in Acts 1:11. What they were saying was this: Jesus
Christ will come in the same way that you saw Him go. As He
went up, so He will come down!
What Will His Coming Be Like?
There are two passages that very clearly describe our Lord’s
second coming to the earth. They are found in Revelation 19:11
-21 and Matthew 24:29-31. What do you learn about the second
coming of Jesus Christ as you read these verses? Will He come
You will need a Bible for this lesson.
As the world continues to turn its back on God, we want to take a look at what the future holds according to the One who is
the Beginning and the End—God! We hope you enjoy and benefit from this series, courtesy of Middletown Bible Church.
Follow along, fill in the blanks, and look up! May we all be ready for the return of Jesus Christ!
HOW DID JESUS GO?
HOWWILL JESUS
COME?
He went up!
He will come down!
He left earth to go to heaven
He will leave heaven to come
to earth.
He left from the earth.
He will come down to the
earth.
He left in a cloud (Acts 1:9).
He will return in the clouds
(Matthew 24:30; Revelation
1:7).
He left in a real body (a
resurrection body).
He will return in a real body.
When He left people saw
Him (Acts 1:9).
When He comes people will
see Him (Revelation 1:7).
It was JESUS CHRIST who
went up into heaven.
It will be this "SAME
JESUS" who will come again
(Acts 1:11). The same Person
who left will be the same
Person who will return!