1. Coming of The Lord
1 Thessalonians 4:15-17

2. Message of The Bible Christ is coming Christ has come
Christ will come again

3. Wrong Conclusions Is Immediate Promise Untrue
2 Thessalonians 2:2
Promise Untrue
2 Peter 3:3,4
Will come, but plenty of time
2 Peter 3:10
Matthew 24:42,43; 25:13

4. Wrong Conclusions Already past 2 Timothy 2:18 2 Peter 3:10
“Prophecy found its complete fulfillment in the second coming of Christ, and now may be regarded as closed and consummated.” Max King in “The Spirit of Prophecy” (p. 137)
2 Timothy 2:18
2 Peter 3:10

5. Will It Be Soon? Songs we sing suggest such We don’t know, but:
Romans 13:11,12
1 Peter 4:7
James 5:7,8
Revelation 22:20

6. Why View As At Hand? Brevity of life God doesn’t view time as we do
James 4:14
Philippians 1:23
God doesn’t view time as we do
2 Peter 3:8

7. What Must I Do To Be Saved?
Hear the gospel (Romans 10:17)
Believe Jesus is Christ (Acts 8:37)
Repent of your sins (Acts 17:30)
Confess faith in Christ (Matthew 10:32)
Baptized for remission of sins (Acts 2:38)
Faithful unto death (Revelation 2:10)