Rev.Dr.Jeffry David Camm

After his resurrection, Jesus said in Matthew 28, verses 18-20 that all authority in heaven and on earth has now been given to him; Go therefore and make disciples in all nations, teaching them all that I have told you. Then Jesus promised that he would be with them even until the end of the age.

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So, if all authority in heaven and earth has been given by the father to Jesus, who is now making the decisions in heaven? The obvious answer is that Jesus in now making the decisions in heaven.

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This argument is reinforced in the Book of Acts when Jesus commanded his disciples in Acts 1:8. For you shall have power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the uttermost parts of the earth.

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Here Jesus is clearly exercising this authority. He did not say you shall be my father’s witnesses, but that you shall be my witnesses.

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This now brings us to the question which is floating around the Internet and other social media outlets; “when is Jesus coming back”?

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The first thing we must establish about this question is; “when is Jesus coming back the second time ~~ or the third time”?

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After the ascension of Jesus into the clouds, the disciples saw two angels, who said to them; “that as you saw Jesus ascending in the clouds, so you shall see him when he returns” (the next time). That will be the second “appearing” of Jesus Christ. He will “appear in the clouds”. [Acts 1:9-11]

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In 1 Corinthians 15:50-53 it says: I tell you this my brothers; an earthly body made of flesh and blood cannot get into God’s kingdom. These perishable bodies of ours are not the right kind to live forever. But I am telling you this strange and wonderful secret; we shall not all die, but we shall be all given new bodies! It will all happen in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For there will be a trumpet blast from the sky and all the Christians who have died will suddenly become alive, with  new bodies that will never, never die; and then we who are still alive shall suddenly have new bodies too. For our earthly bodies, the ones we have now that can die, must be transformed into heavenly bodies that cannot perish, but will live forever.
 

In 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 it says; For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven with a mighty shout and with the soul-stirring cry of the archangel and the great trumpet-call of God. And the believers who are dead will be the first to rise to meet the Lord. Then we, who are still alive and remain on the earth, will be caught up with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, and remain with him forever. So comfort and encourage each other with this news.

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When this happens, Jesus will defy, time, space and death, by appearing at every place on earth at the same instant (even though places on the earth are in different time zones). He will appear out of nowhere and everyone will all see Him (whether they believe he exists or not).

 

The fact that the dead in Christ shall rise, proves his power over sin and death. The fact that each one of these people receive new bodies, (instantly ~ out of nothing) clearly shows that he has control over creation.

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As it says in the song; “two men walking up a hill, one disappears and ones’ left standing still, I wish we’d all been ready”.

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Scientists and sceptics will have a hard time explaining what is happening unless they conclude the truth ~~ that Jesus has indeed has been “revealed in the clouds”, just as the Bible, stated it would happen.

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So now we have the saints all up in heaven with Jesus to take part in the marriage ceremony, of the Bride (His Church), with the Bridegroom, Jesus Christ, in the presence of His Father, and all of the angels, as witnesses to this historic event ~ “a once in an eternity event.”

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So we are now part of his kingdom in heaven; the next question is when will Jesus return to this earth, to commence his reign upon this earth for 1,000 years? I think the secret is revealed to Apostle John in the Book of Revelation. In Revelation chapter 6 we are now into the Tribulation Hour.

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In the Gospel of Matthew 24:9-13 Jesus makes the following statement: Then you will be tortured and killed and hated all over the world because you are mine, and many of you shall fall back into sin and betray and hate each other. And many false prophets will appear and lead many astray. Sin will be rampant everywhere, and will cool the love of many. But those enduring to the end shall be saved.

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 As a result there will be many martyred for the name of Jesus Christ. These are the martyred Jews and Gentiles, who have become believers during the Tribulation period, as a result of the 144,000 Jewish Messianic evangelists who go throughout the whole world proclaiming that Jesus Christ is indeed the Messiah foretold of by the Old Testament prophets.

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This statement in Matthew is prophetic ~~ looking forward in time. In Revelation chapter 6, we are looking at the same event, but now it is looking back at this event, which has already taken place.

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In verse 9 Apostle John sees a plan view of heaven, with the throne above, then underneath the throne, the martyrs crying out to Jesus.  Now paraphrasing the conversation the martyrs have with Jesus as follow; “Lord, when are you going to go back to earth and sort out those people who killed us”?

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Jesus replies; “patience, give them all white robes and please wait a little while longer, because there are still more servants who are to be martyred. I am not going back until the last drop of martyrs’ blood has been shed”.

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Now we know that Jesus knows the end from the beginning, otherwise he would not have been able to complete the Book of Revelation for Apostle John. Therefore, Jesus already knows the name of the last martyr. Once this last martyr has been killed, then it will be the trigger to open the portal in heaven and for Jesus, (now as the Lion of Judah) to return physically to earth, with His bride to take his place in his kingdom here on earth. (Rev. 19:12-16)

Are you ready?