Dying Was His Reason for Living
He told them, "This
is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third
day.
Luke
24:46
That power is like the
working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him
from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far
above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be
given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
Ephesians 1:19-21
They were looking intently
up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood
beside them. "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here
looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven,
will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."
Acts
1:10-11
For the Lord himself will
come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and
with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After
that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them
in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord
forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18
"When the Son of Man
comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly
glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the
people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He
will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
Matthew 25:31-33
But they will have to give
account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
1 Peter 4:5
"No one knows about
that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the
Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son
of Man.
Matthew 24:36-37
For then there will be
great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now--and never
to be equaled again.
Matthew 24:21
"Therefore keep
watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand
this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was
coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken
into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour
when you do not expect him.
Matthew 24:42-44