Suddenly - The Promise Of Suddenly
The promise of suddenly.
And here it is… I’m just gonna lay it out, so you know where I’m going… The promise of suddenly is… Jesus promises He will return suddenly.
1. Jesus is coming again.
Matthew 24:42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
Matthew 24:44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
1 John 2:28 And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.
“I am coming soon” greek = tachy = By surprise, suddenly.
Revelation 3:11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
Revelation 22:12 “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.”
And then in:
Revelation 22:20 “Yes, I am coming soon.”
Jesus is coming again and when He returns it will be suddenly. 2. Live Ready
We need to live ready.
Mark 13:32 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. 34 It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch. 35 Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning— 36 lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!”
Matthew 24:42 “Keep watch”
Matthew 24:44 “Be ready”
Mark 13:33 “Take heed, watch and pray” Take heed = to look at, gaze at, understand
1. Do Jesus Business
Do business until I return Luke 19:13
Acts 1:10-11They 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.”
1. BE A WITNESS
2. BE A SERVANT
3. BE A GIVER
4. BE A LOVER
2. Stay Alert
Mark 13:35 Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming— in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning— 36 lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!”
Ephesians 5:14"Wake up, "Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity.” “Because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but,” “Understand what the Lord's will is.”
1 Peter 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.
Matthew 25:11 ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’
Matthew 25:12-13 But he answered, truly, I say to you, I do not know you. Watch therefore, for you know neither the day or the hour.
