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Watch and be ready for his coming. Amen. Let's pray. Our Father which art in heaven, Lord, we have heard thy word tonight regarding the return of Jesus Christ. We are called to watch and be ready for his return. We pray that we may pay attention to the signs, that we may prepare to meet him by
The command of Christ that we watch for His second coming is seen often in Scripture. The reason for this exhortation is that we, “know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh” (Matt. 25:13). Because of this uncertainty on our part, we must keep a constant watch. The opposite of w
The instruction given was to watch, to pray, and to be busy in the work of the kingdom. We too, as Christians of those last days, must also heed that instruction. We must be watching for the return of Christ. The signs given in the last chapter are all around us. We must be often found in prayer. As
What we must do is watch and pray. In our watching we will see sure signs of Christ’s return, and then we must pray, “Even so, Lord Jesus, come quickly.” Sing Psalter 277. December 8 Read Revelation 11 Along with watching and praying, the church must be busy witnessing to the nations the wonder of
The signs of Christ's return in Matthew 24 must live within us. They must be found in the depths of our hearts. They must not be a matter of intellectual knowledge only or theological discussion. They must live within us so that they affect everything about us, how we live, how we understand th
The looking for Christ’s return is not an idle looking. This is the active looking of those who await dear ones to return from a trip. We have been given His Word to tell us what we must do and how we must watch. We must search the Scriptures daily to see what we must do as we wait. We must also pra
These main elements of the parable indicate that the main idea expressed in this parable of Jesus is a calling to watch for His coming. The virgins knew that the Bridegroom was coming and therefore, they were to watch for that coming. Similarly, the church of Jesus Christ knows Christ will return
Watchfulness is one of the basic requirements of a soldier. Many times the Bible also speaks in the same terms. Our ministers often refer to our elders as watchmen on the walls of Zion, or Christ’s church. It is apparent that the waiting time discussed above makes the warning so urgent. Not only in
He told them to be watchful. No doubt, His disciples then recalled Jesus urgent message some time before, when He had described perilous days ahead for them and ended with the requirement that they be watchful. To the Christian (I use the word in its true sense, not as polluted by the Christ-less ap
Who outwardly confess it and truly desire it. But also those who say they desire Christ's coming. but are hypocrites and do not truly long for it. From these main elements in the parable, we see that the main calling of the text is an exhortation to watch for Christ's return. The virgins knew t