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• Hebrews 9:28

  So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

• 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17

  For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

• Revelation 22:12

  And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

• Matthew 24:1–51

  And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? …

• Mark 13:32

  But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

• Matthew 24:44

  Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

• Matthew 24:31

  And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

• Revelation 1:7

  Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

• Matthew 24:27

  For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

• Matthew 24:36

  But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

• Revelation 19:11–21

  And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. …

• 1 Thessalonians 5:2

  For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

• 2 Peter 3:10

  But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

• John 14:3

  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

• 1 Thessalonians 4:16

  For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

• 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18

  But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. …

• Matthew 24:30

  And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

• Titus 2:13

  Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

• 1 Thessalonians 4:17

  Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

• Matthew 25:31–46

  When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. …

• Matthew 24:3

  And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

• Acts 1:11

  Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

• Revelation 1:1

  The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

• 1 Corinthians 15:52

  In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

• Luke 21:34–36

  And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

• Matthew 24:14

  And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

• John 14:1–3

  Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

• Revelation 3:3

  Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

• Acts 1:6–7

  When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

• Matthew 16:27

  For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

• Revelation 3:11

  Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

• John 3:16

  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

• Colossians 3:4

  When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

• Matthew 24:42

  Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

• Mark 13:1–37

  And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, …

• 1 John 2:28

  And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

• Matthew 24:21–22

  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

• 1 John 3:2

  Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

• Luke 12:40

  Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

• Revelation 16:15

  Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.