Sermon Notes 1/12 – The Last Days

(1.) THE LAST DAYS ARE ALL ABOUT THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST – Acts 2:17-21

-2 Tim 3:1 – the last days will be difficult times

difficult – means hard to deal with; dangerous;savage

-Matt 8:28 – the same word is used here to describe demonic activity

-the last days began at the ascension of Jesus – Acts 1:9-11

        ***The body of Christ must stay on fire for Jesus

        ***The body of Christ must be praying

        ***The body of Christ must not become scoffers – 2 Peter 3:1-12

Remember: the Lord limits Himself to the prayers of the church.  He is also Sovereign – Psalm 115:3 & 135:6…

                                                   2 Peter 3:1

                                       Do Not Become A Scoffer

verse 1

-Peter reminds his readers that Jesus is coming back soon

-1 Thess 2:1-5…John 16:3…2 Peter 1:12-15 – reminders of Jesus coming

stir up – means to wake up/to wake fully

pure mind – shake everything out of your mind anything against the return of Jesus

verse 2 – Galatians 1:6-10

-false teachings & prophets will arise in the last days against the return of Jesus

verse 3 – knowing this first – means to experience something

scoffer  – to treat lightly…laugh and smirk…ridicule

verse 4 – the argument of the scoffer

-walk among believers and the culture to stand against the coming of Jesus

-coming is a personal appearance – Revelation 1:7

verses 5-7 – God’s judgement will come again as it did in Noah’s day

verses 8-9 – why is there a delay in Jesus coming?

-the Lord is patient and He wants as many people to get saved as possible

verses 10, 12 – The Day of the Lord –

-this is the return of Jesus and it is certain to happen

-the heavens will pass away – not annihilated, but changed by fire

-some believers feel these verses refer to nuclear war

-the works – these are the works of humanity – buildings and cities

verse 11 – things will be dissolved – means they will able to be restored

-we should live a godly life and live for Jesus knowing the return of the Lord is happening very very soon

holy – a separated life from sin

verse 12 – looking for – means to wait on and expect

-hastening – this speaks of being involved in the harvest which makes time go fast

verse 13 – the return of the Lord is a promise – John 14:1-3

-The Lord will make a new heaven and a new earth