The Return of Christ

Characteristic of Christ’s return:
1. He will return with all the saints who have died.
2. All saints, whether alive or dead, will receive the same end destiny, at approximately the same time.
3. He is coming to be present here with His saints.
4. It will be a loud, noisy, and very obvious event.
5. He sets the creation free from its bondage to decay and causes the ‘resurrection of the righteous’ to new life.
– Those who have died and those who are alive, together receive new glorified bodies that are like His; bodies that are imperishable and can be with Him.

Parousia
– to be alongside
– arrival as the first stage of being present
– the state of being present at a place

Trumpets were used to signal:
– an alarm – the coming of an enemy/danger
– a battle cry in war
– for a gathering or assembling of people
– a celebration or feast day
– the inauguration of a new king
– the coming of the Lord