The Day of the Lord (the Second Coming) is a single day—the most terrible day of all time—yet also the most glorious because it involves the return of our Savior.
The Second Coming is a beautiful love story woven throughout the scriptures—a story about a marriage and a bride preparing herself for a wedding. It is a story of Christ, our groom, coming for His bride the Church (believers), and destroying evil in the world. It will be the most important event in human history. What was destroyed in the Garden of Eden will be redeemed and made whole again. The Second Coming is what the creation longs for and is the most talked about event in the Bible.
The resurrection and Rapture occur at the beginning of the Day of the Lord. This day is described in scripture eight times as often as Christ’s First Coming and is prophesied more frequently than any other event in the Bible. The Day of the Lord includes the destruction of evil and the setting up of the kingdom of God (Zechariah 14:9).
The resurrection of dead believers and rapture of living believers occur as we meet Jesus in the air on the Day of the Lord (1 Thessalonians 4:14-17). We all descend to earth, and Christ’s feet touch the Mount of Olives, which then splits in two. We see this event mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments. Isaiah describes the resurrection of the dead when he writes: “But your dead will live, Lord; their bodies will rise—let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy—your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead” (Isaiah 26:19).
The book of Acts describes how Jesus ascended to heaven forty days after His resurrection. The apostles witnessed this event. An angel tells the apostles that Christ will return like He left. So, we know that Christ will return physically, and all believers will see Him as they rise to meet Him. This Second Coming event is described in Revelation 6:16–17, 11:15–18, and 16:17–19 at the sixth seal, seventh trumpet, and seventh bowl judgment.
The scattered Jews return to Israel. Christ then battles against the surrounding Muslim nations. Scriptures in the Old Testament tell of the destruction of current Muslim nations on the Day of the Lord, and Christ is victorious over His enemies.
Jesus said: “What I say to you, I say to everyone: Watch” (Mark 13:37).
In Luke, Christ also says: “It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them” (Luke 12:37).
Do we know the signs to watch for? My book describes all the signs and how to be ready. In chapter 8, I summarize how one sign is Iran’s move in the Middle East, which will spark the Tribulation and the Day of the Lord. I recommend Mark Davidson’s book Daniel Revisited if you want more detailed information on Iran.
