This post is the fourth in our series on adoring Christ this Christmas. You can go back and read the first, second, and third posts.
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord
Why adore him?
Everything about Jesus is glorious!
From the witness of Scripture emerges a profound picture of Christ’s glory in the future. He will return in glory, judge righteously, and be worshiped eternally for His glorious character and work!
1. He Will Return in Glory For His Elect!
“And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven” (Mark 13:26-27).
“For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).
2. He Will Judge Righteously!
“Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:11-15).
3. He Will be Worshiped by All as King of Kings and Lord of Lords!
“… at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:10-11).
“And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,“Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations! Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.” (Revelation 15:3-4).
“On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords” (Revelation 19:16).
May you find hope this Christmas in knowing there is still more of Christ’s glory to behold in the future. We will witness His glorious return and no longer have to bear the pain and anguish of this broken world. We will see His righteousness and judgment perfectly exercised towards wickedness and evil. We will worship and adore Him forever! I pray that God would help us set our hope on these things.
Hold fast hope!
(Next post in this series: A Journey Toward Christ)
2 Comments on "Come Let Us Adore Him: The Glorious Future of Christ"
Amen! That’s my king!
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