The first time, Jesus entered our world in a stable in an obscure village with only a handful of witnesses. When He comes back all mankind will see Him. It will be a VISIBLY TRIUMPHANT return. In Matthew 24 Jesus said, …all the nations of the earth…will SEE the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with POWER and GREAT GLORY. (Vs.30) Revelation 1:7 says, …every eye will SEE Him, even those who pierced Him. In short, there will be no doubt on the minds of anyone on this planet as to what has happened when the King of Kings RE-appears. It will not be a quiet coming like the first.

Paul says all will be changed. He tells us that believers in Jesus will INSTANTLY receive a body fitted for eternity. This new body will never contract a disease, never suffer injury, never sin, never experience sorrow, never wear down or die. When Christ returns again …death will have been swallowed up in victory. (1st Corinthians 15:54) What a day that will be!

You know when I was a kid at Christmas I tended to look BACK and focus on Jesus FIRST coming. But the older I get the more I look FORWARD – to when Jesus comes back. Recently I read about a place in Union Grove Wisconsin… It’s called Shepherd’s Home. In that facility, they care for and minister to many children with Down Syndrome. The staff at Shepherd’s Home makes a concentrated effort to present the gospel to the children. As a result many have come to faith in Jesus. They have learned how deeply Jesus loves them. They have learned that He has prepared a place for them in His home in Heaven and could return from the sky at any moment to take them there. Listen to this! One of the greatest daily maintenance problems the staff faces is smudged windows. Smudged windows!! Why is that?? Well, you can walk through Shepherd’s Home any time of day, and you’ll see some of these children standing with their hands, noses, and faces pressed to the glass. They’re watching for Jesus. They keep checking to see if Christ is coming back yet to take them to Heaven. May it be so with us!