What the return of Christ will look Like

Read Revelation 19.

This is the real Hallelujah chorus!  The word only appears four times in the New Testament and all four are contained in the chapter.  It means praise Jehovah.

The vision of the coming Great Tribulation has been revealed.  Meanwhile in heaven, the believers have been welcomed home, rewarded, and assembled for the marriage supper of the Lamb.  Jesus, the Lamb of God, sacrificed Himself on the cross "so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish" (Ephesians 5:27).

Verse 10 provides a wonderful summary statement of this entire book.  "For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."  The focus of Revelation is not about events.  It is "the revelation of Jesus Christ." (1:1a)  Those who brush aside prophecy as unimportant to the Christian life, brush aside Jesus.  Dismissing some parts of the Bible as not important questions God's integrity and exposes one's laziness.  "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work."  The spiritual maturity of each believer is dependent upon being fully equipped by the "whole counsel" of the Word of God (Acts 20:27).

At this point, Jesus is now ready to be revealed to the unbelieving world.  As describe here, He will come again literally, visibly, personally, and victoriously.  Jesus taught in Matthew 24:29-30, "Immediately after the tribulation...Then...they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."

He will return wearing multiple titles.  Jesus is Faithful.  He is True.  He is the living Word of God (John 1:1-5).  He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords.  He even has a name no one knows but Jesus Himself (v.12).

The initial purpose of His return will be to put down this worldwide rebellion.  No meek and mild Jesus here.  "He will rule them with a rod of iron.  He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty."  This will fulfill the message of Psalm 2.  The chief weapon will be His spoken word that like "a sharp sword" comes out of His mouth. (19:15)  It is the same method Jesus used in creation, "And God said..." (Genesis 1), when He spoke the world into existence (Psalm 33:9, Colossians 1:16, Hebrews 11:3).    

Today, God has graciously allowed us to have the written word of God.  The Apostle Paul called it "the sword of the Spirit" (Ephesians 6:17).  It is the believer's only offensive weapon in our daily spiritual warfare.  Jesus used it to overcome temptations (Matthew 4).  Disciplining ourselves with Scripture is the secret to victoriously Christian living.