Day of Lord

When will the Second Coming occur? Jesus explained that before it takes place '"there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall'" (Mt 24:21). Verse 27 then states "'so shall the coming of the Son of Man be.'" Then Jesus says that "'immediately after the tribulation of those days'" (:29) "'the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky'" (:30). It seems that Daniel had prophesied of the same period saying, "'There will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time'" (Da 12:1). "'For just like the lightning, when it flashes out of the part of the sky, shines to the other part of the sky, so will the Son of Man be in His day'" (Lk 17:24). "'His day'" (:24) is equivalent to "'the coming'" (Mt 24:27) in the identical passage in Matthew. "In that day the Lord will be the only one" (Zec 14:9) "for it will be a unique day which is known to the Lord" (:7). "Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him" (Rev 1:7).

"The Lord, my God, will come, and all the holy ones with Him!" (Zec 14:5). It will be "at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints" (1Th 3:13). Enoch "prophesied, saying, 'Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones'" (Jude 14). The purpose will be "to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds" (:15). Furthermore, "the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire" (2Th 1:7). The purpose will also be "dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus" (:8). "The Lord will go forth and fight against those nations, as when He fights on a day of battle" (Zec 14:1). "The armies which are in heaven . . . were following Him on white horses" (Rev 19:14). "In the last days mockers will . . . [ask], 'Where is the promise of His coming?'" (2Pe 3:3-4). Consider rather "'when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?'" (Lk 18:8). "Who can endure the day of His coming?" (Mal 3:2).