The harvest is the end of the world... The Son of Man shall send forth His angels and... they shall gather out of His Kingdom all things that offend, and... do iniquity...cast them into...fire.
Matthew 13:34-43 (Matthew 22:1-14; Matthew 25:1-13)
I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
John 14:1-3 (John 12:26; John 17:24)
A little while, and ye shall not see Me... because I go to the Father... But I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice.
John 16:16-22,33 (Luke 24:44-53)
The hour is coming... when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live... And shall come forth... unto the resurrection of life; and... the resurrection of damnation.
John 5:25-29
The LORD hath made known His salvation: His righteousness hath He openly shewed...The ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Psalm 98:1-4,9 (Psalm 22:27-28; John 3:16-17)
Shew forth His salvation... Declare His glory among the heathen... He cometh to judge the earth: He shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with His Truth.
Psalm 96:1-6,13
This Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Matthew 24:14 (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 13:10)
What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Matthew 16:24-27 (Psalm 49:7-9; Revelation 22:10-12)
Hereafter shall ye see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of Power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Matthew 26:64 (Daniel 7:9-10,13-14; Hebrews 1:8)
Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth... shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Mark 16:15-16
God... now commandeth all men every where to repent: because He hath appointed a Day... He will judge the world in righteousness by that Man… He hath ordained.
Acts 17:30-31 (Acts 2:38-41; Acts 10:39-42)
[Before the Great Flood, Enoch preached the LORD’s Coming as he walked with God]
Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgement upon all.
Jude 14-15(Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5-7)
[After the Great Flood, Job, who knew God’s Truth, could declare:]
I know that my Redeemer liveth, and… He shall stand at the latter Day upon the earth…yet... shall I see God… I shall see for myself
Job 19:25-27
The Day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night... brethren, are not in darkness... let us watch... putting on the breastplate of faith and love.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-9 (Mark 13:32-37)
[All secrets exposed on that day]
The Day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ.
Romans 2:16
One day is with the Lord as a thousand years... the Lord is... not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:8-9 (Ezekiel 3:17-19; Ezekiel 33:8-11)
[God’s merciful grace still shown until that day]
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live... righteously and godly... Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the Great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Titus 2:11-15
[His coming will be seen, Jesus taught]
If any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not... For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the Coming of the Son of Man be.
Matthew 24:23-27 (Luke 17:23-24)
[Increasing wickednesses, as when God judged before in history]
GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth... and it grieved Him at His heart... the earth also was corrupt before God.
Genesis 6:3-8,11-13 (Genesis 7:16; Genesis 19:1-9,13,24-28)
I have seen also in the prophets... an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies... that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all... unto Me as Sodom.
Jeremiah 23:14,22-24 (Matthew 24:35-42; Jude 4,7)
[Increasing deceptions - including some of the following]
False Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
Mark 13:22-23 (Acts 8:9-11; Acts 20:29-30; 1 Corinthians 15:12-17; 1 Timothy 6:5-14)
[Increasing loss of peace, and more ‘distress of nations’]
For nation shall rise against nation... there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in diverse places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Matthew 24:6-10 (Luke 21:11-36)
[Increasing ungodly mockery and rejection of God’s Truths]
There shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of His coming?
2 Peter 3:1-7,10 (2 Timothy 3:1-7; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5; 1 Timothy 4:1-6)
He must reign, till He hath put all enemies under His feet.
1 Corinthians 15:24-28
I saw... the Son of Man came with the clouds of heaven... to the Ancient of Days... There was given Him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom.
Daniel 7:13-14,27
[Jesus Christ is worthy]
Thou art worthy...and hast redeemed us to God...Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power... honour and glory. Revelation 5:6-14 (Revelation 1:10-18)
The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.
Revelation 11:15-17 (Revelation 12:10; Revelation 17:14; Revelation 19:16)
Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy... godliness, looking for... the coming of the Day of God.
2 Peter 3:11-14
They that were ready went in with Him… and the door was shut.
Matthew 25:1-13
Be… ready: for in such and hour as ye think not the Son of Man cometh.
Matthew 24:44
[To faith]
Your faith, being much more precious than of gold... might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:7
[To patience]
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord.
James 5:7-8
[To faithfulness]
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household... Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Matthew 24:45-46
[To holiness]
The very God of peace sanctify you wholly... your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 (1 Thessalonians 3:13)
[To win others and to receive His reward]
What is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? For ye are our glory and joy.
1 Thessalonians 2:19-20
Feed the flock of God which is among you... being examples to the flock...When the Chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
1 Peter 5:2-4
Holding forth the Word of Life; that I may rejoice in the Day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. Philippians 2:16 (Philippians 1:4; Philippians 4:1)
We know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.
1 John 3:2-3 (1 John 2:28)
The Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven... we... shall be caught up... to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:14-17
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful... enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.
Matthew 25:21,23
When Christ, Who is our Life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory.
Colossians 3:4
Our citizenship is in Heaven; from where also we wait for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, Who shall change our body... that it may be... like unto His glorious body, according to the working of His power... He is able to subdue all things unto Himself.
Philippians 3:20-21
Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him.
1 Corinthians 2:9(Isaiah 64:4; Revelation 7:9-10)