Come, Lord Jesus: Meditations on the Second Coming of Christ

von John Piper

Verlag:

Crossway

, 2023

Overview

Bestselling Author John Piper Examines End-Times Theology and Scripture’s Command to Love the Second Coming of Christ

Many people are curious about the second coming of Christ—what it will be like, when it will happen, and what signs will come first. In his latest book, Come, Lord Jesus, John Piper addresses all these issues, but stresses that those who love the second coming of Christ will receive a crown of righteousness (2 Timothy 4:6–8).

Piper examines key biblical texts around the second coming while encouraging readers toward a Spirit-awakened affection for Jesus’s return. He also explores important questions such as, Could Jesus come at any moment, or must certain events happen first?; What does it mean to “Watch, for you know neither the day nor the hour”?; and What should we be doing when he comes? With a special focus on the teachings of Jesus, Paul, and Peter, Come, Lord Jesus portrays not only the glory of the revealed Savior, but also the glorification of the resurrected saints.

Essential, Christ-Exalting Eschatology: Piper guides Christians to examine whether they long for the appearing of Christ, and what this event will mean for Christians, non-Christians, and for Christ himself

Careful Exegesis: Piper pays close and precise attention to the words of Scripture, especially with a view to showing how Jesus and Paul were of one mind about the second coming

Practical: The final 5 chapters are devoted to how Christians should live in this age between the first and second appearing of Christ

Written by Bestselling Author John Piper: Author of Don’t Waste Your Life, Desiring God, and Providence

Key Features

• Examines End-Times Theology and Scripture’s Command to Love the Second Coming of Christ
• Explores how Christians should live in this age between the first and second appearing of Christ
• Guides Christians to examine whether they long for the appearing of Christ, and what this event will mean for Christians, non-Christians, and for Christ himself

Contents

Part One: Reasons to Love Christ’s Appearing
• Prelude to Part One: The Miracle We Seek: Love
• Chapter 1: “All Who Have Loved His Appearing”
• Chapter 2: How Can a Book Awaken Love for Christ’s Appearing?
• Chapter 3: The Heart of the Matter: The Glory of Christ as the Primary Reality of His Coming
• Chapter 4: The Heart of the Matter: Experiencing the Glory of Christ with Joyful Amazement
• Chapter 5: The Grace Being Brought to You at the Revelation of Christ
• Chapter 6: Will We Be Blameless at the Coming of Christ?
• Chapter 7: We Will Be Perfected Mind, Heart, and Body
• Chapter 8: Jesus Will Deliver Us from the Wrath of Jesus
• Chapter 9: In Flaming Fire, with Vengeance and Relief
• Chapter 10: Repaying Each for What He Has Done
• Chapter 11: Rejoicing in the Hope of Receiving Different Rewards
• Chapter 12: The Joy of Personal Fellowship with the Sovereign Servant
Part Two: The Time of His Appearing
• Prelude to Part Two: The Time and the Love of Christ’s Appearing
• Chapter 13: Did Jesus Teach That He Would Return within One Generation?
• Chapter 14: What Does the New Testament Mean That Jesus Will Come Soon?
• Chapter 15: Is There an Any-Moment Rapture before the Second Coming?
• Chapter 16: Jesus and Paul: A Common Vision of Christ’s Coming
• Chapter 17: What Must Happen before the Lord’s Appearing?
Part Three: How Then Shall We Live?
• Prelude to Part Three: Living between the Two Appearings of Christ
• Chapter 18: End-Time Alertness and Love for Christ’s Appearing
• Chapter 19: Patient, Joyful, Not Deceived, Not Alarmed
• Chapter 20: Coming Justice, Present Gentleness
• Chapter 21: Go to Work, Go to Church
• Chapter 22: End-Time Praying, for Yourself and the Mission
• In Conclusion: A Hymn to Christ