Articles of Faith: Of the Resurrection and Return of Christ and Related Events

We believe in and accept the sacred Scriptures upon these subjects at their . Of the , we believe that Christ rose bodily "The third day according to the Scriptures"; that He "to the right hand of the throne of God"; that He is our "merciful and faithful in things pertaining to God"; that this "same Jesus which is taken up from you into shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven shall so come in like manner," , and ; that the "dead in Christ shall first"; that the living saints "shall all be in a moment, in the of an eye, at the "; that the Lord God shall give unto Him the of His father David"; and that "Christ shall reign a in righteousness until He hath put all enemies under His feet."

Psalm 72:8

He shall have also from , and from the unto the ends of the earth.

Isaiah 11:4-5

4. But with shall he judge the poor, and with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

5. And shall be the girdle of his loins, and the girdle of his reins.

Matthew 24:27, 42

27. For as the cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the of the Son of man be.

42. therefore: for ye know not what your Lord doth come.

Matthew 28:6-7

6. He is not here: for he is , as he said. Come, see the place where the lay.

7. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is ; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

Mark 16:6, 19

6. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

19. So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

Luke 1:32

He shall be , and shall be called the Son of the : and the shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

Luke 24:2, 4-6, 39, 51

2. And they found the rolled away from the .

4. And it came to pass, as they were much thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in :

5. And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the among the ?

39. Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a hath not and , as ye see me have.

51. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and into heaven.

John 14:3

And if I go and a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

John 20:27

Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not , but .

Acts 1: 9, 11

9. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was ; and a received him out of their sight.

11. Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same , which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into .

1 Corinthians 15:4

And that he was , and that he again the third day according to the scriptures:

Philippians 4:20

Now unto God and our Father be for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Thessalonians 4:16

For the Lord himself shall from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the , and with the trump of God: and the shall rise first:

1 Timothy 2:5

For there is one , and one between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Hebrews 2:17

Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful in things pertaining to God, to make for the sins of the people.

Hebrews 5:9

And being made perfect, he became the author of unto all them that obey him;

Hebrews 8:1

Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the in the heavens;

Hebrews 9:28

So Christ was once to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time unto salvation.

Hebrews 12:2

Looking unto Jesus the and of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the , despising the , and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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