Momentum Youth Bible Study Series - The Second Coming of Christ
The pastor stood in front of the hurting congregation. Words were hard to come by
and reasons why this tragedy hit so close to home was unimaginable. We have seen
this on the news in other towns and involving other students, but never would
anything happen here. There were minor scuffles between students and there were
occasional fights, but they were over silly stuff like girls or parking in the wrong spot.
This was different. A disgruntled teen, upset about his final grade, walked into school
and opened fire on his innocent classmates. The death toll was one too many and this
funeral was one of several that weekend.
It was as if the pastor read their minds when he said, “It won’t always be like this. This
is a difficult time. A time where it seems like evil has won, but it won't always be like
this. We are here to mourn the loss of a loved one. A young man gone way too soon,
but it won’t always be like this.”
You could hear tears thunder down well-watered cheeks as he continued. Many of
the men in the audience could be seen trying to hold back tears, but the next statement
broke them. “We can’t understand everything God allows. What He allows doesn’t
always make sense…, but He is still in control… and one day Jesus is going to come
back and fix this.”
His voice drifted off as he continued to talk. The moment was too painful for many of
the high school students to comprehend at the time. The Pastor must have known this
and passed out a handout with the following scriptures on it to help them understand
what the Bible says about the Second Coming.
Revelation 21:2
“ I saw the Holy City, the new ________, coming down out of heaven
from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.”
