When Christ Comes
Overview
Thoughts of the Second Coming are unsettling. Open graves and occupied clouds. Sins revealed and evil unveiled. Yet, for Max Lucado, the coming of Christ will be "the beginning of the very best." In When Christ Comes, Lucado shares how Christians can live in hope, confident in his comfort and peaceful in our preparations for His return.
Top Highlights
“We are so good at waiting that we don’t wait forwardly. We forget to look. We are so patient that we become complacent. We are too content. We seldom search the skies. We rarely run to the temple. We seldom, if ever, allow the Holy Spirit to interrupt our plans and lead us to worship so that we might see Jesus.” (Page 17)
“A glance into hell leads the believer to rejoice. But it also leads the believer to redouble his efforts to reach the lost. To understand hell is to pray more earnestly and to serve more diligently. Ours is a high-stakes mission.” (Page 125)
“First, God does not send people to hell. He simply honors their choice. Hell is the ultimate expression of God’s high regard for the dignity of man.” (Pages 122–123)
“have ample space for you. ‘There are many rooms in my Father’s house’ (v. 2). Why does Jesus refer to ‘many rooms” (Page 6)
“are in hell choose it.’4 In another book Lewis said it this way: ‘I willingly believe” (Page 123)