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220 "THIS MEANS EVERLASTING LIFE"
and blood for sacrifice : "And as it is reserved for
men to die once for all time, but after this a judgment,
so also the Christ was offered once for all
time to bear the sins of many, and the second time
that he appears it will be apart from sin or, be
without a sin offering and to those earnestly
looking for him for their salvation ."-Hebrews
9 :24,27,28, NW.
8 Why, then, does Jesus Christ return? It is to
rule in his kingdom . His first coming, which was
in perfect flesh and blood, was to vindicate Jehovah's
universal sovereignty by his complete faithfulness
to the interests of God's kingdom and also
to ransom mankind. He did provide the ransom,
but God did not then establish the Kingdom with
him. And so the disciples were taught to pray :
"Our Father in the heavens, let your name be
sanctified . Let your kingdom come . Let your will
come to pass, as in heaven, also upon earth ."
Matthew 6 :9, 10, NW Christ's return being for
him to rule in the Kingdom, then his second coming
means his entering actively into the power of
the Kingdom. When he ascended to heaven he sat
down at God's right hand to wait for that time
of entering into his authority and ruling like
Melchizedek over his enemies as his footstool . Hebrews
10 :12,13 states : "This man offered one
sacrifice for sins perpetually and sat down at the
right hand of God, from then on awaiting until
his enemies should be made a stool for his feet ."
NW The evidence already considered proves
8 . Why does he return? So what does his second coming
mean?