Contrast Between Christ's First Advent and His Second Advent
Posted by Randy | Labels: Advent, Christ, Christmas, End Times, Eschatology, Jesus Christ, King, Kingdom of God, Second Advent, Second Coming of Christ | Posted On Sunday, December 23, 2012 at 6:41 AM
Most of us know and celebrate Jesus Christ's first advent here on earth - it's called Christmas. But, Jesus said he would return - his second coming or advent. What will that be like, and how does it compare to his first advent? Below is a chart I put together from numerous sources to help you see and understand the contrasts:
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Christ’s
First Advent
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Christ’s
Second Advent
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Christ’s first advent was prophesied by prophets
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Christ’s second advent was
prophesied by prophets and Christ himself
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Christ was prophesied to be despised and rejected by people (Isaiah
53:3)
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Christ will return to be
worshiped by all (Philippians 2:9; Revelation 5:13; Psalms 150:6)
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Christ was miraculously conceived (Luke 1:35)
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Christ will miraculously return
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Christ came as a newborn baby (Luke 2:7)
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Christ will return as a
conquering King (Revelation 19:11-16)
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Christ came in secret – virtually no one knew of his coming
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Christ will return visible and
known to all (Matthew 24:30)
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Christ came in weakness as a baby
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Christ will return in power as
King
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Christ came and submitted himself to human authority (Luke 2:51)
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Christ will return and submit to
no one on earth (Revelation 19:6)
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Christ came and was known simply as the carpenter’s son (Luke 4:22)
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Christ will return and known in
all his glory (Revelation 19:16)
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Christ came into a world marked with sorrows and sin
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Christ will return to a world in
which there will be no more tears, death, suffering, crying or pain
(Revelation 21:4)
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Christ came with meekness, riding on a donkey (Matthew 21:1-5)
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Christ will return with power on
a white horse (Revelation 19:11-16)
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Christ came to bring peace to the human heart (Ephesians 2:13-19;
Romans 5:1)
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Christ will return to bring peace
to the entire world (Isaiah 9:6-7; Zechariah 9:10)
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Christ came and comforted the oppressed, healed the blind, preaching good
news, and ministered to the hurting, sick and broken-hearted (Isaiah 61:1;
Luke 4:18)
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Christ will return and destroy
all evil and suffering (Isaiah 63:3-4; Revelation 19:15)
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Christ came and the government was in the hands of men (Herod the
Great, the Romans, etc.)
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Christ will return and the
government will rest on his shoulders
(Isaiah 9:6-7)
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Christ came to be the Savior of Sinners (Matthew 1:21)
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Christ will return to be King of
Kings and Lord of Lords (Revelation 19:16)
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Christ came and only a select handful of his followers witnessed his
glory (Matthew 17:1-6)
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Christ will return and all will
witness his glory
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Christ came into Jerusalem hailed as King, but they crucified him
(Matthew 21:1-11; Matthew 27:32-44)
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Christ will return to the New Jerusalem
as King, and all will bow down to him (Revelation 21)
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Christ came and was rejected by the Jewish people (John 1:11)
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Christ will return to be received
by the Jewish people (Zechariah 12:10-11; Romans 11:25-28; Matthew 23:39)
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Christ came and allowed himself to be beaten, spit upon and crucified
on a cross (Isaiah 53:7; Matthew 27:30-31)
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Christ will return leading his
armies into battle (Colossians 2:15; Revelation 11-16)
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Christ came and was killed by his enemies (Matthew 27:20-25)
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Christ will return and punish his
enemies (2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; Revelation 19:21)
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Christ came to bear our sins and sorrows (Isaiah 53:4)
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Christ will return to be
glorified by all (Isaiah 9:6-7)
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Christ came and was confronted by Satan (Matthew 4:1-11)
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Christ will return and imprison
Satan for eternal punishment (Revelation 20:10)
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Christ came and his death/resurrection signaled the beginning of the
end of Satan, but Satan continues to wreak havoc
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Christ will return and vanquish
Satan and cast him forever into the fiery lake of burning sulfur (Revelation
20:10)
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Christ came to die (Matthew 20:28)
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Christ will return to rule and
reign
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Christ came and wore a crown of thorns (Matthew 27:29)
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Christ will return wearing a
crown of power and glory
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Christ left on the clouds, ascending to heaven, seen only by his
followers (Acts 1:9)
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Christ will return in the clouds,
seen by all, with a shout of the archangel and the trumpet call of God
(Revelation 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Matthew 24:30-31)
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Christ came to give birth to the Church (Matthew 16:18)
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Christ will return to marry his
bride, the Church (Revelation 21:2)
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Christ came and the Kingdom of God was a spiritual kingdom that existed
only in Christ fully and partially in those who welcomed him in
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Christ will return and the
Kingdom of God will be a physical kingdom that exists fully on earth
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