I wrote yesterday about the clear application to “be ready” from the sometimes hard-to-understand “Olivet Discourse” (Matthew 24 and 25).

Here’s something else that’s clear: Jesus will return in power and glory:

Then the sign announcing the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn over him. And they will see the Son of Man appearing in the clouds of heaven, revealed with mighty power, great splendor, and glory… (Matthew 24.30, TPT)

When the Son of Man appears in his majestic glory, with all his angels by his side, he will take his seat on his throne of splendor… (Matthew 25.31, TPT)

This is Jesus talking, and it’s not a metaphor. It’s a fact:

• Jesus will appear in majestic power, splendor, and glory.
• All his angels will be by his side.
• He will take his seat on his throne of splendor.

Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength. When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. (Revelation 1.12 – 17, ESV)