• The Time of Christ's Return
  • It is near
    • The first Christians believed it was near
    • Christians today believe it is near
    • The signs of His return
      • Political — one world government
      • Religious — one church
      • Cosmological — catastrophic
      • Israelic
    • The manner — Act 1:11
      • Physical
      • Sudden
      • Visible
  • It is an urgent nearness
    • Christians should know the night is far gone
    • Christians should know the dawn is breaking
• The Application for Us — Rom 13:12-14
  • Wake up!
    • Get out of darkness
      • Revelry — noisy, disturbing, nuisance, inconsiderate
      • Drunkenness — uncontrolled conduct, destroyer
      • Immorality — forbidden relationships, disobedience to Scripture
      • Shamelessness — open exhibition of evil, no honor or decency, arrogant denial of modesty, lost to shame
      • Contention — strife, warfare, extreme selfishness
      • Envy — ill will toward others, gain, discontent
  • Get dressed!
    • Take off the night clothes
    • Put on the day clothes
      • The armor of light
      • The Lord Jesus Christ
        • Christ — eternal, appointed
        • Jesus — human, Savior
          • The Royal Robe of Righteousness
          • The ultimate beauty
  • Go to work!
    • Behave as a son of God
    • Do not be controlled by our own nature — flesh
    • Live the message — Christ is Lord

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