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The Lord Jesus
will come in the clouds of heaven. He will be crowned King of the world
and his kingdom will last forever.
Several years ago I saw a hot-air balloon race. [Show picture of hot air
balloon.] It looked like this. The sky was filled with large balloons that
were filled with hot air to make them rise up into the sky. The riders were
in baskets beneath them. The balloons were decorated with bright colors. It
was amazing to see so many balloons gathered in one place. The balloons
glided slowly in the sky like clouds drifting in the wind.
Today our Bible story is about something that will happen in the future. It
was predicted long ago by the prophet Daniel. [Read
Daniel 7:9-10,13-14.]
Daniel described God's throne in heaven. The Father is called the "Ancient
of Days" because he has lived forever. The "Son of man" is Jesus and he came
"with the clouds of heaven." Jesus is crowned as King of the world. His
kingdom will last forever. On two occasions Jesus identified himself as the
person that Daniel spoke about.
[Read
Matthew 24:30.]
Jesus said the "Son of man" (referring to himself) would come in the clouds
of heaven with power and great glory. [Read
Matthew 26:63-64.]
The high priest asked Jesus if he was the Son of God and Jesus answered that
he was. Jesus said that a few hours before he gave his life on the cross,
but then three days later he rose from the dead to be alive forever. He
showed himself to the disciples and many others for forty days before
he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of
their sight. (Acts
1:9)
Children, one day the Lord Jesus will return to earth. The King is coming!
So the next time you look up in the sky and see a lot of clouds, remember
that the Lord Jesus is coming soon with the clouds of heaven.
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