Between Advents Pt 3 "The Light Will Come Again"

We've celebrated Christ's first coming, but are we ready for His second? In this final part of our 3-part Advent series, we explore the "already but not yet" reality of living between two Advents. Just as Israel waited centuries for the Light to come the first time, we now wait with even greater certainty for His return—because the God who kept every promise about Bethlehem will keep every promise about the Second Coming. Drawing from Acts 1, 1 Thessalonians 5, Matthew 25, and Revelation 21-22, we examine what Scripture teaches about Christ's return, why we can trust it's coming, and how that future hope should radically transform the way we live today. Are you living like the wise virgins with oil in your lamps, or have you settled into this world as if it's permanent? The same Jesus who entered our darkness and defeated it on the cross is coming back—visibly, bodily, gloriously—to establish His kingdom forever. This isn't a message of fear but of hope: we're not waiting for disaster, we're waiting for a wedding. The Light came once. The Light will come again. And until that day, we're called to be lighthouse keepers in a dark world, keeping our lamps burning and pointing others toward home. Maranatha—Come, Lord Jesus.