Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke of preparing for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ “Four matters are indisputable to Latter-day Saints: 1) The Savior will return to the earth in power and great glory to reign personally during a millennium of righteousness and peace. 2) At the time of His coming there will be a destruction of the wicked and a resurrection of the righteous. 3) No one knows the time of His coming, but 4) the faithful are taught to study the signs of it and be prepared for it. …We need to make both temporal and spiritual preparation for the events prophesied at the time of the Second Coming”.
We can further learn of the signs of the Second Coming and Preparing for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ by reading the scriptures in Mark 13.
In this chapter, we learn the following as we are instructed to take heed and watch throughout this chapter.
Mark 13:5
“Take heed lest any man deceive you”
There will be those that come as false prophets trying to deceive us, but it is important to stay strong in our beliefs and stay true to the person that you are and what you believe.
Mark 13:23
“But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things”
We have been told all that we need to do in preparation for the Second Coming of Christ, so we need to indeed act upon those things that we have been told to do.
Mark 13:33
“Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is”
We do not know when the Second Coming will happen, therefore, we are exhorted to watch and pray. We must continually pray so that we can be prepared when the Savior comes again.
We will be blessed as we put into action the things that we have been guided to do in preparation for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
There are many things that we can be doing in preparation for the Lords Second Coming. Through the following verses, we learn how we can ready when the Lord comes again.
Doctrine and Covenants 87:8
“Stand ye in holy places, and be not moved”
We must know who we are and what we believe, so that we will never falter when the waves may crash against us. In another interpretation of this scripture, we must also be in places where we can be close to the Spirit in times that we may need our own personal revelation.
Joseph Smith – Matthew 1: 37
“Whoso treasureth up my word, shall not be deceived”
We must continually feast upon the words of Christ. We have been blessed with resources in our days to help up come closer to Christ and prepare for the second coming, those resources include the Scriptures. We are blessed with communication with our Heavenly Father through prayer and we may receive answers through the scriptures if we are continually treasuring His words. The scriptures and also, the words of the Prophets and Apostles will strengthen us through our days and better prepare us to be who we need to be at the day of the Second Coming.
Doctrine and Covenants 45: 56 – 57
“For they are wise and have received the truth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide, and have not been deceived – verily I say unto you, they shall not be hewn down and cast into the fire, but shall abide at that day.”
In addition to the scriptures that we have been blessed with to prepare us, we have also been blessed with a guide on our journey on earth, the Holy Spirit. He is here to guide, comfort, warn, and prepare us in all that we may face here on earth. As we use all of the resources that we have been given to help us be successful in our life and as we understand and put into the preparations that we have learned about through these verses, we will truly be prepared with the Lord comes again.
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