What Does the Bible Say About Eagerly Waiting For The Return Of The Lord?

Hebrews 9:28 ESV / 6 helpful votes

So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

1 Corinthians 1:7 ESV / 6 helpful votes

So that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Revelation 22:20 ESV / 5 helpful votes

He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

2 Peter 3:12 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!

James 5:7-8 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

Titus 2:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

Romans 8:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

Mark 13:32-37 ESV / 5 helpful votes

“But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. ...

1 John 3:2-3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

2 Timothy 4:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 1:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

Philippians 3:20 ESV / 4 helpful votes

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Luke 12:37 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.

Matthew 24:42-44 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

Psalm 73:23-25 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.

16 Bible Verses about Eagerly Waiting For The Return Of The Lord

Hebrews 9:28 ESV / 6 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 1:7 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Revelation 22:20 ESV / 5 helpful votes

2 Peter 3:12 ESV / 5 helpful votes

James 5:7-8 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Titus 2:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Romans 8:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Mark 13:32-37 ESV / 5 helpful votes

1 John 3:2-3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

2 Timothy 4:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 1:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Philippians 3:20 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Luke 12:37 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Matthew 24:42-44 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Psalm 73:23-25 ESV / 4 helpful votes

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16 Bible Verses about Eagerly Waiting For The Return Of The Lord

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Hebrews 9:28 ESV / 6 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 1:7 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Revelation 22:20 ESV / 5 helpful votes

2 Peter 3:12 ESV / 5 helpful votes

James 5:7-8 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Titus 2:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Romans 8:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Mark 13:32-37 ESV / 5 helpful votes

1 John 3:2-3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

2 Timothy 4:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 1:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Philippians 3:20 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Luke 12:37 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Matthew 24:42-44 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Psalm 73:23-25 ESV / 4 helpful votes