Grant R. Jeffrey - Triumphant Return: The Coming Kingdom of God

T RIUMPHANT R ETURN
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Copyright 2001 by Dr. Grant R. Jeffrey

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Jeffrey, Dr. Grant R.
Triumphant Return-The Coming Kingdom of God
1. Prophecy 2. Jesus Christ 3. Millennium
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17 best-selling books

A RMAGEDDON

A POCALYPSE

F INAL W ARNING

H EAVEN

M ILLENNIUM M ELTDOWN

F LEE T HE D ARKNESS

M YSTERIOUS B IBLE C ODES

S PEAR OF T YRANNY

S URVEILLANCE S OCIETY

M ESSIAH

T HE P RINCE O F D ARKNESS

T HE S IGNATURE O F G OD

T HE H ANDWRITING O F G OD

P ROPHECY S TUDY B IBLE

B Y D AWNS E ARLY L IGHT

J ESUS: T HE G REAT D EBATE

J OURNEY I NTO E TERNITY

Grant Jeffrey has written an extraordinary new book, The Signature of God, that provides astonishing proof that the Bible was inspired by God. Grant is recognized as the leading researcher in Bible Prophecy today.

Hal Lindsey, Hal Lindsey Ministries

The Prophecy Study Bible is a phenomenal publishing effort by one of Americas premier prophecy experts. Comprehensive, understandable, and powerful. A great work!

Dr. Ed Hindsen, Editor Jesus Study Bible

The Prophecy Study Bible is the most comprehensive, contemporary, and in-depth study of the most relevant prophecies in the Bible A must addition to every serious student of the Word of God.

Dr. Chuck Missler Koinonia House Ministries

Prince of Darkness was written by acclaimed Bible Prophecy teacher Grant R. Jeffrey. This unequaled masterpiece is the result of 30 years of intense research. It will stir you and inspire you as few books have. It is extremely well written extraordinarily researched and fascinatingly presented this is the best book I have ever read on this subject.

Jack Van Impe, Jack Van Impe Ministries

Armageddon: Appointment With Destiny has been our hottest single religious title. We took it on with tremendous enthusiasm because there was something very exciting about the way Grant wrote, and it was something that we thought might go beyond the traditional religious audience.

Lou Arnonica, Vice President, Bantam Books, New York Times, October 22, 1990

We are excited about Grant Jeffreys new book. Now the book with the latest information on prophetic fulfilment, the book of the nineties, is Armageddon: Appointment With Destiny. It will show that God is in control and, most importantly, it will also prove to be a powerful witnessing tool to those who need Christ.

David Mainse: Host, 100 Huntley Street

Triumphant ReturnThe Coming Kingdom of God is an exploration of the tremendous prophecies about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ that form a large portion of the Scriptures. This book also explores how these prophecies were first understood by the early Christians who lived closest to the time of Christ and His apostles.

This book is the result of over thirty-eight years of research involving literally thousands of books, Bible commentaries, and the detailed study of the Scriptures. As this book demonstrates, our faith and hope for the future is grounded upon a strong conviction in the promise of Jesus Christ: And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh (Luke 21:28).

My parents, Lyle and Florence Jeffrey, have inspired me through their lifelong commitment to the prophecies of His Second Coming and a profound love for Jesus Christ and the prophetic truth of the Scriptures. Special thanks to my editorial assistant, Adrienne Jeffrey Tigchelaar, whose excellent editorial services have provided invaluable assistance.

I dedicate Triumphant Return to my loving wife Kaye. She continues to inspire my research and writing as well as being my faithful partner in the ministry of Frontier Research Publications, Inc. Without her encouragement and constant assistance this book would never have been completed.

I trust that the research revealed in the following pages will inform, inspire, and encourage you to personally study the Bibles prophecies about the triumphant return of Jesus Christ to set up His eternal kingdom. A proper appreciation of the prophecies about the coming Kingdom of God will transform your understanding of the age in which we live as well as the extraordinary events which will soon usher in the triumphant return of Christ as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Dr. Grant R. Jeffrey
Toronto, Ontario
July, 2001

Will Jesus Christ literally return to earth in the last days? Will Christ defeat evil and set up His kingdom? Does the Bible prophesy that Jesus will establish a thousand-year millennial kingdom? After waiting for almost two thousand years, why should we believe that our generation may live to see the fulfillment of these prophecies? How should we answer critics who claim that these prophecies were actually fulfilled almost two thousand years ago when Jerusalem was destroyed in A.D . 70? What did the early Church believe about the Second Coming, the Millennium, and the Antichrist? The ultimate question to be answered is this: What does the Bible teach about the time of Christs Second Coming? Will He return before the Millennium to defeat Satan and establish the Kingdom of God as premillennialists believe? Or will the Church gradually create the Kingdom of God on earth in preparation for Christs Second Coming a thousand years from now? The question about when and how Christ will return is vital to everyone who longs for the day when the Lord shall victoriously appear to usher in the righteous kingdom of God.

The answers to these important questions are revealed in the fascinating research presented in this book. Triumphant Return provides compelling proof that the Scriptures clearly teach that Jesus will return at the end of this age to set up His dominon on earth. Remarkable evidence reveals that the early Christians who lived closest to the apostles longed for His imminent return and almost universally believed in the millennial kingdom. Finally, this book will explore the astonishing prophecies being fulfilled in our generation that point to the nearness of Christs return.

A vital struggle is now taking place regarding the Bibles teaching about the Second Coming and the establishment of the kingdom of God. This battle is now being waged in seminaries, pulpits, Christian bookstores, and within the hearts and minds of millions of faithful Christians. The questions about the Second Coming and the kingdom have tremendous implications for all those who love Jesus Christ and who long for the prophesied dominion of God. Over a long period the Catholic, Orthodox, and the mainline Protestant denominations have gradually de-emphasized their teaching and belief in the literal return of Christ. In contrast, the Evangelical, Pentecostal, and Charismatic churches created during the last two centuries have strongly affirmed the biblical truth of the return of Christ and the Millennium. This fundamental core belief in Christs triumphant return motivated hundreds of millions of believers in these churches to walk in personal holiness as well as launch the greatest wave of evangelism and missions the world has ever known.