{"id":2584,"date":"2013-11-18T13:54:57","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T17:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/?p=2584"},"modified":"2013-11-18T13:54:57","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T17:54:57","slug":"why-should-i-look-forward-to-the-return-of-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/18\/why-should-i-look-forward-to-the-return-of-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Why should I look forward to the return of Christ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I think that heaven is largely underrated in our society<\/strong>. Maybe it\u2019s the\u00a0Tom and Jerry cartoons.\u00a0Do you remember those? When\u00a0Tom Cat was finally killed in his pursuit of Jerry Mouse and he ends up on a cloud playing a harp.\u00a0I love cartoons.\u00a0But please \u2014 don\u2019t get your theology from them.\u00a0One of the reasons heaven is under-rated is because some people get their theology from cartoons.<\/p>\n<p>Generations before ours looked forward to heaven, perhaps more than some of us do. Why? Is heaven actually worth looking forward to? Is the Return of Christ a good thing? Should we be excited disappointed when we hear someone say that Christ\u2019s return is near?<\/p>\n<p><strong>This podcast speaks about the return of Christ, giving us a perspective that helps us look forward to His glorious appearing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2320\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2584-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20131117ComingKing_DoYouLookForwardToChristsReturn.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20131117ComingKing_DoYouLookForwardToChristsReturn.mp3\">http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20131117ComingKing_DoYouLookForwardToChristsReturn.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20131117ComingKing_DoYouLookForwardToChristsReturn.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=2584-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20131117ComingKing_DoYouLookForwardToChristsReturn.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20131117ComingKing_DoYouLookForwardToChristsReturn.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think that heaven is largely underrated in our society. Maybe it\u2019s the\u00a0Tom and Jerry cartoons.\u00a0Do you remember those? 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