Hebrews 9:28 
so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.

Application: 

It is appointed for people to die once—and after this, judgment (9:27) reminds us that death isn’t the end. Human beings, however, usually live as if death is the final word. As a result, they aspire to experience everything. They seek to satisfy all their desires before reaching the end. Remember that death is a transition—not a conclusion. Judgment is coming.

Just as people die once, Christ also died once. But he’s coming back. He came the first time to bear the sins of many. He’s coming a second time to gather us. We’re currently living in the interim between Christ’s death and return, waiting for him (9:28). So don’t give up. Keep moving forward in faith. He’s coming back.

When Christ returns, He will fully establish the kingdom of God—a work that has already begun—and dethrone the authorities and powers of this world.^

See 1 Cor 15:23-26. God has a plan and order for His resurrection process. Christ, the firstfruits, was the first to rise. At His next coming, all those who belong to Christ will receive resurrection bodies (15:23; see 1 Thess 4:13-18). At the end, after His millennial reign, He will hand over the kingdom to God the Father and abolish all His enemies—including death—putting everything under His feet (15:24–27; see Ps 110:1). With everything else subjected to Him, the Son will, in turn, be subject to the Father (15:28).

The Son will have succeeded where Adam failed, fulfilling the created kingdom destiny of man to rule (see Ps 8:4-6). He will have established a kingdom to defeat Satan’s kingdom, ruling on behalf of humanity for God. When he hands the kingdom over to the Father at the end of his millennial reign, his earthly mission in history will be complete, ushering in eternity. And God will be all in all (15:28).

Reference: Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), 1325, 1175.
^John D. Barry et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012, 2016), Heb 9:28.

To God be the glory!

Our Lord Jesus Christ created everything! By Him, For Him!

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