First second and third comings of Jesus?

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The first birth of Jesus was as a baby born in a manger. In 27 AD at the age of 30, he started His great work that continued for 3 1/2 years and was followed by Him being crucified. On the Sunday of His resurrection, He stated to Mary that He needed to go to His Father immediately so that she might not delaying Him. John 20:17 “Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.” This event of Him leaving and returning was done privately and is usually not counted. On day 40 after His resurrection, He officially ascended unto heaven where there were several witnesses. Acts: 1:11 “who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.” This is now the known second coming we are waiting for where His reward is with Him for the righteous. 1 Thess. 4:15 “For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” The verse above discusses the second coming. On this day the lost will perish by His consuming holiness and the brightness of Him. Rev. 6:14 “And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?” This event is followed by the earth being left derelict. Jer. 4: 23” I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. 24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. 25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. 26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.” 1 Cor. 6:3 “Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?” This verse refers to the righteous after the ascension of the saints to be with God in Heaven during the Millenium in heaven. Rev. 20:4 “And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.” Rev 20:6 “Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.” At the end of the 1000 years, the righteous in heaven return to earth within the New Jerusalem. The unrighteous dead will only now be resurrected as it is stated above and THIS coming down is the Lord,s third coming. The New Jerusalem will descend Zec. 14:3 “Then the LORD will go forth and fight against those nations, As He fights in the day of battle. 4And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south.” Here Christ is coming a third time for the final Judgement of the wicked to reap the reward of their choices against God and they will be consumed. Heb. 12:29 “For our God is a consuming fire.” Mal. 4:1 “For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” Says the LORD of hosts, “That will leave them neither root nor branch.”