The first coming of Christ was a veiled coming.

There were only three people who saw his glory on the Mount of Transfiguration.

Just three, Peter, James, and John.

The rest of the world saw only his humanity.

The next time he comes, the whole world will see his glory.

The world will see his glory. His Glory.

Welcome to this Christmas Day edition of Grace to You with the Bible teaching of John MacArthur.

I'm Phil Johnson, your host.

Today, millions around the world are gathering with family, recalling a town called Bethlehem,

a child born in a stable, and laid in a manger, and when you hear those familiar Christmas truths,

you're probably not thinking about what's going to happen the next time Jesus comes.

Yet the return of Jesus is an essential and often neglected part of the

Christmas story. John MacArthur explains why today in a message he calls Christmas future.

But before the lesson, I want to thank you for taking time out of your schedule to join us.

Perhaps you're visiting with family right now,

or maybe you're working or otherwise away from loved ones. Whatever the case, I hope you have a

truly meaningful Christmas celebration. We once asked John, what made a Christmas celebration

meaningful and memorable to him? And here's what he said. Well, I love to be in church

around Christmas. An ideal Christmas for me is when Christmas comes on a Sunday. I don't mind.

Obviously, being with the family, I adore and love and having fellowship and reading the Christmas

story with the kids

and the grandkids. And I love all of that. But for me, well, of course, I guess you could say

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