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title: "19 Christ Comes Quotes by 17 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Christ Comes quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Christ Comes sayings and thoughts."
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> [Before Christ comes, it is useless to expect to see the perfect church.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-ryle/before-christ-comes-it-is-useless-to-expect-to-see-the-perfect-church/)

[J. C. Ryle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-ryle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ac/j-c-ryle-789_christ_before-christ-comes-it-is-useless-to-exp_1790178.png)

> [Christ is born: glorify Him. Christ comes from heaven: go out to meet Him. Christ descends to earth: let us be raised…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nazianzus/christ-is-born-glorify-him-christ-comes-from-heaven-go-out-to-meet/)

[Gregory of Nazianzus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nazianzus/)

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> [Christ comes with kingly power, to rescue sinners, as a prey from the mouth of the terrible one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flavel/christ-comes-with-kingly-power-to-rescue-sinners-as-a-prey-from-the/)

[John Flavel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flavel/)

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> [The WORST thing in life is when Christ comes and we will be left on this earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magdalyn/the-worst-thing-in-life-is-when-christ-comes-and-we-will-be-left-on/)

[Magdalyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magdalyn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/magdalyn-6981_coming_the-worst-thing-in-life-is-when-christ-c_865513.jpg)

> [Christ comes among us at Christmas: it is the perfect time for a personal encounter with the Lord.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/christ-comes-among-us-at-christmas-it-is-the-perfect-time-for-a/)

[Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/)

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> [Christ comes as a thief in the night, & it is not for us to know the times & seasons which God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-newton/christ-comes-as-a-thief-in-the-night-it-is-not-for-us-to-know-the/)

[Isaac Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-newton/)

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> [A magnificent restoration awaits us. Christ comes in judgment; then restoration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-p-enns/a-magnificent-restoration-awaits-us-christ-comes-in-judgment-then/)

[Paul P. Enns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-p-enns/)

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> [Before Christ comes it is useless to expect to see a perfect Church.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-ryle/before-christ-comes-it-is-useless-to-expect-to-see-a-perfect-church/)

[J. C. Ryle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-ryle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/282/j-c-ryle-789_christ_before-christ-comes-it-is-useless-to-exp_1357388.png)

> [For England must not fall: it would mean an inundation of Russian and German political degradations which would envelop the globe and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/for-england-must-not-fall-it-would-mean-an-inundation-of-russian-and/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c46/mark-twain-22_age_for-england-must-not-fall-it-would-mean_251485.png)

> [The only way the kingdom of God is going to be manifest in this world before Christ comes is if we manifest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-c-sproul/the-only-way-the-kingdom-of-god-is-going-to-be-manifest-in-this-world/)

[R. C. Sproul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-c-sproul/)

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> [Pardon comes not to the soul alone; or rather, Christ comes not to the soul with pardon only! It is that which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-owen/pardon-comes-not-to-the-soul-alone-or-rather-christ-comes-not-to-the/)

[John Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-owen/)

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> [Well, when Christ comes back this time, I hope He comes back mad His own self. I hope He drives the Jim…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/langston-hughes/well-when-christ-comes-back-this-time-i-hope-he-comes-back-mad-his/)

[Langston Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/langston-hughes/)

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> [At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mother-teresa/at-this-christmas-when-christ-comes-will-he-find-a-warm-heart-mark/)

[Mother Teresa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mother-teresa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/mother-teresa-196_advent_at-this-christmas-when-christ-comes-will_1891619.jpg)

> [When Christ comes with regenerating grace, he finds no man sitting still, but all posting to eternal ruin, and making haste toward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-baxter/when-christ-comes-with-regenerating-grace-he-finds-no-man-sitting/)

[Richard Baxter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-baxter/)

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> [“When Christ comes, the members of His Church must look and act like members of His Church are supposed to look and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-holland/when-christ-comes-the-members-of-his-church-must-look-and-act-like/)

[Jeffrey R. Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-r-holland/)

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> [For England must not fall: it would mean an inundation of Russian & German political degradations which would envelop the globe &…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/for-england-must-not-fall-it-would-mean-an-inundation-of-russian/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

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> [“The nearer Christ comes to a heart, the more it becomes conscious of its guilt; it will then either ask for his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fulton-j-sheen/the-nearer-christ-comes-to-a-heart-the-more-it-becomes-conscious-of/)

[Fulton J. Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fulton-j-sheen/)

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> [“But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/but-in-fact-christ-has-been-raised-from-the-dead-the-firstfruits-of/)

[Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/scotty-smith-1447_parenting_but-in-fact-christ-has-been-raised-from_3068605.jpg)

> [Only when Christ comes again will the little white children of Alabama walk hand in hand with little black children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/only-when-christ-comes-again-will-the-little-white-children-of/)

[Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/)

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