The First of an On-going Series of Biblical
Answers
When is Jesus Christ
coming again?
Matthew 24:42
King
James Version (KJV)
42 Watch therefore: for ye
know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Nobody can say with any
degree of certainty when Jesus is coming again because He said clearly that
even the angels in heaven do not know that day (Mark 13:32). No man knows that day, and the Son of God,
when He was on the Earth, did not know either.
This knowledge, the Lord jesus said, was strictly reserved for the
Father.
We
can see certain signs, or clues, that His coming is approaching (Matt. 24:3;
Luke 21:7). Jesus said there would
be wars and rumors of wars, revolutions, widespread famine, disease, and
earthquakes in many different places (Matt. 24:6,7; Luke 21:10, 11). There would be an increase of lawlessness and
anarchy, and finally an appearance of the
Antichrist
(2 Thess. 2:3, 4). Along with the "man
of sin" will come what is called an apostasy, or a falling away. Many of the believing people will grow cold
in their faith (Matt. 24:12).
There will be persecution of Christians and a time of general
trouble. All these things are already
happening with increasing frequency.
Another event most believe had to happen before Jesus could return was the
reestablishment of the state of Israel.
The original Israel disappeared from the globe centuries ago, but
in 1948 the new state of Israel was
established. The regathering of Jews to
Israel is a clear sign, in bothe the Old and New Testaments that our age is
just about over (Luke 21:24). On
June 6, 1967, the Jews, for the first time since Jerusalem was captured by
Nebuchadnezzar in 586 B.C., took over control of the entire city Jerusalem,
thus signaling the approaching end of Gentile world power.
Jesus
said, however, that the one major thing that would herald His coming would be
the proclamaton of the gospel (Matt. 24:14).
These are signs of the
times. We are always to be ready for our
Lord’s return, but nobody knows the day
and hour when that will be.
Be forever
encouraged,
Janet Thomas
Founder/President/CEO
Bible Stories Theatre of
Fine & Performing Arts
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