The topic of Christ’s return was and is a most difficult issue to tackle. The apostles, the prophets, and other men of God throughout history have been watching and living in a way that indicates Christ’s return is eminent. Jesus was clear, when He returns it will be as obvious as lightening flashing across the sky. There will be no doubt it is the Lord that has returned, and our Lord will be large and in charge. He also made it clear that it will be in an instant. there will be no long warning siren or trumpet hailing a future arrival.
People will be doing life when Christ returns. People will be buying, selling, marrying, having kids, working, fighting like any other day. Then in a flash Christ will have returned. Knowing this, we must live as the disciples did. We must live like the Lord is returning tomorrow. We must never grow comfortable in our lives. We must never give up or give in. We must live our lives in a manner that is worthy of the gospel. Fighting the spiritual battles that each day brings. We never look back, but instead, press on to take hold of that for which Christ took hold of us.
In the end, whether Christ comes today or in a thousand years, our lives need to be lived with an eternal perspective. We need to trust Him and follow closely to the end. We can never lose sight of His power or of the Lord’s eminent return.
God Bless You
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, 21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”[h]
22 And he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. 23 And they will say to you, ‘Look, there!’ or ‘Look, here!’ Do not go out or follow them. 24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.[i] 25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. 26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, 29 but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all— 30 so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day, let the one who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back. 32 Remember Lot’s wife. 33 Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it. 34 I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left. 35 There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and the other left.”[j]
Walking With God 