I’m not about to confuse this age of evil with the next age of bliss.
Not trying to start a battle, but It seems Jesus said plainly that he would not come back bodily and that the kingdom of God is within you.
We who are believers in Christ as Son of the Living Father and King, will be “taken away” to be with Him, or as some put it raptured before God begins his final wrath against the world. Some say this will last seven years, others say it could be longer. Here’s a brief timeline so to speak as to what Pre-Tribbers believe (I’m one). Just a side-note.....I’m not trying to start a fight either, and whether one believes this or not, or believes in Preterism, it has no effect on Eternal Security which can only be found in Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross (See John 14:6, John 3:16, John 6:29, Romans 10:9-10).
1. Psalm 83 war or Great Mideast War (Israel vs. Palestinians, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Hamas, possibly Syria)
2. Rapture of Church
3. Confirmation of Covenant of God’s land with Abraham
4. Tribulation Begins
5. Gog & Magog War (Seal Judgements) Ezekiel 38 for a Russian, Persian, Turkish, Libyan, Sudan invasion of Israel
6. A/C sets out to conquer the world (Mark of the Beast issued)
7. Mid-Point 3.5 years into the Tribulation, Jews & Christians are slaughtered by A/C’s forces (Zechariah 12-14)
8 Jesus Returns at Armageddon