The only "future thing" we are to be concerned with is our heavenly destination while today we "work out our salvation with fear and trembling" as a good watchman. Today is our duty to serve God through worship and the preaching of the Gospel which will transform lives and nations.
But the time of Christ's return is not for us to know or even debate. "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up." (2 Peter 3:10)
How doth Christ execute the office of a king? The answer is Christ executeth the office of a king, in calling out of the world a people to himself, and giving them officers, laws, and censures, by which he visibly governs them; in bestowing saving grace on his elect, rewarding them for their obedience, and correcting them for their sins; preserving and supporting them under all their temptations and sufferings, restraining and overcoming all their enemies, and powerfully ordering all things for his own glory, and their good; and also in taking vengeance on the rest, who know not God, and obey not the gospel."Larger Catechism of the Westminster Confession of Faith - Question 45:
That's today, even if it's not always so obvious.
I just used the 2 Pe 3 verse on a thread about global warming. :>)
DrE, I’m not going to agree on this one. I think Jesus does tell us both to watch and to watch for signs. Paul reiterates the same.
So, there is an element of negligence in not being a Berean on this subject. To be a Berean on the subject of eschatology requires interpretation.
It just does.
And I still love ya as a sister in Christ.
Grace & Peace,