“Experts” from back when Jesus was around were looking for the coming of the Kingdom of God. Paul even had to reprimand believers who quit their jobs and were mooching off others because they thought it was imminent. The Lord Jesus wants us to anticipate his return because it will influence how we live our lives. I remember in college in the ‘70s, thinking it could be any day. I still hold to that thought because, one day, it will happen. Is that a bad thing?
“Experts” from back when Jesus was around were looking for the coming of the Kingdom of God. Paul even had to reprimand believers who quit their jobs and were mooching off others because they thought it was imminent. The Lord Jesus wants us to anticipate his return because it will influence how we live our lives. I remember in college in the ‘70s, thinking it could be any day. I still hold to that thought because, one day, it will happen. Is that a bad thing? No, it’s a good thing. Too many people are looking for events in Israel and the Middle East as confirmation of their faulty end times scenario. They’re looking for things like the training of Levites, raising red heifers, and quarrying granite for the new temple as proof they got it right.
You can anticipate His return without getting all wrapped up in the timing of His return, which is known only to Him. Some folks cannot tell the difference.
“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,”