THE SECOND COMING

Jill Soto

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Today we stand on a mountain precipice. We can see 6,000 years into the past, and like Moses on Mt. Nebo, we can see over the Jordan into the Promised Land. We are that close. We are at the end of the age.

When Jesus told His disciples that "no one knows the day or hour", that was the case at that time. It will not forever be the case.

The time of the Second Coming is not designed to be an event cloaked in mystery forever. On the contrary, there will be a host of rapid fire prophetic fulfillments that will herald the return of Jesus.

The return of Jesus will not be secret. ”But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.” (1 Thessalonians 5:4)

When Jesus was upon Earth, He said to His disciples, "I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth…" (John 16:12,13)

Later on, the disciples pressed Him again about the time of His return and Jesus said to them, “...It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority." (Acts 1:7)

Do these statements mean that Jesus' disciples will never know or understand the times or dates the Father has set? No. The inclusion of prophetic time periods in Daniel and Revelation were put there for understanding.

We can understand the times and dates set by the Father when the time arrives. If the disciples knew in A.D. 30 that 2,000 years were ahead of the church, they would have lost faith. But, now that we have reached the end of the age, a comprehensive understanding of the times and dates which the Father has set is not harmful to our faith. Actually, this knowledge will prove to be helpful during the Great Tribulation because an understanding of the duration of certain time periods will be a source of immeasurable encouragement.

I do not know the day or hour of our Lord's return, but I am confident that we have entered a narrow whisker of time where the 6000th year will occur.

Jesus is coming. His appearing will be right on time. When He comes we can joyfully say, "This is the day the Lord has made!" Let us be glad and rejoice in it." (Psalms 118:24)