There was some excitement and/or concern recently because someone on a podcast said that Jesus
would return on September 23 rd and 24 th of this year. It’s not the first time, by any means, that someone
of note has declared that they know when the “second coming” will occur. For the record, they have all
been wrong. The usual explanation is that the prophecy wasn’t wrong, it’s just that Jesus returned
invisibly or secretly. He has not returned yet.
Let me say unequivocally and with utmost confidence that Jesus will, indeed, return. There is certainly
going to be the famed “second coming” of Christ. It is going to happen, and it will be a magnificent,
glorious event, the likes of which has never been seen before. The Bible is clear in that it will be a world-
wide event: all of humanity will know He has returned.
There is, of course, much discussion about events preceding His return. The “rapture”, the
“millennium”, and the “tribulation” have all been the subjects of deep theological study for hundreds of
years. Churches have been anchored around the position one takes on the timing and occurrence of
those events. And I’ll admit it is very interesting.
You will note, however, that I do not preach much about the timing and occurrences of events
surrounding the return of Christ. The reason is that a Christian’s belief about those things will not affect
their eternal life. There will be “pre-millennium, post tribulation” Christians along with “post-
millennium, mid tribulation” Christians in heaven…and they will not be concerned about who was right
or who was wrong.
My daddy always said that a church (and thus individual Christians) have two tasks: Teach lost people
how to be saved and teach saved people how to live. If we take care of those tasks, everything else will
fall into place.
Say good things about your Savior and His church.
would return on September 23 rd and 24 th of this year. It’s not the first time, by any means, that someone
of note has declared that they know when the “second coming” will occur. For the record, they have all
been wrong. The usual explanation is that the prophecy wasn’t wrong, it’s just that Jesus returned
invisibly or secretly. He has not returned yet.
Let me say unequivocally and with utmost confidence that Jesus will, indeed, return. There is certainly
going to be the famed “second coming” of Christ. It is going to happen, and it will be a magnificent,
glorious event, the likes of which has never been seen before. The Bible is clear in that it will be a world-
wide event: all of humanity will know He has returned.
There is, of course, much discussion about events preceding His return. The “rapture”, the
“millennium”, and the “tribulation” have all been the subjects of deep theological study for hundreds of
years. Churches have been anchored around the position one takes on the timing and occurrence of
those events. And I’ll admit it is very interesting.
You will note, however, that I do not preach much about the timing and occurrences of events
surrounding the return of Christ. The reason is that a Christian’s belief about those things will not affect
their eternal life. There will be “pre-millennium, post tribulation” Christians along with “post-
millennium, mid tribulation” Christians in heaven…and they will not be concerned about who was right
or who was wrong.
My daddy always said that a church (and thus individual Christians) have two tasks: Teach lost people
how to be saved and teach saved people how to live. If we take care of those tasks, everything else will
fall into place.
Say good things about your Savior and His church.