Jesus used the promise of his return to comfort his friends and to warn his enemies. On that his followers agree.
It is at this point, however, that the Body of Christ divides over several prophetic scenarios.
While many of us disagree among ourselves about whether current events are setting the stage for what Jesus and the prophets predicted for the end of the age, others have concluded that we don’t have the luxury of speculating about where we are on God’s time table, while countless neighbors go without physical and spiritual help.
Here’s where I am. I think it’s important to remember that Jesus told his followers that he would return at the end of the worst time the world has ever known (Matt 24:29-30), while also telling them to “be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected” (Luke 12:40; Matt 24:44).
Seems to me that there’s too much uncertainty about the duration of our own lives, and the time of Christ’s return, for us to put off being ready to meet him either through death– or in the sky (1Thess 4:15-18).
And by the certainty of the same uncertainty, it seems just as reckless for us to be so convinced that Jesus is going to return momentarily, or in our lifetime, that we neglect the kind of efforts that could bring hope and help to others– if the prophetic clock doesn’t run out in the meantime.
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