To all Christians! Do you believe the second coming of Christ will be soon, and why do you believe this?

Question

I believe that he is coming soon but would like to know how other Christians feel and what makes them feel that way.

Answer 1

I believe the Lord can come at anytime now as the wheels have been set in motion.

We have seen:

1. The rebirth of Israel (pray for the peace of Jerusalem)

2. The emergence of Russia as a world power (becoming fast friends with Iran)

3. The unification of Europe (European Union and Euro)

4. The development of a one-world government (isolationism is not working in this present world)

5. Apostasy in the Church (many denominations drifting away from the biblical truth and opening themselves up to strange doctrines)

6. Lawlessness and moral degeneracy (need I say more)

7. The increase in travel and knowledge (help! I just got run over on the information HWY)

8. The rise of scoffers (you can read their views on this very forum)

Therefore, be ye also ready; for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh (Matt:24:44)

Answer 2

The fact that there is strife within and among the churches MAY be one of the signs of the end times.

The folks at Family Radio believe the Final Judgment and Second Coming of Christ will be in the fall of 2011.

For example see the book “Time Has an End” on line at:
http://www.timehasanend.org/public/en_time_has_an_end_cont.html

This group, whose primary teacher is one Harold Camping, also believes the Church Age has ended in 1988 and believers are to come out of the churches as they are now under the control of malevolent forces now that the Tribulation has begun. According to this group, this is why there is so much strife between and within church groups.

See the book Time Has an End, Ch. 10:
http://www.timehasanend.org/public/en_time_has_an_end_ch10.html

That said, the online audio lectures at Family Radio, are illuminating and worth a listen:
See: http://worldwide.familyradio.org/zusa/english/connect/audio_archive/echoes/frame/download/download.html

Finally, for the offline version of the Family Radio nightly call in show, where folks ask questions about the bible to Mr. Camping, see:
http://worldwide.familyradio.org/zusa/english/connect/audio_archive/forum/frame/

I am not endorsing Family Radio’s doctrines, but one is able to learn quite a bit by listening to these materials.


Most of what you will read about the end times are pre-millennial views: the view that Christ's return will usher in a future millennium of Messianic rule mentioned in the book of Revelation before the final judgment. The believers of this doctrine also hold to the notion of a Rapture of the righteous beforehand.

Others hold that there will be only one second coming of Christ, at the time of the Final Judgment.

Then there are mixtures involving the views of the seven year tribulation and whether it is happening now, will happen later, etc.

These doctrines all fall under the general heading known as the study of end times, or eschatology.

For explanations of the various eschatological beliefs see: http://www.religioustolerance.org/millenni.htm

Answer 3

I believe Jesus return is soon. In reading Matthew 24 it appears that we have had all the signs mentioned in there as sings if His return. I believe there is about ten things mentioned. The one that really hasn't happened in a universal scale is the persecution, there are isolated cases, but that has been so from the beginning. The type of persecution they are referring to hasn't happened, but is in the making.

Answer 4

I believe it will be soon because the way the world is now and all this stuff about Jesus on the news and books like the ones from Dan brown have me thinking that satan is getting desperate and trying extra hard to get as many people as he can to be in hell with him.

Answer 5

on your documents, Muslims even have self assurance that Christ will come contained in the final age and could rule the earth from seat of David, in accordance to a prophesy of Prophet Muhammad. he will make the international a bastion of peace. His arrival is extremely close. J a v e d

Answer 6

Yes; so many people are turning away from Christianity now, it becomes obvious that we are living in the end times Jesus spoke about.

Answer 7

Jesus is coming. When? No one knows!

It could be within the next 10 minutes. Or it could be in 1,000 years from now. He himself said no one knows except for the FATHER (and I don't refer to the "pope")

I do believe HE is close to come since our days are considered to be worst than NOAH'S DAYS. Imagine, HOMOSEXUALS, LESBIANS, ABORTIONS, GOING TO SPACE, NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET, ATTACKS TO ISRAEL, DRUGS, CATASTROPHIES, FALSE PROPHETS, FALSE CHRISTS, ETC.

We need to be on guard and prepared at all times! "Love thy neighbor as I have loved you."

Answer 8

Christ has already arrived, but the world knew Him not. (When did we see you hungry, and not feed you, or thirsty, and not give you a drink of water?) Then I will say to them, depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.

Answer 9

I believe he is here already, in the form of the fying spaggetti monster.

Answer 10

Its getting closer.