Many Christians believe that Jesus is going to return soon.
There have been countless predictions, by many people all throughout history, about when this event will occur. But all of them have one thing in common: they were all wrong. Of course that will not stop others from predicting it will happen sometime in the future, but those predictions are also unlikely to come true.
As for the reason why, I refer you to this article titled: Biblical Proof that Jesus is not Coming Again.
The only thing I would add to the linked article above are the following verses which also show that Jesus' return wasn't meant for any other time than his own. These are Jesus' own words to his disciples:
Matthew 16:28: Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Mark 9:1: And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
Luke 9:27: But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
Here are some good articles dealing with the second coming issue:
Thanks for the listing! :-)
ReplyDeleteThe three verses you point out have always baffled me... in the sense that I don't understand why people don't realize that this puts Jesus into the category of a false prophet.
The NT message was fairly consistent from John the Baptist to Revelation in preaching that the end was soon coming. In Jesus' own words: "Behold, I come quickly." He must have a different definition of "quickly" than the rest of the world! ;-)
I agree, it's very obvious that they believed the end was coming soon in their own time.
ReplyDeleteOf course Christians would probably use the old standby that a thousand years is like one day for God. But that doesn't cut it either, due to Jesus addressing his disciples and telling them what THEY would see, not what people 2000 years later would experience.
And you're most welcome for the listing. I enjoy your posts. :)