Return

1. The church has been waiting for His return for two thousand years. Should we keep on fooling ourselves that He will eventually return?

Everything Jesus had predicted came true: His death, resurrection and ascension, as well as the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the world-wide expansion of the church. His word of honor is beyond any doubt. In no uncertain terms He said to His disciples that He is going to prepare a place for them, and will come back to take them to that place (John 14:1-3).

2. Will there be any signs that His return is imminent?

He gave us those signs in Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21. While it is true that some of those signs have been there for twenty centuries (meaning that His return has been imminent all the time), it is also true that those signs have been increasing dramatically the past fifty years. Jesus said that those signs will be like birth pains: increasing in frequency and intensity in the end time. In the parable of the ten virgins He predicted that He would be delayed, and that the church would fall asleep. However, if we have the oil of the Spirit in our hearts (faith and love) we will be able to join the wedding feast of the Lamb and His bride.