matthew 24.36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.”
acts 1.7-8 And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
2 peter 3.14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless.

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after months of hoopla over the predictions of Christ’s return, here we are on the supposed day. the upside is that people are actually thinking about Christ’s return. the downside is that rather than it being a lifestyle, it’s a spectacle. Jesus specifically prophesied this would happen, and told us to avoid it. Christ’s return will be so radically supernatural, there will be absolutely none of man’s hand seen in it.

everywhere where we see Jesus’ return discussed (matthew 24, mark 13, luke 17 & 21, 1 thessalonians 4 & 5, 2 peter 3 (to name a few) – the common theme is that we will NOT know the day or the hour, but that we are to live continually longing for it and expecting it. the other common theme is that we’ve been given a specific job to do by Jesus, and he expects to find us doing it well when he returns.

of course there will be a backlash over this “prophecy,” which will add to the deception that blinds those who don’t know Christ – and that fortifies a spirit of mockery and unbelief. you will hear people say “where is this supposed coming of his??,” just as promised in 2 peter 3.3-4: Knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.”

regardless, know that now is the time to live for Christ’s return more than ever. don’t let one man’s error and presumption steal one ounce of your faith and passion. keep it simple. there’s no need to recalculate dates. the world needs to see Jesus now – exactly as he said they would – IN US. be found in Jesus, with your identity, your hope, your focus, your words and your actions completely with hiim >>