The Return of Christ

Good morning. My daughter told me that I am too intense at times for new readers. So, I will try to slow down and give the new readers the reasons that I believe that we are in the last generation on this earth before the return of Christ.

The Jews believe that God created the heavens and the earth in six days. 2 Peter 3:8, "But do not let this once fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day". They believe that there will be six days = six thousand years from Adam until the Messiah. The seventh day = one thousand years will bring in the millenial kingdom. Revelation 20: 1-3, "And I saw an angel coming down from heaen, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years and threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he should not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed, after these things he must be released for a short while." So, you see after Jesus returns in the cloulds, there will be a time of rest, a sabbath day, a thousand years of peace on earth.

We can see that there is approximately 2000 years from Adam till Moses, 2000 years from Moses to Jesus, and 2000 years from Jesus until the return of Christ. Well Jesus died around 30-32 AD. 2000 years would be around 2032 give or take a little for the conversion from a Jewish year(360 days) to the standard year that we have today(365.27 days).

Matthew 24:32-34, "Now learn the parable from the fig tree(represents Israel), when its branch has already become tender, and puts forth its leaves(represents the capturing of Jerusalem in 1967), you know that summer is near; even so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door. Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place".

The fig tree represents Israel and the putting forth of it leaves represents the capturing of Jerusalem in the six day war in 1967. That was a miracle in itself.

More than this: the Israeli military was outnumbered on all fronts and in all services. Israel could field a total strength of 264,000 soldiers; this included all the reserves, and could not therefore be sustained for any length of time without destroying the economy. Facing them were 525,000 Arab soldiers (of whom almost half - 240,000 - were Egyptian). Israeli tanks were outnumbered by more than three to one: 800 Israeli tanks faced 2,424 Arab tanks (again, about half - 1,200 - were Egyptian). The Israeli air force could field 350 aircraft, outnumbered almost 3 to 1 by 939 Arab aircraft (450 of them Egyptian).

So, if you consider a generation from 1967 and a generation is 70 years, then Christ would have to return before 2037.

You can see two prophecies that tell us the return of Christ is coming soon and then there will be a 1000 years of peace on the earth. This is a very good reason that we should not put off trusting Jesus as Lord and Savior of our life. If you have not, I pray you do so today.

God bless, Dean