Jesus Christ never said the exact time He will come and He did not speculate season or moment. He only said certain event will lead to His coming and rapture. He went ahead to warn that “watch out that no one deceive you”…. and then said, “but the end is still to come (Matthew 24:6).
Is it easy to guess when He will come? My answer is nearly “yes” because He said you will see the sign and you will know it is near. Just the same way when the sky is cloudy and then we conclude that it is about to rain. Exactly!
All these news about rapture and end time (flying around) does not seem to do the right job of preparing the believers. This is because instead of helping to watch and pray, it may be causing and creating fear. And it does not mean that believers will care to be ready as expected.
Fear is a strategic weapon of the wicked and he likes to use it a lot. He does not care to use the fear of second coming (or rapture) to make believers ineffective.
If we are truly God`s children, why should we be afraid of His coming? If He announces His coming, we should be happy and not afraid to meet Him.
Let us go on working, watching and praying. All (I mean everyone) of us we know when He comes (Matthew 24:30). I have a conviction that the sign (1) of His coming will show up first, then almost immediately He will appear(2). Note the word “then” There is a slight gap between the two. And if we are truly His children, He will take us all with Him without hesitation. Therefore, like He said, do not let anyone deceive you.
Do not live in fear of His coming.
Check the final post–Eternity-His coming on 10/8/2017
I do not know the actual point of this message. We must fear to do evil. We must run away from every appearance of evil. We must hate sin and disobedience and run away from it as Joseph ran away from Potipha’s wife. We must believe that hell is real and that heaven is real
The simple message is to NOT live in fear of the rapture or His coming, just the way you are (normally) not afraid to see your parents, kids or loved ones coming from work or a long journey–the exact same way we should live in expectant of Jesus Christ second coming or rapture.
There are so many news and speculations on this and the message is to counter the fear with love. If you love the person you are expecting, you will be willing and ready to meet Him. Every other thing you mentioned is correct and must be adhered to also but not in fear–in love. please, read my other post on https://adelive.org/eternity-when-and-how/ for clarity.
Thanks.