If you have a connection to people who claim to be “Christian,” you have probably heard someone say, “I am looking forward to the second coming of Jesus soon!” I am of the persuasion this is attitude is not necessarily Biblical. I want to let you know up front, I believe in the second coming of Jesus. I just do not believe it is an exciting, party type moment, in history to be celebrated.
Do we need to be ready for the return of Jesus? Absolutely! Will there be celebration in the presence of Jesus? Yes! Isaiah 25:8 looks into the future and declares, “He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. Yahweh has spoken.”
Revelation 7:17 tells us, “For the Lamb at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” The reason for the removal of tears may be necessary, because God’s people failed in their mission to influence people to say YES to the relationship with God through His Son, Jesus the Messiah. They lost sight of the training Jesus provided to His followers to make this earth a location where God’s will was done, as it is in heaven.
It is vitally important for God’s people to understand who they are “in Christ” and live the “life” they have been gifted by God. The same Greek word translated “life” in English is used in John 3:16 in an eternal context, and John 10:10 in what is deemed an earthly context. Your life now is to be in alignment with what it will be for eternity in “heaven.”
The second coming of Jesus to this earth is a judgment of humanity’s heart condition and actions. When we choose to believe this world is so evil we want Jesus to return, what vibrational frequency are we transmitting? If you don’t know, I will tell you. We are transmitting a frequency that this world become more evil. For me this kind of thinking is not in alignment with God’s will. 2 Peter 3:9 tells us, “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”
God is interested in shifting the mind set of people so they will experience transformational freedom. That is what repentance is all about. Let’s focus our thought, beliefs, words, intentions and actions there, rather than on the second coming of Jesus to this earth. By God’s grace and mercy let’s make this world a better place to be.