Just How Soon is Jesus Coming and What Should We Do?

The verbiage in the New Testament concerning the coming of Jesus was that it was to be soon. From our perspective in the year 2023 the coming of the Lord was not “soon” in fact we’re still waiting on it and it seems rather “long” in coming.

Consider how you might act if the Lord sent a message and said specifically that in exactly one month he would come to pass judgment on the world. Maybe he validated those prophetic words with a sign… maybe as a sign God cured all the sick and suspended death of all believers.

So it’s the real deal. What would your life look like in those last thirty days? How would the 5, 2 or 1 talent Christian behave those last thirty days?

- probably might start attending services better… even Bible classes

- might request of the Elders that we assemble every single day

- we might quit our jobs and spend more time with loved ones

- we might spend some time convincing non-believers that Jesus is real and worthy

- we might decide to empty our bank accounts and give to the poor and needy or lay it at the feet of the Elders

- we might go look up anyone whom we have had an issue with and either forgive them or apologize to them

- I personally would start eating ice cream every day. Lol

So after thinking about what we might do let’s take a closer look at what the New Testament Christians did when they heard that Jesus was coming back “soon”.

- They started selling their lands and laying the proceeds at the feet of the Apostles.

- They were with each other continually.

- When the Greek Christians heard that the Judean Christians didn’t have enough food they emptied their bank accounts and sent financial relief to them.

- They changed their manner of living.

- Some of them quit working

- They walked into Roman Coliseums and gave up their lives to wild beasts rather than recant their faith in Jesus Christ.

If we thought Jesus was coming soon... say in a month or two it would certainly cause us to change our behavior just like New Testament Christians changed their behavior at the prospect of Jesus coming "soon".

I don’t know how “soon” its going to be before Jesus comes again to judge the world but I do know that it’s sooner than it was over 2000 years ago. Think about that and act accordingly.