When Will Christ Return?

[Achilles6129]

So, what year range do you think Jesus Christ will return? Vote in the poll and then post your reason for your vote.

I think Christ will return in the 2030s for several reasons:

1) The 2030s will be exactly 2000 years after Christ left. God has a thing with numbers, and Christ has a 1000 year reign. It could be that Jesus Christ returns 2000 years after he ascended into heaven.

2) The timing is simply not right at this moment. We need a one world government before anything in the book of Revelation can begin happening, and it is going to take some time to set up a one world government (many legal hurdles, etc.). As soon as the one world government is in place the antichrist will appear. I think this will begin in the mid-to-late 2020s.

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

What about an option for "does it really matter"?

 

[zeke37]

world events...

and the shortening of the time (leads me to Rev9) means it could be anytime since the trib could take only 5 months to happen...

does it matter...well Christ taught that we would know the season..
and then defined that season for us...
I'm sure it was for a reason

 

[Achilles6129]

world events...

That's the exact reason I think it won't be until the 2030s. I just don't see a global government getting set up this decade.

I think that the tribulation might start at around 2027 (80 years since Israel became a nation - see Psalm 90). That would mean that the great tribulation would end 3.5 years later, which would be almost exactly 2000 years since Christ left.

Incidentally, there is an asteroid set to come very close to the earth in 2027 (from The Continuing Story Of Asteroid 1999 AN10):

" The new data allow a considerably improved orbit to be calculated for this potentially hazardous object, and the revised predictions indicate that this kilometer-size asteroid could pass particularly close to the Earth on August 7, 2027. The passage in 2027 could be as close as 37,000 km from the Earth's center (just 19,000 miles above the Earth's surface), but no closer. The miss distance is still very uncertain, and the asteroid could easily pass well outside the Moon's orbit. The probability of a collision in 2027 is essentially zero."

 

[zeke37]

well, IMO (stress that it is my opinion) a global gnmt could be set up, 99% right now...
and take but one major event to make it so....
perhaps a global economic crisis...hint, hint!!!

the entire trib is IMO 5 months(Rev9), not years...

so I see a very rapid NWO forming, then it mostly collapsing,
then saved again...by Satan's apperance....
all within a few months

could be sooner than later

 

[B1inHim]

YouTube - Andrae Crouch *Soon And Very Soon* "Live"

 

[Dark_Lite]

I don't know, but signs point to "beyond 2040."

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

well, IMO (stress that it is my opinion) a global gnmt could be set up, 99% right now...
and take but one major event to make it so....
perhaps a global economic crisis...hint, hint!!!

the entire trib is IMO 5 months(Rev9), not years...

so I see a very rapid NWO forming, then it mostly collapsing,
then saved again...by Satan's apperance....
all within a few months

could be sooner than later

Sounds good to me and that appears what the Rapture Index at this site is foretelling

The Rapture Index

Rapture Index 173
Net Change +1

Updated Jun 7, 2010

Rapture Index of 100 and Below: Slow prophetic activity
Rapture Index of 100 to 130: Moderate prophetic activity
Rapture Index of 130 to 160: Heavy prophetic activity
Rapture Index above 160: Fasten your seat belts

 

[meirou]

Absolutely no idea, but if I had to guess I'd say at the very end of my lifetime. 2070 or so.

 

[Jpark]

So, what year range do you think Jesus Christ will return? Vote in the poll and then post your reason for your vote.

I think Christ will return in the 2030s for several reasons:

1) The 2030s will be exactly 2000 years after Christ left. God has a thing with numbers, and Christ has a 1000 year reign. It could be that Jesus Christ returns 2000 years after he ascended into heaven.

2) The timing is simply not right at this moment. We need a one world government before anything in the book of Revelation can begin happening, and it is going to take some time to set up a one world government (many legal hurdles, etc.). As soon as the one world government is in place the antichrist will appear. I think this will begin in the mid-to-late 2020s.

I do not know when Christ will come, but regarding the events prophesied in Revelation, I vote beyond 2040.

The end will not come!

 

[Critias]

Don't be like the Jews at the time of Christ. They looked for an interpretation that they came up with out of the OT for who the Messiah was. And when Christ came, they rejected Him because it didn't fit with their interpretation.

Don't hold onto your interpretation so strongly that when (if) the end comes, you reject it; or rather if the false christ comes you accept him as the Christ.

We all must understand that we are corrupt, including our thinking. Rest not on your understanding, but on His, alone.

 

[nephilimiyr]

None of us knows but my guess is 2020 to 2030.

 

[Big Mouth Nana]

I said 2010 - 2020...although I believe sooner then 2020. With the way that our government is headed, the economy, grievous sin being pretty much common place and accepted, hatred growing toward Israel, and now the US making derogatory remarks against her, I believe that we are right on the edge of the worst tribulation that this planet has ever seen I still don't know the day nor the hour. Only God knows this.

 

[nephilimiyr]

I said 2010 - 2020...although I believe sooner then 2020. With the way that our government is headed, the economy, grievous sin being pretty much common place and accepted, hatred growing toward Israel, and now the US making derogatory remarks against her, I believe that we are right on the edge of the worst tribulation that this planet has ever seen I still don't know the day nor the hour. Only God knows this.

You could be right, I certainly agree with you on the situation in the Middle-East and the way things are shapeing up with Israel and her enemies. It just doesn't look good at all. I think the Gog Magog war could start at anytime.

 

[Big Mouth Nana]

You could be right, I certainly agree with you on the situation in the Middle-East and the way things are shapeing up with Israel and her enemies. It just doesn't look good at all. I think the Gog Magog war could start at anytime.

Uh, neph? The Gog/Magog war isn't until after the thousand year reign and Satan is loosed again. Read Rev 20:1-8. I don't even think that the Gog the land of Magog, in Ezekiel 38 is going to come against them as they are the same army and time frame as Rev 20. It says that they are dwelling safely when Gog comes against them. Israel is never going to have a time of safety until Christ comes and the thousand year reign, and then Gog/Magog comes against her after Satan is let loose again and God destroys them. It even states in Eze 38 that this will be in the latter days which would be Rev 20 after the 1000 years. "Latter" in the dictionary means nearer to the end; further advanced in time or sequence.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/latter

 

[nephilimiyr]

Uh, neph? The Gog/Magog war isn't until after the thousand year reign and Satan is loosed again. Read Rev 20:1-8. I don't even think that the Gog the land of Magog, in Ezekiel 38 is going to come against them as they are the same army and time frame as Rev 20. It says that they are dwelling safely when Gog comes against them. Israel is never going to have a time of safety until Christ comes and the thousand year reign, and then Gog/Magog comes against her after Satan is let loose again and God destroys them. It even states in Eze 38 that this will be in the latter days which would be Rev 20 after the 1000 years. "Latter" in the dictionary means nearer to the end; further advanced in time or sequence.
latter - definition of latter by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

Uh, Big Mouth? You're the first person I have ever heard say that this war will be after Jesus' thousand year reign. As I had no intention of discussing this, and because this is so far out in left field, I will pass on even considering what you're saying, sorry.

 

[gracechick]

I said 2010 - 2020...although I believe sooner then 2020. With the way that our government is headed, the economy, grievous sin being pretty much common place and accepted, hatred growing toward Israel, and now the US making derogatory remarks against her, I believe that we are right on the edge of the worst tribulation that this planet has ever seen I still don't know the day nor the hour. Only God knows this.

I know.

When I see what O and his government buddies are doing to Israel I want to run and duck for cover. When looking at scripture often what is done by any nation to Israel will be revisted upon that people and possibly even worse.

 

[Critias]

I said 2010 - 2020...although I believe sooner then 2020. With the way that our government is headed, the economy, grievous sin being pretty much common place and accepted, hatred growing toward Israel, and now the US making derogatory remarks against her, I believe that we are right on the edge of the worst tribulation that this planet has ever seen I still don't know the day nor the hour. Only God knows this.

I'd say 2012 is going to be an interesting year. Not because of the Maya either.

I think the economy will bottom out sometime next year, around 1-3 quarter. Once the economies come crashing down, that will set the stage for the one world government. They need a serious crisis, for all/most countries, in order to make large global changes. They're prepping the stage now for this by their rhetoric.

At some point Israel is going to be made to be an example. Whenever capitalism is under attack, so are Jews. It's an odd thing that almost always happens together. We have some in the America media calling the Jewish people occupiers of Israel and calling for them to get out of Israel and Palestine.

That's based off my own thinking and trying to be logically about what is going on and assuming that we don't stop spending.

Faith of a child; lean not on your own understanding; look to Him for guidance have been heavily on my mind lately.

 

[Gnarwhal]

What about an option for "does it really matter"?

Indeed.

 

[aflower4God]

I said 2010 - 2020...although I believe sooner then 2020. With the way that our government is headed, the economy, grievous sin being pretty much common place and accepted, hatred growing toward Israel, and now the US making derogatory remarks against her, I believe that we are right on the edge of the worst tribulation that this planet has ever seen I still don't know the day nor the hour. Only God knows this.

yeah I agree with my dear sweet loving sister here. oil spills, hollywood taking over the way the world "must think", crazy weather, awful shootings (kids as young as 8), kids dressing horribly inappropriately, kids talking back with bad attitudes, road rage going out of control, people are getting really hateful to each other, churches are growing really cold, the world is getting cold in general, greed is getting bad, natural disasters, with the WWW (internet) the word has to been preached to all corners of the world and etc. Okay I know that most of you are going to argue about some of my reasonings saying that "all of this has been going on for decades.
Nope cause in my day when I turned "sweet 16" NO ONE in my class asked for plastic surgery like kids at the sweet 16 do these days.
I never had to wear SPF 100 to go the pool back 15 years ago I wore SPF 30.
Never have I seen on the roads people going nuts with the road rage.
The news is filled with people shooting people left and right.
Churchs will not even help the poor anymore
Look around kids just don't dress the way they did 15 years ago and they have such attitudes NOT ALL but most.
TV is horrible these days, on local channels they have programs (shows) when kids are awake and out of school that talk about SEX and cuss with out "bleeping" it out, NO this did not happen 10 years ago as bad as it does today.
So, I allways ask Jesus, "what on earth is he waiting for". This world is crumbling apart.
my guess would be 2010-2020. VERY SOON!!! AGAIN that is a guess, no one knows!!!