Mark 13:34 For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
The second coming of Jesus is the consummation of the Christian’s hope. It is all we have ever looked for with eager anticipation, and it is the blessed hope in our hearts, which buoys up our spirits, when we are feeling down and out, and when, because of earthly turmoil, some are tempted to sing the blues. But, although it has been prophesied about so many times in the Old and New Testaments, it’s scheduled to occur suddenly, at a time when most people, will not be expecting it.
And there are valid reasons why it will occur that way. We will deal with some of the reasons why, later on. One of the main problems many persons have with God is that some find He takes too long to fulfill His promises, even though this is not the case, for God deals in the fullness of time, whereas human agents usually tend to prefer specific times and dates. For instance, when God makes us a promise that He will do such and such, the next question we usually ask is when.
But if God were to reply by saying: “In the fulness of time” the human agent generally will begin to wonder when exactly the fulness of time will be. In most instances recorded in the Scripture, this has been case and thus, it’s no different with the second coming of Christ. If you were to ask any Christian in our day when they believe Christ is coming, most of them will answer, soon. And if you were to go back almost 200 years, in the history of the advent movement, and ask any of the believers the same question they too will most likely answer soon. But what you would hardly hear for an answer is, in the fulness of time.
Mark 13:35 Watch you therefore, for you know not when the master of the house will come, at evening, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning. 36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!