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INTRODUCTION
As to the exact moment of Christ's return for His Church, nobody knows. Beware of those who teach otherwise. Jesus himself said (Matt. 24:36), "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, not even the Angels, but my Father only." But He also said (Matt. 24:33, etc.),
"When you see certain things begin to come to pass, you can and should know that the time is NIGH (near, even at the door)."
So don't lull yourself into complacency with the idea "We can't know." If you don't know the signs which Jesus gave, whereby you could know the season, it's your own fault. Jesus commended the Pharisees for being able to "discern the sign of weather change." They did not have to wait until the rain fell to say "it will rain today." No, they knew beforehand — BY THE SIGNS in heaven and earth -that the rain was coming. To be aware of current events, to read, to listen, to see with your own eyes world conditions, and not believe Christ's return, is imminent; it is tantamount to saying, as the old fool says in his heart, "There is no God!" If you don't know, it's because you don't want to know.
Fundamental Christianity is not divided as much on the FACT OF HIS COMING as the TIME (as related to other events) OF HIS COMING. Sometimes, without "Rightly dividing the word of Truth," confusion may appear. Let me give an example of what I mean. 1 Thes. 4:17 shows Christ "coming in the air" without any mention of Him coming to Earth. We are "caught up to meet Him," while Zach. 14:4 reads, "His feet shall STAND ... on the Mt. of Olives." Then again it is said in 1 Thes. 5:2, "He will come as a thief," a secretive coming (1 Thes. 5:2); and in Revelation 1:7 we are told "every eye shall see Him." His coming is aid to be a time of great JOY - the "GLORIOUS APPEARING". 76 Pages
