“I will come again.”~ Jn. 14:3
One of the tenets of mainstream Christianity is belief in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ back to this earth. To this fundamental truth, all evangelical Christians agree. The point of contention arises over the order in which He will return. For two thousand years this has been discussed among God’s family. Many times, so hotly debated that it brought more friction than light!
Eschatology should not be the basis for our fellowship with other believers. If it is, you are saying how He comes is of greater importance than the fact of His coming. The event is not more important than the Person. The three main views of Christ’s coming are: pre-millennial, post-millennial, and a-millennial. Each of these has good arguments; but all of them are shot with holes. What is one to do? First, find the view you believe to be closest to the Scriptures. This, each individual must decide for himself, and he must be accepted into fellowship, though you may not hold to his particular belief.
Secondly, it is vital that we major on what we all agree on. That way, we are certain that we hold the basic views of the early Church. And what were these views? Without exception, they believed three fundamental things concerning His coming: 1) they believed in the fact of His Second Coming; 2) they believed no one could know the exact time of this great event; and, 3) they exhorted one another to be ready for His coming at all times.
Believe what you will as to the order of His coming, but cleave to, and never let go of, the fact of His coming.
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