Seeing this title, some people say that when the Lord returns, He will publicly descend on a cloud and directly rapture us into the kingdom of heaven. In fact, besides the way of the Lord’s returning among clouds, there is another way of the Lord’s return in the Bible prophecies, that is, He will become flesh as the Son of man and descend in secret. For example, “Behold, I come as a thief”(Revelation 16:15). “ Therefore be you also ready: for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man comes.” (Matthew 24:44). “For as the lightning, that lightens out of the one part under heaven, shines to the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in His day. But first must He suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation” (Luke 17:24-25). These prophecies mention the Lord’s second coming “as a thief”, which shows that He will come quietly. “The Son of man” refers to the incarnation of God. That is to say, in the last days, the Lord will be incarnated as the Son of man and come before man’s awareness. If it were the resurrected spiritual body of the Lord Jesus descending publicly with the clouds, it would be incredibly powerful. Everyone would drop to the ground and no one would dare resist. In that case, would the returned Lord Jesus still endure a lot of suffering and be rejected by this generation? Definitely not. That is why the Lord Jesus prophesied that His return shall be “the coming of the Son of man” and “as a thief.” It is referring to God incarnated as the Son of man arriving in secret.
Almighty God says, “When God came from heaven above to the earth, no one in heaven or on earth was aware of this, for this is the true meaning of God returning under concealment. He has been working and living in the flesh for a long time, and yet no one has been aware. Even to this day, no one recognizes it. Perhaps this will remain an eternal riddle. God’s coming into the flesh this time is something that no human can possibly become aware of. No matter how large-scale and powerful the impact of the Spirit’s work, God always remains impassive, never giving anything away. One can say that this stage of His work is the same as if it were taking place in the heavenly realm. Even though it is apparent to all who have eyes to see, no one recognizes it. When God finishes this stage of His work, all humanity will break with their usual attitude, and awaken from their long dream. … At the break of dawn, unbeknownst to the multitudes of humanity, God came to earth and began His life in the flesh. People were unaware of the coming of this moment. Maybe they were all fast asleep; maybe many who were watchfully awake were waiting, and maybe many were praying silently to God in heaven. Yet among all these many people, not a single one knew that God had already arrived on earth. God worked like this so as to carry out His work more smoothly and to achieve better results, and also to forestall even more temptations. When man’s springtime slumber breaks, God’s work will have long been finished and He shall depart, bringing to a close His life of roaming and sojourning on earth.”
Now the incarnate Son of man has secretly descended among people. He is Almighty God—Christ of the last days—who has expressed the truth to purify and save mankind. As long as we seek and accept Almighty God's utterances, we can welcome the Lord.
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» Extended Reading:
• How Will Jesus Return in the Last Days: 2 Ways
• What Does “no one knows the day or the hour” in Matthew 24:36 Mean?
• Can “We Shall Meet the Lord in the Air” Be Accomplished?
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