Two thousand years ago, the Lord prophesied that He would come again in the last days. Most believers go by the Bible verse: “[T]hey shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory” (Mat 24:30), and believe that the Lord will definitely come in the clouds in His resurrected spiritual body with glory. Now all kinds of disasters occur one after another and the prophecies of the Lord’s return have been pretty much fulfilled. But we have not yet greeted the Lord. What on earth is going on?
In actuality, this is because we only pay attention to the prophecies of the Lord’s advent upon clouds, but ignore the prophecies of the Lord’s secret coming.
Just as the Lord Jesus said,
"Behold, I come as a thief" (Rev 16:15).
"If therefore you shall not watch, I will come on you as a thief, and you shall not know what hour I will come on you” (Rev 3:3).
These words predicted that the Lord would come "as a thief", that is, the Lord will come at a time unknown to people. If the Lord came in the clouds, wouldn’t everyone see Him? If so, how would the prophecy of the Lord coming as a thief be fulfilled? Jehovah God said, "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, said Jehovah. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts" (Isa 55:8-9).
The Lord’s second coming is a mystery. If we do not seek to understand what these prophecies regarding the Lord’s return refer to, but merely wait for the Lord’s coming in accordance with the superficial meaning of the prophecies, we will squander the opportunity to greet the Lord, fall into disasters and be punished. Please read the article "This Is How the Prophecy of the Lord Coming as a Thief Is Fulfilled." It allows you to understand the true meaning of "The Lord coming as a thief" and know how to welcome the Lord's return.
Extended Reading:
• Jesus Will Come Like a Thief in the Night: How Will This Prophecy Come True?
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