When Will Jesus Return?

   It's a question that many have been asking for over two thousand years. Jesus prophesied of His return, as well as several New Testament authors such as John, and Paul. But did they give us enough information to determine the timing of His coming?
   Through this entry I would like to bring to your attention the severity of Christ's coming, and its legitimacy. First let me say that there are two different advents I will be mentioning, and they are separate. These two advents both concerns the return of Jesus. The first advent will be when Jesus returns, but does not step foot on earth, also known as the "Rapture", or the "Snatching Away".
( 1 Thessalonians 4: 16-17 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.  Wherefore comfort one another with these words)

   The second advent will be some seven or so years later where Christ will come and defeat the armies of Antichrist, and will set up His Millennial Kingdom.
(Matthew 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.)

   But when will all these things be? And what shall be the sign of His coming?
The disciples wondered this as well. I encourage you to read the Matthew 24 in its entirety, but for the sake of your reading, I will bullet point some of the things we are to watch for concerning the return of Christ:

• False Christs shall come
• Wars, and rumors of wars.
• Civil unrest
• Famines, and Pestilences
• Earthquakes
• Christian Persecution
• Love will not be abound.
• The gospel will be preached to all the world

I can give examples of every one of those bullet points, however, we must move on. 

This is my favorite part! Jesus gave us a clear timing of His return! 

1. The Parable of the Fig Tree
2. The Sign in the Heavens
3. Blood Moons in Prophecy

1) The Parable of the Fig Tree

 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away." Matthew 24: 32-35

According to Jesus, when the Fig tree, which I believe represents Israel, begins to bloom again, which is a clear analogy of their becoming a nation, that is when the prophetic time clock begins. He said that generation would not pass away. So let's do a little math, shall we? According to the Psalmist (Psalm 90:10) the years of man are seventy to eighty years. If May 14, 1948 was indeed the figurative start to God's prophetic time clock, where are we now? 

Let's take May 14, 1948 and add on to it seventy years. We arrive at May 12, 2017 (I am going by the Jewish calendar which consists of 360 days.) But, we have to subtract the 7 years of Tribulation; then we get June 18, 2010. Yes, that day has past, but the Psalmist gave us a time frame of seventy to eighty years. Let's add eighty to the equation: You first reach March 21, 2027, and again, subtract the 7 years of Tribulation, and you get April 26, 2020.
What does this mean?
It means we still do not, and will not know the day nor the hour, but the time frame is right in front of us. If the prophecy has been interpreted right, the rapture would have to occur between now, and April 26, 2020.

So what am I saying? We could still have about 7 years until the rapture? Yes, according to the prophecy, we could, but I believe it is much sooner than that!

2) The Sign in the Heavens

Revelation 12 speaks of a woman clothed with the sun, the moon at her feet, and a garland of
Twelve stars around her head. I am not about to say certain that my view on this is fact, but if
it is, we have something to look forward to!
On September 22, 2017, the constellation Virgo will be in the sky (observing from Israel, of course) and of course Virgo means virgin, which symbolizes the virgin Mary, and more importantly, Israel. Remember that God put the stars in the heavens for the reason of giving us signs. On this day, Sept 22, 2017 the constellation Virgo will have the sun at here shoulders (clothed with the sun), the moon will be at her feet (literally) and there will be twelve stars (planets included as stars) around her head. This sign appears right before the dragon (satan) is cast out of heaven. (the second heaven).  This is the mid point of the tribulation where satan will posses the Antichrist, and persecute the nation of Israel, and breaking the covenant. 
Well, again, math is our friend! You subtract 3 1/2 years (roughly) from this date, and you get March, 2014! If this is the sign in heaven, then the tribulation could start next year! But use discernment, and do not take everything I say at face value, but just think of it! The Rapture proves to be that much closer!

3) Blood Moons in Prophecy

What do lunar eclipses, and red moons have to do with the bible?
In the very beginning, in creation, we find that God did not only make the Sun, Moon, and Stars for light, but also for signs and seasons! (Genesis 1:14)
In the old testament, a blood moon was considered a warning to Israel. But, let me not bore you with ancient history, let us skip ahead to about the Fifteenth Century A.D.
A tetrad is where four blood moons coincide with Jewish feasts (i.e. Passover, and Sukkoth). These are rare occurrences, but each one in history proved to deal with Israel, and the Jews. 
In the years 1493, and 1494 the Jews were exiled out of Spain. Was it any coincidence that there just happened to be a blood moon tetrad those two years?

Blood Moons of 1493-1494
April 2, 1493 - Passover
September 25, 1493 - Sukkoth
March 22, 1494 - Passover
September 15, 1494 - Sukkoth

Or how about a later date, such as when Israel got her independence:

Blood Moons of 1949-1950 

April 13, 1949 - Passover
October 7, 1949 - Sukkoth
April 2, 1950 - Passover
September 26, 1950 - Sukkoth I understand that these dates did not fall directly on the day of Israel's Independence (May 14, 1948), however, that is not the purpose. It coincides with the event. It was meant to be a sign for the Jews, and with our astronomers today, we can predict when these things will happen. But I get ahead of myself. The next tetrad coincides with the 6 day war in 1967: Blood moons of 1967-1968 April 24 1967 - Passover October 18, 1967 - Sukkoth April 13, 1968 - Passover October 6, 1968 - Sukkoth But wait, there's more! But the next tetrad has to do with the future! 2014, and 2015 to be exact. Blood Moons of 2014-2015 April 15, 2014 October 8, 2014 April 4, 2015 September 28, 2015 What could this mean? I am not certain, however, I can speculate. I propose that this tetrad could  either be signaling the 7 year peace treaty with Israel, or  the Abomination of Desolation where the Antichrist stands in the (soon to be built) temple, and claims that he is God. Just mere speculation, of course. However, when you look in the past, you see that the blood moons were dead accurate in concern to Israel... This entry contains vital information concerning the next few years, but it is not complete, so I encourage you to see: What will happen in the next few years? for more on the end times. Keep looking up! His return is close!