What does the Bible say about the Second Coming and the end times?

 Just as in the Old Testament there were more than 300 prophecies about Jesus coming as our Savior and Redeemer, there are at least as many prophecies in the Bible that tell us Jesus will come a second time and that this earth will come to an end.

 

When Jesus comes the second time, He will only come to take home to heaven those who believe in Him. The Bible tells us that this will happen in a blink of an eye, and this time He will not stay on earth as He did 2000 years ago.

 

The Bible also tells us that in the last days, there will be great tribulation and that there will come an Antichrist whom the world will believe to be Jesus. This Antichrist is sent by the devil in an attempt to deceive the whole world. The devil's jealousy of God and the salvation we humans can get in Jesus torments him.

 

To distinguish the Antichrist from Jesus, we can understand it by the fact that the Antichrist becomes a "saving" world leader, while Jesus' second coming happens in a moment, where He then only brings home to heaven those who have received Him as their savior.

 

This world will come to an end, where the sin and destruction the devil has introduced will come to an end. This reckoning is going to be terrible. Afterward, there will come a new heaven and a new earth where God reigns. It is to this new heaven and new earth that God will lead the saved souls who believe in Him.

 

The Bible gives us some prophecies explaining what will happen in the last days, before this happens. This is for us to understand the time we live in and that we can trust that God will save us from the wrath the devil casts over us humans. It is now about 2000 years since these prophecies were written, and today we can see that this is about to happen.

 

For example, the Bible tells us that there will come a mark that can be taken on the hand or forehead. Without this mark, eventually no one will be able to buy or sell anything. This mark is referred to as the mark of the beast, and the beast is the Antichrist. As followers of Jesus, we should not take this mark, which today we are familiar with as a data chip in the hand.

 

The geographical area the Bible stories deal with is mainly centered around Israel and the Middle East. It describes how the Jews were allocated the land of Israel about 1300 years before the birth of Jesus and that the Jewish people became a chosen people of God. Our salvation therefore comes from the Jews, for us Gentiles who believe and receive salvation in Jesus Christ, we are grafted into the same love of God and salvation for His chosen people.

 

However, what the Bible explains is that in the last days before Jesus comes again and the Antichrist takes over for a short while. At that time, the whole world will turn against Israel and hate the Jews.

 

For more than 2000 years ago, it was prophesied in the Bible that the Jews would get back their land after losing it, and that they would eventually return to their homeland.

 

Looking around the world, we can see that we are now in the midst of this. This has now happened, that they have regained their land and they are in the process of returning to their homeland. Now that this is happening, it is important that we bless them, pray for them, and understand that this must happen for the Bible's word about a total restoration to come true.