When will the Lord return?

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What’s Your Question? for May 11, 2011

False prophets have been in abundance predicting the time of the second coming. Some are: William Miller – 1844; Charles Russell – 1874; Herbert Armstrong – 1975; Watchtower Society – 1975; Hal Lindsey – 1988; now Harold Camping has a group in Jerusalem to await the Lord’s return on May 21! Jesus gave signs for the destruction of Jerusalem, which were fulfilled in 70 A.D. (Mt. 24). Some signs would be wars, famines, earthquakes, etc. but Jesus said “this generation will by no means pass away till all these things are fulfilled” (Mt. 24:34). Peter wrote, “the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat…” (2 Pet. 3:10). A thief does not announce the time of his coming, neither has Christ announced His!