The return of the Son of Man to earth has been promised,
prophesied, anticipated and longed-for — and equally disbelieved, sneered
at, feared and ignored — for almost 20 centuries now. And when he
comes again it will be at an hour nobody will expect. Though there are many
facts concerning his return detailed in Bible prophecy, he will catch the world
totally by surprise.
The exaltation of the Lord Jesus to his earthly throne — a throne that belongs to him both by right of birth and because he has fully and perfectly earned it — will mark the end of our current world order. This is no small event, and we could hardly expect to be let in on its specific timing.
But what is more than a little surprising is that the One
who is coming also disclaims any knowledge of the time of his own arrival on earth …
and further, seems entirely unconcerned about the dilemma this fact poses for any
number of theologians.