It's the end of the world as we know it!

Can I just say that Christians tick me off? I was flipping channels instead of rewriting my southern lit paper just now and there's another show about the end-times on the history channel. It's full of people who have diagrams showing the tribulation step by step. And it's always these "left behind" followers who seem to worship the coming back of Jesus more than they do Jesus Himself. That just bothers me a lot.

How cocky do you have to be? The Bible clearly states that not even Jesus knows when He's coming back, only the Father does. So if you think that by studying the scriptures, especially Revelations, you're going to be able to come up with an answer that not even Jesus has, you're a pretty heretical person.

I just hate it when people make Revelations a book about destruction and death. Sure that stuff's in there, but first and foremost, this book is a letter to seven churches (I know, seven...spooky). Revelations was written during a time of great persecution for the church. It was also written by a man who had undergone great persecution. They tried to boil John alive, and when that didn't work, they just stranded him on an island. If you read Revelation with this in mind, it becomes a book of hope. When Jesus says, "I'm coming soon," it isn't the warning of a violent ruler telling us to straighten up. It's the comforting of a loving Savior, telling His suffering followers to hang on, because He's on His way to rescue us.

And finally, to those who really want to know when Jesus is coming back, I have a verse that tells exactly that:

"And that Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations (all peoples) will hear it; and then the end will come."
Matthew 24:14

So there you have it. Jesus isn't coming back until every people group in the world has heard about Him. So if you want Jesus to come back, instead of arguing with other Christians about things that don't matter, tell people who don't know Jesus about Him and change lives.