Should we hear more teaching today about Christ’s second coming?

What is good news for some is bad news for others. When it comes to the second coming of Jesus, there is one for whom this spells disaster. The devil does not want people to know about, think about, or prepare for Christ’s return. The “blessed hope and glorious appearing” of our Savior spells doom for this defeated enemy. His work to destroy God’s people will end.

Until then, he continues to deceive and distract humans from this important Bible teaching by encouraging them to seek the traps of this world. Even members of the church will not want to hear this special doctrine on Christ’s coming. “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers” (2 Timothy 4:3).

Satan knows that the second coming is the “blessed hope” (Titus 2:13) of the Christian, and that once understood, it changes the lives of men and women and leads them to take a personal, diligent, and active part in spreading that good news to others so that Christ’s coming may be hastened. This infuriates Satan, so he influences those who have “a form of godliness” (2 Timothy 3:5) but “denying its power,” saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation” (2 Peter 3:3, 4).

Those who deny, ignore, or make light of Christ’s second advent (as a literal, soon-coming event) are specifically fulfilling Bible prophecy—and doing the devil a favor. But for the Christian, it is the grand climax of the gospel. Since we do not know the exact time of this event, we should be ready at all times.

Key Bible Texts

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, (Titus 2:11 KJV)