(Charisma) – When I first became a Christian back in 1970, lots of people were talking about the return of Jesus Christ. The top-selling book of that entire decade was The Late Great Planet Earth, by Hal Lindsey, which spoke in depth about Bible prophecy and the signs of the times. Driving around the roads and freeways, you would see bumper stickers with slogans like “Maranatha,” “Jesus is coming” and “In case of rapture, this car will be left unmanned.”
There was a sense of expectancy among so many of us that we could be the generation that would see the return of the Lord. That was 40 years ago. I’ve gone through quite a few “Jesus is coming” bumper stickers since those days. Was my hope displaced? Did I get it wrong? Did we misread the signs of the times? Not at all. God is not late, and the Lord will return to this earth at the appointed hour that has been predetermined in the councils of eternity. But there may be a reason why Jesus didn’t come when we were hoping He would in 1970. READ MORE
