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I am coming soon

When Jesus uttered these words at the end of the book of Revelation did he really mean it? If so his soon seems longer than my soon. 

Every generation wants Jesus to come back to them. Isn't that what we want? Oh if Jesus would just swoop down to get us, then we'd be happy! 

God's plan, however, is just that, God's plan. It doesn't make sense to us sometimes. We want a quick escape from the chaos of the day. We want the bad guys to get what they deserve. 

Think about it this way, if previous generations had had their way, we wouldn't have been born. There would be no quick escape from planet earth. Nor would there have needed to be one. 

Jesus time is like this, 1 year = 1,000 years and 1,000 years = 1 day. That is like saying, Jesus is timely but his clock is difficult to read. He will come back. And soon. Because he promised to do that. We should be ready for his return and doing his will until that great day. When this happens, we will trust in these precious words even more, "Revelation 22:7 "Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll."

Is this your goal? Good. 

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