Eschatology in a Nutshell
For me, eschatology is really quite simple: Jesus is coming back to take us out of this mess. We don’t know when. Until then, we have a job to do—preach the gospel, live faithfully, and be ready for His return. That is enough. No more charts, no more timelines, no more predictions needed.
Yet many educated voices still try to line up dates, attach current events to prophecy, and name a day for Christ’s return. This is not possible. The Word of God makes it plain: “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only” (Matthew 24:36).
God’s Timeline, Not Ours
Trying to take Revelation, Daniel, Ezekiel and fit them into a neat, finite framework is beyond us. God Himself declares: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8–9).
The Lord’s timetable is not bound to our calendars. “One day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day” (2 Peter 3:8). His return will be sudden, certain, and sure—but the when belongs to Him alone.
False Prophets and Distractions
Every generation seems to have men and women who claim to have discovered the “secret” of Christ’s return. They make predictions, write books, gain followers—and then fail. Our Lord warned: “Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not” (Matthew 24:23).
Modern-day false prophets must be ignored. They distract from the real work we are called to do: the Great Commission. Let’s be honest—most Christians struggle to faithfully witness, disciple, and live holy lives. How then can we presume to unravel God’s eternal mysteries?
The Mystery That Remains
Yes, God has given us information. He has shown us enough to be watchful and hopeful. But the thread that ties eschatology together is still mystery. And that is exactly how He designed it.
Rather than getting lost in speculation, let us live in expectation. Jesus is coming again. That truth should not stir us to debate, but to devotion.
“Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh” (Matthew 24:44).
Conclusion
Eschatology, in a nutshell, is this:
Jesus is coming back.
We don’t know when.
Our task is clear: preach, pray, serve, and be ready.
That’s it. Let us not be distracted by charts or charlatans. Let us be faithful until the day He calls us home. Eschatology