The Imminency of the Redeemers Return
"For yet a little while, and He that shall come
will come, and will not tarry" (Heb. 10:37).
THE IMMINENCY OF THE REDEEMER'S RETURN
CHAPTER FIVE
In the previous chapter we sought to do nothing
more than prove that our Redeemer would return before the Millennium,
the date of His return, either the approximate or the precise date, we
did not touch upon. Nowhere in the Bible is the actual time of the Second
Advent made known, instead, it is presented as an event which may occur at
any hour; or, in other words, the Fact of the Saviour's appearing is
invariably set forth in the language of Imminency. When we say that the
Redeemer's Return is an imminent event, we do not mean it will occur
immediately, but that He may come back in our own lifetime, that
He may come back this year; yet, we cannot say that He will do
so. The Fact of the Second Advent is certain because expressly revealed
in Holy Writ; the Date of the Second Advent is uncertain because it has
not been made known by God. Here then we have a truth, which is simple to
grasp, yet one which is of fundamental importance and great practical value.
The majority of the errors and heresies which have gathered around this subject
are directly traceable to the ignoring of this elementary consideration. For
example: if the Lord's people had given due heed to the fact that Scripture
presents the Second Coming of Christ as something which may happen at any
hour, then the post-millennial teaching that our Lord will not come back
again for more than a thousand years, would never have obtained the hearing and
acceptance which it has received. Furthermore; if the wondrous truth that our
Redeemer might return today once took firm hold on our hearts, it would
revolutionize our lives and provide us with a spiritual dynamic which is
incalculable in its reach and incomparable in its value. Without expatiating
any further upon the general bearings of this aspect of our theme, let us not
proceed to show that -