When Is Jesus Coming Back + If Satan Is Defeated Why Am I Struggling

This video seeks to use purely biblical insight and sound theological teaching FROM the bible to answer these two common questions circulating amongst believers and unbelievers alike:

When is Jesus Coming Back?
If Satan has been defeated at the cross, and Jesus has triumphed over sin and death, why are we still struggling with the devil and with sin?

The two questions are actually closely knit together then it might seem, because the bible has A LOT to say about the return of the Lord Jesus, about the final judgement of Satan, and why the Lord hasn't come back yet.

The most essential scripture that illuminates the heart and mind of God regarding these two questions (i think) is the parable of the weeds which the Lord Jesus used to explain exactly why we are still wrestling with sin and the devil, and why He hasn't immediately executed the judgement and the sentence against evil and against satan that was made when Jesus proclaimed it before going to the cross.

John 12:31
“Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. 32“And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.”

The Bible gives only ONE actual answer to when Jesus is coming back, and it's not a date. His return and where WE are on the prophetic timeline laid out in the bible is hard to see when you look at any one isolated scripture, but when you pull on the PARABLES that Jesus told about the Kingdom of God and on the Revelation given to John The Apostle, you get the BIG PICTURE and can see our place in in more clearly. It doesn't mean we have a date for the return of the Lord, it means we know how to posture ourselves because we understand what the heart of God is while these incredible event which the bible foretold unfold before our eyes.

As James said in chapter 5 of his letter, verses 7-10
"Be patient, therefore, beloved, * until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near."

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