Christ is coming

We have been hearing for many years about the coming of Christ for His church, particularly I have heard it since my childhood, I have seen “Christ is coming” on signs in the streets, in trucks, people preaching with loudspeakers and a thousand other forms, that is, this message has been preached for hundreds of years and all of we have heard it and today I say again what I have heard: “Christ is coming”.

For many, this message has become so familiar that it almost feels like part of the daily landscape. Yet the repetition of the message does not diminish its truth; rather, it highlights the mercy of God in continually reminding humanity that history is moving toward a divine conclusion. Each generation has had voices announcing the return of Christ, and far from weakening the message, this reminds us that God has delayed His coming because He is patient and does not want anyone to perish. The constant reminder is an act of grace, a call to reflect on our spiritual condition and to reconsider what truly matters.

Without a doubt, in the Bible, the Word of God tells us a lot about this event, Jesus himself does not keep silence about himself when His disciples ask about Him, Jesus tells them the following:

Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Matthew 24:42

This short but powerful instruction from Christ reveals the heart of the message: it is not about predicting a date, but about cultivating a lifestyle of vigilance. To watch means to live intentionally, to walk in holiness, to keep our faith firm while the world becomes increasingly distracted and indifferent to the things of God. Jesus knew that the human heart tends to forget, to delay repentance, and to postpone obedience, which is why He repeatedly calls us to remain alert.

I remember a user who left a comment on a Youtube video, he said he did not want to hear that Christ is coming because he has heard the same since childhood and Christ never comes. This is true, I have also heard the same, however, I still believe faithfully that Christ will come for His church.

This type of reaction is increasingly common. Many people feel that the message has lost credibility because the return of Christ has not yet occurred. But this way of thinking forgets that biblical prophecy does not operate on human timetables. God does not measure time as we do, and His apparent delay is actually a demonstration of His love, giving more people the opportunity to repent. The early Christians also believed that Christ would return soon, yet the New Testament repeatedly teaches patience, perseverance, and trust in God’s perfect timing.

The point about this is that many times we preach this message badly, we say: “Christ can come as soon as right now.” That is one of the most famous Christian clichés that exists, we know that this is not the case, before Christ comes many things must happen, which we find in Matthew chapter 24, and perhaps because of that badly transmitted message people talk so much against of our message.

Indeed, misunderstanding or oversimplifying the prophetic message has caused confusion for many believers and non-believers alike. When we reduce the teaching of Christ’s return to a cliché, we risk making the message sound unrealistic or disconnected from Scripture. Jesus clearly described signs, events, and conditions that would precede His return, not to satisfy curiosity, but to strengthen our discernment and anchor our hope. A responsible and biblical teaching on the second coming reminds us that every prophecy will be fulfilled, but in the precise order and time established by God.

The certain thing is that Christ will come, and we do not know the date and the hour, but Christ does not tells us to identify when that day will be since that is not in our hands, He only tells us to watch, to be awake, to take hold of salvation and eternity.

This call to vigilance is deeply practical. Watching means examining our hearts, seeking God through prayer, embracing His Word daily, and living with a sense of purpose rather than drifting through life. It means understanding that our hope is not rooted in earthly stability, but in the promise of Christ’s return. Each day we are alive is another opportunity to grow in faith and to share the gospel with those who have not yet believed.

Christ is coming, and that day will be supremely glorious and we must be prepared every second of our lives, because He will come, and in power and great glory.

This promise is not meant to generate fear, but deep joy and reverent expectation. The coming of Christ is the moment when every injustice will be corrected, every tear wiped away, and every faithful servant rewarded. It is the day when the temporary will give way to the eternal, and when the hope we hold in our hearts will become sight. Therefore, as we continue to hear the message proclaimed, let us not allow familiarity to dull its urgency. Instead, may it awaken in us a renewed desire to walk faithfully, to live with purpose, and to eagerly await the glorious return of our Lord.