THE SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED END OF THIS WORLD
“Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name , claiming . . . ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them”—Luke 21:8 NIV
“Don’t believe them”—Luke 21:8 NLT
“Refuse to join them”—Luke 21:8 NJB
Jesus spoke about his “return” (Luke 19:12 NIV) in the Bible. Jesus knew that the exact time of “when he returns” (Matthew 24:46; Luke 12:43 NIV) would be an issue for Christians through the ages. For the last 2,000 years many predictions have been made about when Jesus would return. But they have all proven false. For example: