Is This My Last Blog?

Harold Camping has prophesied that Jesus will return at 6 p.m. today. Apparently, this will be a “progressive” return and rapture, with the Lord arriving precisely at 6 p.m. in each time zone.

I happen to think that Harold Camping is wrong. That’s because Jesus said . . . So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. If Camping is “expecting” the Lord’s return, that’s almost a guarantee that Camping is wrong . . . again.

There’s another reason that I’m hoping that Camping is wrong. (No, it’s not that I want him to look like a fool before all the people whom he has manipulated and misled . . . although he will.)

I have a much better reason: There are a lot of people I care about that would be “left behind” if Jesus returned right now. There are people in my own extended family. I’m praying that the Lord tarries, so that they have more time to repent of their sins and trust Jesus as Lord and Savior. There are people I know in Kenya and Mexico that I want to be “saved” before it is too late. There are people all over the world in places like Botswana, Myanmar, Viet Nam, Japan, Afghanistan, and England who need to truly know the Lord.

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9).

Come later, Lord Jesus!