WHY IS JESUS TAKING SO LONG TO COME BACK? – By Bruce Campbell
QUORA – 20 December 2025
The answer is in the bible and it’s not good news for those hanging out for it.
Jesus himself says he will return within the lifetime of his followers. It is in multiple tracts in the New Testament. This sets a very concrete prophecy. This prophecy is either fulfilled by the resurrection or he was wrong. Either way, Jesus is not returning(again).
Matthew 16:27–28
27 “For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done.
28 Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
Mark 13:30, Matthew 24:34 & Luke 21:32
24 “But in those days, after that suffering,
the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light,
25 and the stars will be falling from heaven,
and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
26 Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ with great power and glory. 27 Then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
28 “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. 29 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he[a] is near, at the very gates. 30 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place.
Mark 8:31–38 where Jesus foretells his death and resurrection for context of 9:1
9:1 And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.”
Many believes pull out Mark 13:32 to say we don’t know when it’ll happen.
32 “But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
but it is within the context of Mark 13:30
30 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place.
COMMENT:
It is not that easy to understand Christ’s appearance (the so-called “second coming”). The theology of the endtime is deep, only a minuscule of the Church people will understand it.
The best understanding of this invisible (yes, INVISIBLE appearance, and thereafter his invisible appearance WITH HIS ANGELS) will be obtain by a close study of Matthew Chapter 24. Here, Christ talks about the critical things that will happen after his invisible appearance and then leading up to his invisible appearance WITH HIS ANGELS. The first appearance occurred at the beginning of World War I; but the appearance with his angels is yet to occur – that’s after the fulfillment of the consequent anxious days. We (this generation) are already in those anxious (or troublous) days. With foresight driven by hindsight, it is clear to me that “this generation”, as mentioned by Christ, is the present generation that is experiencing too many upheavals, turmoil, wars and rumours of war, food shortages, natural disasters, people degenerating from bad to worse in attitudes/morals – all these woes happening as never before in the history of mankind. Yes, we are the generation referred to! And it is fast-forward to the appearance WITH HIS ANGELS to prosecute Yahweh’s just global war of removing only the bad elements and sentencing Satan and his demons to 1,000 years imprisonment.
Now, as for Mark 9:1, my understanding is that Christ referred to those who would witness his Transfiguration! Yes, Peter. James and John witnessed that glorious appearance – which prefigured Christ in his Kingdom power and glory! In this context, Mark 9:1 does not speak about Christ appearance or his so-called second coming.
- CFMonye
