End Times: The Hour to Wake Up from Romans 13:11–12
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Paul is convinced that Jesus might return within a very short period of time. Paul does not seek to narrow down the time frame within which Jesus will return, nor does he base his exhortation on the assumption that Jesus’ return would take place very soon. But he clearly believes that Jesus’ return is the next event in God’s plan. And this means that he is convinced that he lives in the last days and that the end times have begun.
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