Why Will Jesus Return?
The answer to the question, why will Jesus return? reveals something about the level of our commitment to the Christian faith. If we believe that the early Christians’ prayer Marana tha (Aramaic phrase for “Lord Come!” 1 Cor. 16:22) still has relevance for today, we should be able to explain why Jesus will return. Jesus Will Return Because the Bible Says So One reason Jesus will return is because the Bible says so. This answer is formally correct. The Bible indeed says that Jesus will return. When Jesus tells his disciples that one day the nations will see “ ‘the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven’ with power and great glory” (Matt. 24:30), he speaks about himself, announcing his return. At the end of the Gospel of John, Jesus charges his disciples to follow him “until I return” (John 21:22–23 NIV). When the angels tell the disciples, “this Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11), they annou