About looking forward to His great return:

Acts 1:11 ."Men of Galilee ," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven." (NIV)

When Jesus comes back, you won't see the end time because you will see the great start time. The great start time will be a time of peace and love unfolding and abounding all across the earth. We can imagine what His return will look like like and be like. We can think we will be jumping up and down shouting and cheering from the joy of His appearance in the sky. However, we may be so awe-struck we may just stand in total awe and say nothing. His return may not be accompanied by some cataclysmic event. Knowing Jesus as a person of quiet peace and serenity, His great return may be sort of quiet and serene with a lot of joy thrown in. When Jesus comes back, the turmoil will be over. When Jesus comes back, the fighting will end. When Jesus comes back, war will be nor more. When Jesus returns, hatred will melt away. When Jesus returns, pain will be no more. When Jesus comes back, fear, anxiety, doubt, and dread will all be gone. When Jesus comes back, love will abound in every heart. We who are drowning now in a sea of problems will reach up and He will take our hand and we will be saved into an eternal land of sweet milk and honey. O Happy Day! O Happy Day! He is coming back! O Happy Day!