Matthew 13:14 English Standard Version (ESV) Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:

“You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.”

Here our Lord declares a prophecy fulfilled. That is one down.

Some of the prophecies have been fulfilled, some with pronouncements, some by evidence of occurrence that is unmistakable. Some are awaiting their turn to come to pass.

During these times of anxiety it is not uncommon for us to see prophecies in current events, but are they really coming true? It is an arguable point. We should not argue about which prophecies are seen or about to become fulfilled. 

We have a work to do that shall bring about the one prophecy that we are all waiting to be fulfilled.

Revelation 21:1-3 English Standard Version

The New Heaven and the New Earth

21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.

Are we prepared for the wedding?

I am looking forward to that day.

John 14:22-23 English Standard Version

22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?” 23 Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 English Standard Version

19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

This Word is true and yet we do not seem satisfied. We anticipate a final solution and we look to the prophecies to be fulfilled in order to be satisfied that His Second Coming is imminent.

Are we so tired of this life that we cannot enjoy His presence in the here and now?

The work of the Lord is an ongoing process and it will continue until the Father says it is done.

We are the work of the Lord and have been since we accepted His Lordship by faith. That will continue until we die or He calls us out.

Perhaps that is what some yearn for more so than His Second Coming.

Death has caught us up in Christ. All that came before us and they have gone on before us to be with the Lord. Are we so afraid of death that we would rather be snatched up alive to join Him in the clouds?

I cannot answer that question for others. I’ve been shot and I know pain. Death does not frighten me, pain does.

What frightens me more than that is missing one more opportunity to hear His call to duty and have one more task to serve my God. Each call to duty is one less thing that has to be done to bring His Second Coming into being, whatever that might look like.

I am not done. Not yet.