I also believe it worthy of note that the prophet Hosea was inspired of God to write of that moment, which would come to pass, when the Jewish people would come under yet another time of severe persecution, and would cry out to God, saying,
"Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth." (
Hosea 6:1-3 KJV)
In
Hosea 5:15 (the passage which immediately precedes), we find this expressed statement of the LORD:
"I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early."
Seeing that the apostle Peter advises that
"...beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day" (
II Peter 3:8 KJV), then one must conclude that following Jesus' ascension to His throne somewhere around 33AD (if, in fact, our calendars are correct), then the anticipated date of His return again to the land of Israel will take place during the opening part of this century (the exact day or hour is unknown, of course).
IMHO, we are living in that period which immediately precedes the ending of life upon this planet as mankind has known it to be for many years, for the 2nd coming of Christ Jesus draws nearer with the closing of each day. (I shall refrain from speaking of those things which I have been led to believe are yet to occur before this event takes place, leaving that for another time and place, but nevertheless such things are certainly worthy of our examination as well as that which we are addressing here.)
Again, hope that this will help in your understanding. I submit it strictly for consideration, for each must decide all things for themself alone.
