I am coming soon. Hold
on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. Revelation
3:11
The second woe has
passed; the third woe is coming soon. Revelation 11:14
“Behold, I am coming
soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book.” Revelation
22:7
“Behold, I am coming
soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he
has done.” Revelation 22:12
He who testifies to
these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. Revelation
22:20
Soon means soon.
The Greek word is "tachos" and it means quickly…very nearly. . .just
around the corner. . .in a short amount of time. . .
Jesus will come quickly,
meaning when he arrives it will be fast, without warning. It also means that every day that passes gets
closer to his arrival. It will happen
sooner than later.
Could Jesus be saying
that in a matter of years he was coming in judgment on the nation of Israel or
did it mean 2,000 years from when he said it?
2,000 years doesn’t feel
very soon. 40 years seems sooner.
In Matthew 24, the
disciples asked Jesus, “What will be the sign of his coming?” Jesus responded
that a judgment would occur on the nation of Israel, specifically on the
temple, where one stone would not be left on the other. In 70 AD, Jesus’
prophecy came true when the Romans tore down the temple and the city walls,
burning the city beyond recognition.
Jesus came in judgment.
Rome was his instrument of judgment. How soon did that occur?
Approximately 37 years later. Is that soon enough? It’s
better than 2,000 years, but not quite soon enough.
Then, in the letter of
Revelation, Jesus said over and over that he was coming soon. It appears to be
same imminent “coming” as he spoke about in Matthew.
If the letter of
Revelation was written in 67 or 68 AD, then he was really coming soon in 70 AD.
Two or three years is definitely soon.
While many argue over
the date of the letter of Revelation, the “soonness” of Jesus coming is the
best argument that it was written before 70 AD.