
Direct Questions:
Q. What is the specific time of Second Christ?
“While Scripture specifically says we cannot know the day or the hour of Jesus Christ’s return, we were interested in pastors’ views on whether Christians can play a role in bringing about that return any sooner,”
Q.In the Bible, it talked about future events between countries. What do you think about the events?
“A large majority of pastors do not see biblical prophecies about future changes among nations as a roadmap for advocating specific international engagement”
Q.If our whole society starts believing in Christ, will we change the outcomes predicted by Christ?
“Culture will increasingly get less moral until Jesus Christ returns.”
Q. Is the rapture inevitable? Are we hopeless?
“On the surface, the responses of most pastors could be described as feeling helpless regarding these specific aspects of the future,
Q. What gives the faith of believing the Christ, even though they are not sure about it?
“Yet the persistence of their faith amidst a lack of control points to an even greater level of hope.”
Q. Is Matthew 24:14 good news to our society and nation?
“This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:14 CSB).
Q.What would Christ think of people finally deciding to begin the “Great Commission”? Would he be disappointed in the people that start to begin the “Great Commission” just because Christ is coming back?
“Great Commission” was a task Jesus gave his followers to be doing while he is gone,” said McConnell.
Q.As all the current events that are happening in the world, are the events ordered by Jesus? Are they related to the rapture of Christ?
“Four in 10 pastors believe the pace of sharing the message of what Jesus has done will impact the timing of Christ’s return. Presumably many of those who disagree would assert exclusively divine control over Christ’s return.”
Q.In Mathew 24:6-7 it says that nations will rise against nations and there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes. In our current world events today all of these events are happening around our world, do you think the rapture of Jesus Christ is Going to happen soon?
“And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation and Kingdom against Kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.” (Matthew 24:6-7)
Indirect Quotes:
Around 1 in 8 Protestant pastors (12%) believe Christians can speed up the second coming of Jesus by supporting geopolitical changes mentioned in the Bible, with 5% strongly agreeing.
Close to 2 in 5 (41%) believe Christians can hasten Jesus’ second coming through world evangelism, while around half (54%) disagree.
The Questions we would ask:
What will happen when Jesus comes to take back the church?
Are events in our world contributing to the next coming of Christ?
Will all children be raptured by Jesus?
What if children of christ believe in him but are avid sinners?
Who would he allow to enter heaven with him? Pastors? Priests?
What is the reason for the rapture? Punishment?
Where will Jesus first go, when he comes back to earth? Jerusalem?