The last things is a term used to describe what will happen when the world comes to an end. In the bible, God tells us: "For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God...." (1 Thessalonians 4:16). God is returning for the rapture. This is when he will come to take his believers to be by His side. This is a very important and pressing issue of the bible. In fact, it is mentioned 1,527 times in the Old Testament and 319 times in the New Testament. The last times also includes the tribulation, Jesus coming back, and a new Heaven on earth.
             Believing in the return of Jesus Christ is an extremely important aspect of Christianity, and there are several biblical verses that enforce this belief. An example of this is how Paul wrote 2 Thessalonians to clear up some misunderstandings about Jesus' second coming. Within 2 Thessalonians, Paul makes Christ's return clear: "The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ" (2 Thessalonians 1:7-8). There are several verses like this that show that Jesus will return to earth. We simply know that He is coming because the prophets predicted it, Jesus promised it, the apostles preached it, the church pronounced it, reason predicates it, and Heaven's ambassadors pinpoint it (Archer 11).
             How will we know when the time is near?
             There is no definite way to tell when Jesus is coming back. The bible tells us that "the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night" (2 Peter 10). This shows us that we cannot predict when He will come back, so we must always be ready. There are however, signs that the bible tells us will lead up to the return of Jesus. One of these signs includes false prophets. Jesus says: "See that no one lead yo...