To truly understand the second coming of the Lord and even the book of Revelation, I would advise you to do a thorough Bible study. Some people don't know the depth of just how bad things will get, such as starvation, disease, etc.
As I went about my study of Eschatology-the branch of theology or doctrine concerning the ultimate or final things, such as death, the destiny of humanity, the Second Coming, or the last judgement. I found that there are three different major approaches to explaining Bible prophecy.
- Amillennialism-is a view in Christian end-times theology named for its rejection of the theory that Jesus Christ will have a thousand-year-long, physical reign on the earth. This is in opposition to premillennial and some postmillennial interpretations of chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation.
- Post Millennialism- is an interpretation of chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation which sees Christ's second coming as occurring after (Latin post-) the "Millennium", a Golden Age in which Christian ethics prosper. The term subsumes several similar views of the end times, and it stands in contrast to premillennialism and, to a lesser extent, amillennialism.
- Pre Millennialism- is the belief that Jesus Christ will literally and physically return to the earth and take the righteous back to heaven with him. This return is referred to as the Rapture, and rather than Jesus descending to touch the Earth, the righteous will be raised to meet Him in the air. Bible passages such as 1 Thes 4:16-17 & Rev 20:1-6 are cited as evidence. The doctrine is called premillennialism because it holds that Jesus' physical return to earth will occur prior to the inauguration of the millennium. It is distinct from the other forms of Christian eschatology such as postmillennialism or amillennialism, which view the millennial rule as occurring either before the second coming, or as being figurative and non-temporal.
My belief is that we are in a premillenial state, that although the Bible does use many symbols and figurative language that it should be taken in its literal form. I am terrified to know in what ways people that do NOT accept the Lord and live their lives for Him will have to endure. After all there will come a time when He will remove His hand from them. I just wish people that haven't seen the truth or seen how imperative it is to follow Him would finally realize that we are closer than they think to our Lord's second coming.
Being on God's side of this spiritual battle is a treasure to me. I NEVER want Him to take His hand off of me or my family. The book of Revelation is a gift that God has given us so that we can see how all of this is going to end. I pray daily for those of you that don't believe or follow Him. The Father is an awesome Father that only wants the best for His children.
