comes” (1 Corinthians 11:26). We also pray for the arrival of the end times in the Lord’s prayer whenever we pray, “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). However, in recent decades, the topic of Christ’s return has, for various reasons, taken a bad rap. What comes to mind when you read these words? Revelation. Apocalypse. Armageddon. End times. The last days. Judgment. If images of a bullhorn-wielding sidewalk preacher donned in a sandwich board comes to mind,