Where in the sky will Jesus appear?

Answer 1

He will appear in the eastern sky above Jerusalem.

Answer:

Jesus tells us: "...as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall the coming of the Son of Man be." (Matt.24:27)

"Lightning" is a random phenomenon that strikes with unpredictability. While God could, of course, cause lightning to come out of the east and travel into the west... it's more likely that He is talking about the "path of the sun" in the course of a day, rising in the east and setting in the west. Not "lightning"... but "the lightening of the sun."

Jesus' appearance today is described for us as: "...His eyes were as a flame of fire... and His countenance was AS THE SUN SHINETH IN HIS STRENGTH." (Rev.1:14-16)

The "Day of the Lord"... the time of Jesus' return... is also described as being a time of "darkness" over all the earth.

"...for the Day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand; a DAY OF DARKNESS and of GLOOMINESS, a Day of clouds and of THICK DARKNESS..." (Joel 2:1-2).

These descriptions taken together add up to Jesus approaching an earth covered with a dark impenetrable gloominess that will deter the inhabitants on earth from following any lightning strike phenomenon.

But the steady brilliance of the sun [Jesus' face] cutting through the clouds is the more credible expectation of what to look for.

From His description of the "lightening" that will appear in the east... He will be that brilliant "sun-like" Light. The traveling of that lightening from east to west, the regular path of the sun, suggests that He will be making an orbit totally around the world, taking a sun-like path, gathering all of His saints scattered around the world, before He descends upon the Mount of Olives [Zech.14:4).

He tells us that "all the tribes [nations] of the earth will see Him... and mourn [Matt.24:30]. In order for all the nations to see it... an orbit of the earth is required.

"And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a Trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from THE FOUR WINDS [east, west, north and south], from ONE END OF HEAVEN TO THE OTHER." (verse 31)

Prophetically known as the "DAY of the Lord" -- Jesus' return may very well take up an entire 24-hour day of orbiting and gathering of His saints in an "east to west" direction. And it will conclude over Jerusalem where He is prophesied to land:

"...And His feet shall stand in that Day upon the Mount of Olives..." (Zech.14:4).

Answer 2

Matthew 24:36 : "That day and hour known one knows, not even the angels of heaven know, but My Father only."

With that verse, God's angels don't know, not even Jesus Himself knows, only the Father knows. Many people believed that it was going to be May 11th, 2011 or December 21st, 2012, those dates are nothing more but guesses. All we know that it's going to be an hour that we don't expect.

Answer 3

Basically right in front of you. When Our Blessed Lord returns, the earth, as we know it, will be entirely destroyed and the sky will be filled with the glory of God and the angels. The most probable scenario would include our deaths in this mortal body, so we will no longer be talking about the physical plain and reality as we now know it. As we have no idea when this will take place - it might very well be thousands of years in the future, we are not to worry about it, we are to spend our time preparing for our particular judgment which we will all undergo the instant we die - and then Our Blessed Lord will be right in front of us as our judge.

So it really doesn't matter, the end result for you and for me is exactly the same - our earthly life will end and IMMEDIATELY we shall be in the presence of Our Blessed Lord and undergo judgment, and either cast ourselves into hell, or purgatory depending on the state of our soul when we die. For the precious few who take Our Blessed Lord seriously in this life, and are fit to enter heaven immediately (are perfect), that will be the result. For the precious few who take Our Blessed Lord seriously and die with no mortal sin on their soul but are not perfect, the purgatory detour will be the only route to heaven, as no one can enter the sight of God imperfect (Apocalypse {Revelation} 21:27).

Everything we know about judgment from The Bible and from private revelation is that precious few are saved, See Matthew 7:13-14:

13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy,[a] that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

Answer 4

The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ will return to earth in the same way as He left.

Acts 1:9-11:
9 Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, 11 who also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven."

Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven. He will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left, returning in the clouds from heaven.

Zechariah 14:4:
And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south.

Matthew 24:30:
Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Answer 5

The Bible doesn't say where or when the lord will return. The Bible says "be ready".