:amen: There is no need for the church to be here any longer. :good: The greatest revival happens after the rapture (Revelation 7) with the 2 witnesses and 144,000 ministry. And then mid point of the trib. (Revelation 14:6-10) the angels are assigned the task to preach the everlasting Gospel AND to warn to not take the mark of the beast And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: Valid point, Heidi. The Lord doesn't really tarry. That is from our human point of view. God will act at the perfect time. Kairos and not Chronos. Maybe the problem exists in the very way that we understand the concept of time itself. You see most of us live our lives in chronos time. Chronos is a Greek word meaning time. But it has a very specific meaning. It denotes a quantitative meaning of time, a passing of seconds, hours, minutes, days. It is time on a timeline. It is grains of sand slipping through the hourglass. It is pick up the kids at 3, make dinner at 5, go to meeting at 7. When we say time, we usually mean chronos time. What time is it? Time to take a shower, time to eat lunch, time to watch our favorite show. But there is another way of describing time. The Greeks called it kairos. And in the New Testament kairos time is actually referred to more often than chronos time. Kairos time is the appointed time in the purpose of God. Kairos time is the time when God acts. Kairos time is pregnant possibility. A moment, a season. A time to create meaning. Kairos time is not linear nor dependent upon a specific day or hour. Kairos is qualitative. For every time there is a season. A time to love. A time to plant. Kairos is not a specific number in time. In many ways it is time all rolled up into one. The future, the past, the present. All exist at once in that one moment. For my sci fi fans Dr. Who often lives in Kairos time. One commentator I read put it like this: “With chronos, we count our years while with kairos, we make our years count.” Which would you rather do? https://www.hollyrjackson.com/sermons/chronos-vs-kairos-making-time-count/ Oh I can't wait!!! When will Jesus come? I hope it's very soon! I'm ready!!! I wonder where we all will be when Jesus comes. Ahhh, ok. Fair enough. #1 definition certainly fits. The Lord is tarrying (staying in heaven) until the appointed or perfect time. I am in agreement with that. :good: 
