Eschatology in the New Testament

In the New Testament eschatology, Jesus had a very important and prominent. Jesus is not just one sign of the coming end of time (as understood by Muslims), but by and in him that the end times happen. Talk of NT eschatology in general is associated with the second coming of Jesus, commonly called the parousia.

Excessive emphasis on the events of Jesus' second coming times, often bringing Christians to a tendency to count and determine when exactly the incident. From the very beginning there are some groups of Christians who try to give the exact date on the day of the second coming of Jesus. Early example of this trend is Montanism movement in Asia Minor, in the second century. Montanus, with two of his female followers: Priscilla and Maximilla, stating that the Holy Spirit promised by Jesus has come in them. To assure this, they began to speak in tongues, even ecstasy. This movement demanded that his followers do the holy life, abstain from worldly pleasures, for Jesus' second coming is near.

In subsequent periods, groups emerged, which emphasizes Jesus' parousia to extremes, such as the Adventist group. The founder of this sect, namely William Miller predicted the second coming of Jesus will occur in 1843, after researching the Book of Daniel and Revelation. What happened was the disappointment of his followers because there is no any event in that year. Similarly, in groups of Pentecost, the tendency to match the events that occurred in the present with biblical prophecy about Jesus' parousia, as practiced by Gordon Lindsay. There are other groups similar, also do the same thing that is predicted the coming of Jesus' second coming, as recently happened.

Human efforts to calculate exactly when Jesus returns the second time, in any form will also end in failure, because contrary to the mandate of the Bible itself, αυτοι γαρ ακριβως οιδατε οτι η ημερα κυριου ως κλεπτης εν νυκτι ουτως ερχεται for you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. (1 Thessalonians 5:2) περι δε της ημερας εκεινης και ωρας ουδεις οιδεν ουδε οι αγγελοι των ουρανων ουδε ο υιος ει μη ο πατηρ μονος "No one knows when that day or hour will come-not the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." (Mat 24:36)