A Bible Study Investigation into Our Relationship to God and into “The Time of the End”

About the Book

Throughout the entire Christian era Adventist groups have been announcing that the return of Jesus Christ is imminent. This book is a reminder that until some awesome prophecies, of which Jesus warned, have been fulfilled, His return cannot be imminent. When questioned about the signs preceding His return Jesus warned of deception, of international hatred of Christians, and of the prophet Daniel’s forecast of an unprecedented time of trouble that would almost destroy mankind. To those in Thessalonica long ago who believed the Lord’s return was imminent the apostle Paul wrote, “You must allow no one to deceive you in any way. That day cannot come until the Great Rebellion has taken place.” Quoting from Daniel Paul describes an appalling rebel, and how the Lord’s appearing will remove him. Despite these warnings from Jesus and Paul many Christians today regard these old prophecies as largely metaphorical, and as having been fulfilled. To their infinite loss they overlook them and perpetuate the age-old prediction that the Lord’s return is imminent, In contradiction to that, many prophecies related herein prove that the three and a half years of the “time of the end” have not yet begun.

About the Author

Trevor Pope, the editor of this Bible study investigation, has been an independent free Bible student for some 70 years. His current beliefs on the return of Jesus Christ were formed in studies and discussions in the 1950s with Jesse Hemery, one of the most respected Bible students of his generation. Hemery printed some of his thoughts privately, but they were never professionally publicised. Here they are commended to all Christians interested in the Lord’s return for they offer a broader understanding of the subject than is normally available.