The theme of faithfully waiting and watching for Christ’s return is common in both the gospels and epistles. There are the parallel passages in Matthew 24:36-51 & Mark 13:32, as well as the parables of the virgins and minas (Matt 25:1 &Luke 19:12), just to name a few. Though the scriptures tell us that certain things need to happen before His return [i.e. destruction of Jerusalem (Luke 19:43-44), the revealing of the man of sin (2 Thes 2:3), & the preaching of the gospel to the whole world (Matt 24:14 & Rev 7:14)]; yet it exhorts us to have our hearts and minds fixed on the imminence of Christ’s return, and that for the following reasons…
