Read Luke 17:20-37

THE KINGDOM OF GOD
The Pharisees asked when God’s kingdom would come, not knowing that it had already arrived. The kingdom of God is not like an earthly kingdom with geographical boundaries. Instead, it begins with the work of God’s Spirit in people’s lives and in relationships. You must resist looking to institutions or programs for evidence of the progress of God’s kingdom. Instead, you should look at what God is doing in people’s hearts.
Many will claim to be the Messiah, and many will claim that Christ has returned: and people will believe them. Jesus warns you to never take such reports seriously, no matter how convincing they may sound. When Jesus returns, His power and presence will be evident to everyone. No one will need to spread the message because all will see for themselves.
Life will be going on as usual on the day Christ returns. There will be no warning. Most people will be going about their every day tasks, indifferent to their demands of God. They will be as surprised by Christ’s return as the people in Noah’s day were by the flood or the people in Lot’s day by the destruction of Sodom. You don’t know the time of Christ’s return, but you do know that He is coming. He may come today, tomorrow, or years in the future. Whenever He comes, you must be morally and spiritually ready. Live as if Jesus was returning today.
Jesus warned against false security. You are to abandon the values and attachments of this world in order to be ready for Christ’s return. His return will happen suddenly, and when He comes there will be no second chances. Some will be taken to be with Him; the rest will be left behind to face the judgments of God.
Jesus quoted a familiar proverb. One vulture circling overhead does not mean much, but a gathering of vultures means that a dead body is near by. Likewise, one sign of the end may not be significant, but when many signs occur, as in this day and age, the Second Coming is near.