What if Jesus called and said he was on the way? God’s Word, the Bible, tells us to be on our guard, constantly watching and waiting, and not so much for a sign or signs—they’re everywhere around us—but for the moment Jesus returns (see Mark 13). This is the Not Yet, the period on God’s timeline between Jesus’ ascension, his return to heaven and his promised return to Earth. The Book of Acts opens with Jesus’ bodily departure; he was not suddenly snatched away out of sight, nor did he simply vanish. Jesus was slowly and visibly lifted away, upward, right before ...