I would say 'yes.'
Now, I'll preface my answer with this: to get bogged down into all the details of how and when the second coming will take place will cause one to lose the focus on Jesus Christ and affect your overall attitude and behavior. Believe me when I say that for I was a living example of such..... ;)
But I would say it is essential in that the believer should always be prepared for His coming. This is real and it will happen sooner than you probably think.
Our salvation isn't complete without the coming of Christ in the last days. Romans 8:32 talks of our "adoption as sons, and the redemption of our bodies." Our new bodies will be glorious as He is glorious.
Just as Jesus says in Matthew 24:44, "Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."
Are you ready?
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Great post J.R.-EWING! i agree 100% about not getting too bogged down in eschatology, but longing for our complete salvation and his return! I love Romans 13, where Paul tells us to "wake up because our Salvation is nearer than it's ever been!" That the day is coming. We live in that mysterious tension between the Kingdom of God here in part and the Kingdom of God here in full!
It does bother me when you talk to people/preachers/ministers make this their platform and all they ever want to talk about or pursue. It's kind of like going to the Grand Canyon and looking at pictures of it, instead of taking in the real view. Or (and I read this on Abraham Piper's site) it's like talking about going on a date with a hot chick rather than actually going out on one.
Good stuff.
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