The Second Coming
The Lord will return to the land that He made holy by His mission there in mortality. In triumph, He will come again to Jerusalem. In royal robes of red to symbolize His blood, which oozed from every pore, He shall return to the Holy City (see Doctrine and Covenants 133:46–48). There and elsewhere, “the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together” (Isaiah 40:5; see also Doctrine and Covenants 101:23). His “name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).

He will govern from two world capitals: one in old Jerusalem (see Zechariah 14) and the other in the New Jerusalem “built upon the American continent” (Articles of Faith 1:10). From these centers He will direct the affairs of His Church and kingdom. Another temple will yet be built in Jerusalem. From that temple He shall reign forever as Lord of Lords. Water will issue from under the temple. Waters of the Dead Sea will be healed. (See Ezekiel 47:1–8.)

In that day He will bear new titles and be surrounded by special Saints. He will be known as “Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that [will be] with him [will be those who] are called, and chosen, and faithful” (Revelation 17:14) to their trust here in mortality. Then He “shall reign for ever and ever” (Revelation 11:15).

The earth will be returned to its paradisiacal state and be made new. There will be a new heaven and a new earth (see Revelation 21:1; Ether 13:9; Doctrine and Covenants 29:23–24).

It is our charge—it is our privilege—to help prepare the world for that day.

How bad you think things are will depend a great deal on how deep you dive and what sources you trust and so there’s always going to be room for a wide variety of conclusions. I’ve always tried to base my conclusions on the scriptures and how well they match up to events unfolding around the world.

However, I think you could make a good case for our being on the short end of things based just on President Nelson’s observations and comments alone…

But it is the extremes to which the globalist are going in order to nullify the constitution, defy the rule of law and make war with the common law abiding folks that puts the icing on the cake for me personally. What they are doing is a very close match to what John and Daniel had to say about the 42 months.

Add to that the fact that Russia is rising up and threatening to do the very thing that John documents in Rev 17… to burn the whore which Nephi identifies as the wicked gentiles… which will be what we call the cleansing of America just before the Lord comes and establishes Zion, the New Jerusalem, here in America. I see it on so many levels and thus the reason for the first 13 chapters of the book. To me the writing is on the wall wherever I look… Hope that answers your question… thanks for your comment…