{"id":2171,"date":"2015-10-15T22:24:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T02:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=2171"},"modified":"2015-10-15T22:24:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T02:24:00","slug":"will-jesus-second-coming-be-a-great-surprise-or-a-bad-surprise-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/will-jesus-second-coming-be-a-great-surprise-or-a-bad-surprise-for-you","title":{"rendered":"Will Jesus&#8217; second coming be a great surprise or a bad surprise for you?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/OzRiezrSKlA\" title=\"Will Jesus&#8217; second coming be a great surprise or a bad surprise for you?\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<p>What will it be like for us when Christ comes again? Will it be a great surprise, or will it be more like an unwelcome Halloween scare? Father Mike Schmitz recommends getting to know Jesus well now, so that when he comes \u201clike a thief in the night,\u201d we will be ready.<\/p>\n<p>If we live in the presence of Jesus every day, see him in others and use our words and actions to build them up,\u00a0when Jesus comes again, it will be a great surprise for us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What will it be like for us when Christ comes again? Will it be a great surprise, or will it be more like an unwelcome Halloween scare? Father Mike Schmitz recommends getting to know Jesus well now, so that when he comes \u201clike a thief in the night,\u201d we will be ready. 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