In these verses, God declares to you and me the certainty of Christ's return. He wants you to know this so that you will be confident and so that you will be comforted. Our Lord lets us know about His return because He does not want you to be shaken or led astray by all the scoffers-the unbelievers and false teachers-that we encounter every day. The Lord Jesus doesn't want you to be confused by all of the chaos going on in the world around you today, so He tells you that there is no way you will miss His coming-it won't happen in secret. The Lord Jesus DOES want you to know that those of us who are alive at His coming will see the signs that the time is drawing near and we will be encouraged and our hope will be strengthened.