Quotes about Return
The first attempt at a response: there must have been a fall, a decline, and the road to salvation can only be the return of the sensible finite into the intelligible infinite.
— Hans Urs von Balthasar
The end will come with the return of Jesus Christ . . .That is why a Christian can be an optimist. That is why a Christian can smile in the midst of all that is happening . . .We know what the end will be: the triumph of the Lord Jesus Christ!
— Billy Graham
Jesus Christ is the Lord of history. Nothing is taking God by surprise. Events are moving rapidly toward some sort of climax . . .when His Son, Jesus Christ, returns to be rightful Ruler of the world.
— Billy Graham
We are told in Scripture that there will be signs pointing toward the return of the Lord. I believe that we see those signs in the world today. I believe that the coming of the Lord is near.
— Billy Graham
At the return of Christ the resurrection of believers will take place. It will take the unbelieving world by surprise.
— Billy Graham
We] are not here by chance or by accident; God put us on this journey called life. We came from Him, and our greatest joy will come from giving ourselves back to Him and learning to walk with Him every day until we return to Him.
— Billy Graham
Be not foolish, O my soul, nor become deaf in the ear of thine heart with the tumult of thy folly. Hearken thou too. The Word itself calleth thee to return: and there is the place of rest imperturbable, where love is not forsaken, if itself forsaketh not.
— St. Augustine
And he departed from our sight that we might return to our heart, and there find Him. For He departed, and behold, He is here.
— St. Augustine
The curse of Adam and Eve that fell upon the earth because of their sin will be lifted when Christ returns.
— Tim LaHaye
Love is the way back into Eden. It is the way back to life.
— Francine Rivers
When we wander off the path, that trust pulls us back; and we do not flinch, hesitate, or worry about being unwelcome in the Father's arms.
— Brennan Manning
The more we become sensitive to our own journey the more we realize that we are leaving and coming back every day, every hour. Our minds wander away but eventually return; our hearts leave in search of affection and return sometimes broken; our bodies get carried away in their desires then sooner or later return. It's never one dramatic life moment but a constant series of departures and returns.
— Henri Nouwen