The movie Independence Day was a blockbuster hit in 1999. It told the story of an alien invasion of earth. Out in space enormous alien ships hurtle toward our planet. But only the government knows about it. They want to keep the news quiet to avoid panic. So people are just going about their everyday routine – off to work, playing sport, getting their hair done, going to school - when all of a sudden enormous alien ships tens of kilometres wide burst through the clouds and hover over the city. There is no warning, no hint of the event to come. In the blink of an eye it is upon us.
Jesus says that’s exactly what his return will be like. It was just like that in the days of Noah and it will be just like that when he returns. People will get up in the morning, brush their teeth, comb their hair, head off to work or school or play, when BANG, like those alien ships bursting through the clouds, he’ll suddenly appear.
Source: Scott Higgins
Applications: Christ's return, second coming, eschatology