Apostle's Expectation of the Soon Return of Christ: Is there any evidence that the apostles thought Jesus was coming back in their lifetime? Signs of the Second Coming: Signs seem to be increasing that indicate that Jesus' Second Coming is near. [Matthew 24:7-8, Luke 21:28] Tribulation Since AD70: Is it possible that the "tribulation" could be from 70AD until Jesus comes back. [Daniel 12:1-2, Matthew 24:21]