Both LORD Jesus and
satan were on earth for the 3.5
years of Jesus' ministry. Satan
thought he had won when he
engineered (thought, he had
engineered) the death and
crucifixion of Jesus. This time,
our LORD Jesus will conquer
satan. Again - they will both be
on earth for the final 3.5
years. Although - those days
will be shortened.
According
to Matthew 24:15-28, Jesus
discusses the abomination of
desolation standing in the holy
place (Temple in Jerusalem) and
how there will be great
tribulation (Matt. 24:21) with the
days being shortened (Matt.
24:22). Then according to
Matt. 24:23-28, Jesus goes on to
saying the following which shows
He will not be on Earth during the
great tribulation of 3 1/2 years:
Matt: 24:23-28,
"Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there
shall arise false
Christs, and false
prophets, and shall
shew great signs and wonders; insomuch
that, if it were possible, they
shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I
have told you before. Wherefore if they
shall say unto
you, Behold, he
is in the
desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the
secret chambers; believe it not. For as the
lightning cometh out
of the
east, and shineth even
unto the
west; so shall also the
coming of
the Son of
man be. For wheresoever the
carcase is, there will the
eagles be
gathered
together."
Then according to Matt.
24:29-31,
Jesus shows in
the following
verses that He
will return
after the
tribulation of
those days:
Matt. 24:29-31, "Immediately after the
tribulation of
those days shall
the sun be
darkened, and the
moon shall not give her light, and the
stars shall
fall from heaven, and the
powers of
the heavens shall
be
shaken: And then shall
appear the
sign of
the Son of
man in heaven: and then shall all the
tribes of
the earth mourn, and they
shall see the
Son of
man coming in the
clouds of
heaven with power and great glory. And he
shall send his angels with a
great sound of
a trumpet, and they
shall gather
together his elect from the
four winds, from one
end of
heaven to the
other."
The above verses indicate,
Jesus will not
physically be
on Earth
during the
great
tribulation
period of 3
1/2 years.