We Can DEFINITELY Know When the Second Coming Will Occur.

The date of the RAPTURE is what "no man can know, not even the Son"(Mark 13.32).  
But the Second Coming is TOTALLY separate from the Rapture !!  
The Rapture occurs at the BEGINNING of the Tribulation Period,  
While the Second Coming of Christ occurs at the END of the Trib.  
 
The Rapture occurs at the time of the "sudden destruction"(1 Thessalonians 4.17-5.3),  
Which "sudden destruction" is the cause of so many souls departing the world together.  
That destruction is the military attack on the nations of "the saints" (the Christians)  
By which the Antichrist "gains power over every ..nation" by conquering them..  
For it says, "The Beast [a/k/a the Antichrist] will make war against the saints  
and will overcome them, gaining power over every..nation"(Revelation 13.7).  
 
This idea (that the Rapture occurs right as the Antichrist launches a war of conquest)  
is confirmed where it says, "That day [of the Rapture] cannot come except..  
the Man of Sin be REVEALED, the Son of Destruction [the Destroyer]" (2 Thessalonians 2.3).  
Let me paraphrase it to make it more clear:  
"The Rapture comes at the revealing of THE DESTROYER  -  
[revealed by the mass destruction launched by him]."
 
So the Rapture occurs on the very day the Antichrist conquers the world
which conquest marks the START of the Tribulation Period,
The period of the Beast's reign of terror.
 
Whereas the Second Coming of Christ occurs at the END of that Tribulation, why?
Because bringing the Antichrist's reign to an end is the purpose of Christ's Appearing.
For we read, "The Lord will destroy [the Antichrist] with the brightness of His Appearing"(2 Thess alonians 2.8).
 
Now for how we can tell when - just when - the Second Coming will take place:
(1)the Tribulation will last for only "5 months"(Revelation 9.5,10),
Which means 150 days, more or less.
(2) Once the Rapture (and Russian Attack) occurs,  
that tells us (the survivors in small towns) that the Tribulation has begun.
So all we have to do is start counting off the 150 days !!
 
Hypothetically, suppose the Russian Attack comes on August first, 2016,
This sets up late December 2016 as the end of the Tribulation Period.
Yes, because late Decemberf is 5 months after early August,
Christ's "Second Appearing" (Hebrews 9.28) HAS TO occur by then !!!  
 
Let me emphasize it: Once the Rapture/Russian Attack occurs,
From THAT POINT onward we can know the approximate date of the Second Coming of Christ.
Let me say it like this: only after the Rapture of (part of) the Church takes place  
Can we know definitively the date of the start of the Trib of "5 months."
At that point there is no secret as to when to expect  
the Appearing of the Messiah over Jerusalem(Zechariah 14.1-4).
 
Now i have to go back and explain just why the Trib will be only "5 months" long.
It's supposed to be "3 and a half years"(Daniel 7.25),
Which is re-stated as "42 months"(Revelation 13.5).
But fortunately Christ has promised to "shorten the days" of pain(Matthew 24.22).
So I looked for a Bible passage of a period much shorter than 3 and a half years.
The "5 months" of Revelation 9i.5,10 is the only one I've found.
It fits for the context is the occupation of Europe by Russian battle tanks.
Occupation is where the conquering army doesn't kill you, just controls you.
Likewise we read that "they wanted to die but death fled from them."
That conveys the theme of the sadness of the victims  
of occupation by conquering forces.
Plus, the "locusts" made of "iron" will "make the sound of war chariots running to battle"(Rev 9.9).
What is the modern equivalent of war chariots if not battle tanks??
The occupation of Europe would last longer than just 5 months, yhou would think.  
So only the Second Coming would account for the early termination of that occupation.