What will it be like before the Lord returns?

We were recently moved in our heart by the Holy Spirit to focus on our Savior's second coming.  So we ask ourselves, what will it look like before the Lord's return?  The Lord Jesus gave us insight into this himself, it is recorded in Matthew 24:37 (NKJV) "37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be."  Jesus insight into his second coming is that it will be like it was in the days of Noah.  So what was it like in the days of Noah?  It says in Genesis 6:5-8 (NKJV) “5 Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.”  So we have a pattern of what to look for before the Lord's return.  But we want to find grace in the eyes of the Lord.  We activate this grace through faith in our Savior Jesus Christ.