Why no one knows the day nor the hour - old thread updated
Most have been in the understanding that no one knows the day nor the hour due to that fact of God omnipotence and for that reason his feeble creation could not possible know the timing of Jesus's return. However, if you look at the verse we see that not even the angels will know the time for that matter NOT EVEN CHRIST HIMSELF! UM.....
How in the world could not even the the son of God not know the timing of his own return?
Mark 13:32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
Alright, let start by looking at the events prior to Christ's return.
Re 6:12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
Re 6:13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
Re 6:14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
Well we see some dramatic changes to this world. We see that just prior to Christ's return the sun is blackened, moon becomes as blood, and the stars fall from heaven and even heaven departing.
Now we know that Christ not only comes as a "thief" to kill in destroy but that he comes as a "thief in the night" ! A literal night.
2pe 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
How do we tell time? the sun, the moon, the stars. But what happens to these prior to Christ's return? lights out.
It is not that time itself "chronos" will go away but the measuring of time "kairos". This is why it is impossible for one to know when Christ returns as the ability to measured time is done away.
Once certain signs start happening upon the earth one could actually count down to the very day before Christ returns. But again that day is unmeasurable no matter if one has a watch you would be trying to measure something that no longer exists.
Most have been in the understanding that no one knows the day nor the hour due to that fact of God omnipotence and for that reason his feeble creation could not possible know the timing of Jesus's return. However, if you look at the verse we see that not even the angels will know the time for that matter NOT EVEN CHRIST HIMSELF! UM.....
How in the world could not even the the son of God not know the timing of his own return?
Mark 13:32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
Alright, let start by looking at the events prior to Christ's return.
Re 6:12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
Re 6:13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
Re 6:14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
Well we see some dramatic changes to this world. We see that just prior to Christ's return the sun is blackened, moon becomes as blood, and the stars fall from heaven and even heaven departing.
Now we know that Christ not only comes as a "thief" to kill in destroy but that he comes as a "thief in the night" ! A literal night.
2pe 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
How do we tell time? the sun, the moon, the stars. But what happens to these prior to Christ's return? lights out.
It is not that time itself "chronos" will go away but the measuring of time "kairos". This is why it is impossible for one to know when Christ returns as the ability to measured time is done away.
Once certain signs start happening upon the earth one could actually count down to the very day before Christ returns. But again that day is unmeasurable no matter if one has a watch you would be trying to measure something that no longer exists.
Mark
You are really close with this one Mark... thief in the night is realative to how it is going to take place... at a time when no one expects it to happen, gets what he comes for without notice and leaves without notice... the time thing that you have used might be so, but I honestly believe that He is saying that only Father GOD has that particular time in mind and no one else, including Himself knows. Not because of some loss of lunar light or broken clock.
Time will still exist due to the fact that after this event of His return for us... there will be 1,000 years count till the real end of time...
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What Can I Do While I Wait For Jesus To Come Back?
As you look forward to the return of our Lord Jesus Christ, keep yourself busy by doing the things Jesus wants you to do (James 4:17)
1 Thessalonians 5:5
Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
We are not kept in the dark about what God is going to do next befoe He soes it.
Isaiah 42:9
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
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that is relative to how He's going to come, but not to Christians who watch, because when they see these things happening, they know the time is near
Amen the tribulational saints will know the timing of the return of Christ, maybe not the very day or hour but they will know the aproximate time, just like the doctor give a woman a due date but really doesn't know the exact day or hour but they do not aproximately will the baby will come.
You are really close with this one Mark... thief in the night is realative to how it is going to take place... at a time when no one expects it to happen, gets what he comes for without notice and leaves without notice... the time thing that you have used might be so, but I honestly believe that He is saying that only Father GOD has that particular time in mind and no one else, including Himself knows. Not because of some loss of lunar light or broken clock.
Time will still exist due to the fact that after this event of His return for us... there will be 1,000 years count till the real end of time...
Actually, the Bible does not tell us that time will cease to exist. This is a misconception based on the KJV translation of Revelation 10:6, that "there shall be no more time." But the word "time" in this sentence carries the concept of delay as we read in the NASB and other translations, ""there will be delay no longer." The message is that when the seventh angel sounds, all further delay will be ended and "the mystery of God" will be promptly finished.
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ross3421 said in post 1:
no one knows the day nor the hour
Matthew 24:36 doesn't necessarily apply to the future. Jesus didn't say that no one "will" know the day of his second coming. So some believers could know the day before it happens. It's now possible for believers to know the things that no man knows, through the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:11-12), who is able to reveal to believers all truth, including things to come (John 16:13). Surely the Lord God will do nothing without first revealing his secret to his servants the prophets (Amos 3:7), such as the prophet Daniel: Jesus could return 1,335 days after the abomination of desolation is set up (Daniel 12:11-12, Revelation 16:15).
Regarding the year of Jesus' second coming, that could be pointed to in the parable of the fig tree (Matthew 24:32-34), where the fig tree could represent Israel (Hosea 9:10) and the rebudding of the fig tree could represent the re-establishment of Israel by U.N. Resolution in 1947. If the generation that saw that happen won't pass until the second coming has happened (Matthew 24:32-34), and a generation usually passes after 70 years (Psalms 90:10), then Jesus could return 69 years after the 1947 re-establishment of Israel. This could be confirmed by Daniel 9:25, which says that Jesus will come 69 "weeks" after a "commandment to restore", which could include reference to the 1947 U.N. Resolution to restore Israel. The Hebrew word translated as "weeks" is derived from a word which means "to be complete", so that the 69 "weeks" between the commandment to restore and the coming of Jesus (Daniel 9:25) could be 69 "to be completed", or 69 years.
IN the tradition Jewish wedding setup of events, the groom must prepare the bridal home and make the wedding preparations, but it is the father that decides when it is good enough to go get the bride and for the wedding to begin. That is why "only the Father knows"... which was a common response from the groom when asked when is the wedding.
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Not knowing the time applies to the gentiles, seeing the signs applies to the hebrew believers.
I dissagree... the signs are for any child of GOD, who is in Christ...
The signs can be seen by each and every one of us who are in JesUS...
The most likely reason for why He did not give us a day or hour is IF the goodman of the house knew this, OF course he would have everything in order and thus and so... By not allowing the goodman or servant to know the actual day or hour when the Lord of all returns. It makes for us to either be in Him and doing what He left us to do or not... That way the ones who are not will have no excuse when He has all the thoughts, words and actions opened up along with the Book of life in the WTJ... no excuse, just the facts
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