Knowing all the scriptures that say that Jesus will come as a thief in the night it would seem totally contrary to all those scriptures if Jesus had said yea I will return on mm/dd/year
truly it makes no sense why Jesus would go against his previous teaching that was to say that he will return unexpectedly by telling when he would return
my point is to say that since Jesus taught that he comes as a thief in the night , it represents that people will not know when he comes - they are intentionally being told you will not know when it happens - just be ready for when it happensSo a thief would know of his coming, to enter the unsuspecting home owner's house, in order to catch the home owner off guard, right?
So Jesus would not say that he never knew and to play ignorant of his coming, rather the master of the house he is, would instruct the doorman keeping watch, to be watchful of the hour.
The hour must be the hour of Christ's choosing when he declares it the end. After all it is the bridegroom who declares when his wedding day is, when he goes forth from his chamber.
Hence the saying.....
Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. (Joel 2:16)
my point is to say that since Jesus taught that he comes as a thief in the night , it represents that people will not know when he comes - they are intentionally being told you will not know when it happens - just be ready for when it happens
we are to live each and every day with the expectation that it could be the day Jesus comes
Since Jesus IS God of course he knows , but how can he tell people they are not supposed to know without causing a big discussion on why would he not tell what he knew , sometimes it is best to not reveal the answer until the appropriate time
as the teaching of the ancient Jewish wedding , it takes a very long time compared to today's weddings , and the culture of those biblical times it was well known that only the father knows the time - so Jesus uses that as a way to relate
Surely people who have children have put off giving an answer to some things when children ask because it is just not the right time .....birds and bees ..... why do parents respond with the birds and the bees when their children ask where do babies come from..... why do parents tell them a stork delivers babies ....because it is not the right time for them to understand the depth of the topic
Why doesnt Jesus know the hour except the father? Why cant he know?
Hi JenniferD - yea it is often difficult for us to understand God. Something to do with Him being Who He is and the limitations of what we are. You are just one among most of us who have wondered about this so welcome to the clubYou all make good points. And what youre saying makes sense i guess. I just dont understand why he can not know that..i guess God does what he does for a reason..i just find it a bit confusing..
I’ll have a guess at thinking that whilst the Father has left all judgement to the Son, The father is still in charge and it is only The father knows when He will bring His wrath, aka let Jesus bring judgment.Why doesnt Jesus know the hour except the father? Why cant he know?
OkI’ll have a guess at thinking that whilst the Father has left all judgement to the Son, The father is still in charge and it is only The father knows when He will bring His wrath, aka let Jesus bring judgment.
Through out scripture it talks about the trinity, all one Godhead, 3 individuals.
It’s like when we pass stuff down to our kids, we only know when we do so, our kids never know.
Each part of the trinity have their duty’s, simply put, it’s not the fathers will for the son to know.
Why doesnt Jesus know the hour except the father? Why cant he know?
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