I am not a scholar when it comes to the end times. However, I have always had a desire to be found watching and waiting. I am listening to sermons about the end times and I am studying the end time scriptures for myself.
I was listening to a sermon dealing with the end times recently and I gained revelation. The speaker was addressing the scripture that many people misinterpret. Mark 13 warns of the coming tribulation. Jesus talks about the signs of the times and asks his hearers to be on their guard and watchful. Most people misinterpret Mark 13:32.
"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."
Most people state that if "no one knows the day or the hour", we can't know when the end will be.
The speaker had a different outlook. He said that the scripture doesn't say no one WILL or CAN know the day or the hour. It only states that no one knew at the time of Jesus's earthly ministry. Jesus never suggests that no one would ever know. I don't know what I think about this, but it intrigued me.
As I was meditating on this scripture, I also uncovered something. Jesus said no one knows the day or the hour, but what about the year. Jesus never said we couldn't know the year. Just something to think about.
1 comment:
I agree with you. Jesus said He would return "as a thief in the night." But He also told us to be watchful. If we are watchful, His return will not catch us unaware. I think we will see the warning signs. And prophecy is being fulfilled everyday. Keep your eyes on Jerusalem and the temple mount. When the Jews and Muslims begin to share the temple mount -- the return of Christ is near. (I'm simplifying this quite a bit, but it's in the Bible! One of my favorite endtime websites is http://endtime.com)
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