The Day And The Hour

“However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows."

It is mind blowing to think that the One whom all things were created through and are sustained by has "Chosen" to not know the day or hour the "End' will come. He is fully God and yet He laid aside His Divine attributes and took on the form of man so that He could be an example to us.

The Apostle Paul said that everything Israel went through was an example for us, meaning we must understand history to be able to learn from it and not repeat the mistakes our predecessors made. The biggest mistake man made was rejecting the One who came to deliver them because what He preached undermined their understanding and their traditions.

There is a family mentioned in the Old testament called "Issachar", the Sons of Issachar were men who understood the times because they studied the scriptures and history. In the New Testament there is a place called Berea where the people were notorious for their "open mindedness".

Both the Sons of Issachar and the Bereans had to have the same humility Jesus showed to understand that they did not have all the answers and that they never would, "it is the Glory of God to hide a thing and the glory of men to search it out". Both also understood that the abilities they had were gifts not to them but to all people. The job they had been given was to help man be prepared for the things ahead and for the eventual end of the age.

It is said of the Bereans that they listened to Paul's teaching and though what he was preaching was new and unusual they did not reject it, they took it to the scripture to verify or debunk them. They accepted the possibility that some of what they believed through tradition could be wrong and because they desired truth more than being "right" they were honored not only in their day but they are immortalized in the Word of God. (Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and He will lift you up)

Today we are seeing things that Jesus said would happen before the "end" comes, yet few people are paying attention to the signs. We cannot know the exact moment of Jesus' return but we most assuredly can and do know that He is at the door just waiting the word from His father to go get His bride.

It essential that we not make the mistakes of past generations and reject things that contradict what we have been taught through "Church Doctrine", we must be willing to 'change' our theology if it can be shown that it contradicts Biblical doctrine. Nearly all theologians had to "change" their theology and doctrines in May of 1948 when Israel once again became a nation, and we must be as willing to do the same when God dose a new thing.

Our desire must become knowing the truth not just being right if we are going to be among those who "Remain To The End". But having the right doctrine is of no value if we do not know and have a personal relationship with the God our doctrine is supposed to be revealing. "Study to show yourself approved".........