No One Knows but the Father – EGP Blog post from December 21, 2012

Matthew 24:35–39 ()

[35] “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. [36] “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. [37] “For the§ coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. [38] “For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, [39] and they did not understand§ until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

Matthew 24:37 Lit just as…were the days
Matthew 24:39 Lit know

Calendar anomalies aside, if the angels don’t know the end of this age and even the Son doesn’t know, do you honestly think that a human would? The bigger point is that you need to be ready. You’re not guaranteed another minute, but when you know where you’re going, it doesn’t matter when.

James 4:13 ()

[13] Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.”