Indeed the change will take place in a twinkling, but if we review the whole of the teaching we can easily see the passage of time as the full picture shows an obvious sequence of events. Just like counting 1,2,3 in that the time it takes to count 1,2 and three don't happen simultaneously! TR Perhaps but it doesn’t explain away Matt 24:36 and 24:42. The Greek word “hora” is translated into English as “hour” but the very same word is used in Luke 2:38 to mean “instant”. So if Jesus doesn’t know the instant of His return, how could we? Ok ... after 3 cups of hot cocoa ... here are my thoughts :wacko: Even though Enoch is a type of the church by suddenly disappearing before the flood judgment ... I don’t think he was given the warning to watch, to stay alert. Unless he was by personal conversations with the Lord that we just don’t know about? :unsure: Then we have God telling Daniel to seal up the book until the time of the end. We all can agree we are living in the last of the last days so the Lord wants us to be knowledgeable and to look out for clues and to try to figure out his return date. :mail: I think He is going to make it clear as we see the day approaching. It will be so obvious and shinning in our faces for all those who were faithfully watching :popcorn ... like the Bethlehem star was for the 3 wisemen. :whistle: Meanwhile the believers who have their heads in the sand and weren’t the least bit interested in prophetic news will be caught off guard and will be ashamed at Jesus coming because they wasted time collecting burnable treasures. But they will still be raptured out ... once saved always saved. Also we are promised a Crown for longing for His appearing ... was Enoch promised a Crown? And how about the O.T. Saints? Or is that Crown only reserved for the Church Age believers? :unsure: Jesus not knowing the day or the hour. Luke 2 I’m leaning towards God the Father kept that date from His knowledge so that people wouldn’t get discourage and not go about the Great Commission. How discouraging would it have been if Jesus did reveal to his disciples He wasn’t coming back until year 2020? They would have been shell shocked. He knew his disciples would have then gone back to their nasty trade of fishing vs. being a fisher of men. The Lord is a rewarder to them that diligently seek Him so we know He is going to enjoy handing out crowns to his sheep so that is probably why He is keeping back the special day. However ... I‘m leaning towards that special day will be revealed when our work here is done and that last Gentile/Jew gets saved ... we will have special knowledge from the clues we’ve been given just like the 3 Wisemen figured out the arrival of Christ’s birth. I think it will be a short calm before the storm ... just like Noah and his family got a 7 day warning (Gen 7:4) before the rain started ... I think it will the same calm before the tribulation storm ... but will it be a 1 day, 3 day, 5 day or 7 day notice to be ready and stay alert while eating popcorn or cracker jacks!!!! :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn Bless your heart Sis. May we all hold on till the very end, whenever that might be. May our "midnight" call which ends one day and begins a new one, be given to us that we may prepare our hearts. One dispensation ends, another begins! Our lives here on Earth end, and our new life in Heaven begins. Our lives here are terminal now, then to be changed into eternal! For all that the Lord hath done and will do, bless His holy name! Bless His name for who He is! Blessing the trinity's heart which is marvelous! TR
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. They found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
