These are some thoughts that came to my mind as I was reading Mark 13 this morning at the assisted living center where I go every Wednesday morning, and I felt like the Holy Spirit was revealing to me a mystery that I have had for at least the last 65 years. It’s our old mocking, “ … no one knows the day or the hour…” argument, regarding the Rapture. As I was reading along these two passages clicked, and it felt like the Lord was saying, “Yes Dan, make a point of this to these believers who came to hear my Word.” For context, let me single out two related passages in Mark 13 … Mark 13:19-20 For those will be days of tribulation unmatched from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again. If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short. Mark 13:32-33 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on your guard and stay alert. For you do not know when the appointed time will come. So these are my thoughts that I felt the Lord was clarifying after all these years, and it made instant sense to me. It goes like this: Firstly, those final days of the tribulation will be cut short, and right at that point we will be coming back with Jesus to rule and reign on the earth, prior to the end of seven years. However, those days will not include the entire 1,260 days. The Father has kept that finality of Destruction to Himself, and has indeed set it by His own authority -- which is why not even Jesus knows when the Father will send Him. Perhaps even now. Based upon the long past prophecies of God, wherein the Father wants not to destroy all mankind again, he has decided upon retaining a remnant of mankind to begin society again. Therefore, just at that chosen point when enough beloved and chosen people are still left on the earth in order to sustain human life into the Millennium, then the Father will send all of us on another new adventure with Jesus. Yet it will not be exactly at the end of the tribulation. Some days must be cut short. The tribulation will indeed be completed at the end of the 1,260 days just as prophesied, and the tares will be gathered and removed by the powerful angels in order to cast them into the fires of hell. The remaining wheat will be brought into the barns to praise the Lord while His beloved elect replenish the new world. So my now tension-free thought is that even today, no one knows the day or the hour of Jesus return to Earth along with us and the angels. The nations may certainly set their watches so to speak, to the exact end of the seven year ending of the tribulation, but no one, even Jesus, yet knows the time and date when the Father will choose exactly when to stop the tribulation. Feedback, please? :feedback :yes: :mail: :unsure: :yahoo: So many tag this phrase to the rapture event “No man knoweth the day or hour” but it has nothing to do with the timing of the rapture … Jesus is talking about the prior verse in Matt 24:35 …. about heaven and earth shall pass away … aka judged by fire … cross reference is II Peter 3. Matt 24: 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. II Peter 3 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. I don’t know what other feedback to give other than that scenario has good logic to it. The whole “day and hour” mystery has perplexed eschatologists from the beginning of its study even up to now and yet we have emperial evidence that seems to be pinpointing the Rapture within a weeks timeframe and even a specific day. It could still be wrong and we’ll know soon enough but it is very compelling and well thought out so I will actually be holding my breath this time. But your theory has credence and could very well be correct. It is true this statement has haunted me as being so misquoted and misunderstood. I have had eloquent and heated discussions with fellow believers over the years as to the misunderstanding of this verse.. I have not thought about in this light but it makes a logical thought — as Yohanan said, we will know soon and I truly feel like I am holding my breath, I feel like I will hear that trumpet at any moment — I am excited within my spirit, I wake up at night and pray, I pray throughout the day. — my burden for those left is heavy. The verse that comes to my mind often is 2 Corinthians 5:8 “Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.” Let it be Lord Jesus, Come!!! :prayer-hands: :yahoo: :prayer-hands: :yahoo: :prayer-hands: Thank God were allowed to know the season 🙂
