“Anyone who shall start up to proclaim a message to announce the hour, day, or year of Christ’s appearing has taken up a yoke and is proclaiming a message that the Lord has never given him.”(Testimonies to Ministers, 61).
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The secret things,” says Moses, “belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children forever;” and the Lord declares by the prophet Amos, that He “will do nothing, but He revealeth His secret unto His servants the prophets.” Deut. 29:29; Amos 3:7.
THE STUDENTS OF GOD’S WORD MAY, THEN, CONFIDENTLY EXPECT TO FIND THE MOST STUPENDOUS EVENT TO TAKE PLACE IN HUMAN HISTORY CLEARLY POINTED OUT IN THE SCRIPTURES OF TRUTH.” GC 323
“These types were fulfilled, NOT ONLY AS THE EVENT, BUT AS TO THE TIME. … In LIKE MANNER the TYPES which relate to the second advent MUST BE FULFILLED AT THE TIME POINTED OUT IN THE SYMBOLIC SERVICE.” GC 399
“Thus it was shown that Scripture gives no warrant for men to remain in ignorance concerning the nearness of Christ’s coming. But those who desired only an excuse to reject the truth closed their ears to this explanation, and THE WORDS “NO MAN KNOWETH THE DAY NOR THE HOUR” CONTINUED TO BE ECHOED BY THE BOLD SCOFFER AND EVEN BY THE PROFESSED MINISTER OF CHRIST.” GC 372
There is no reason to being blind!
Those who claim that the text proved that nothing may be known of the period of the second advent make it prove too much. As recorded by Mark, the declaration reads: “But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in Heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.” If the text proves that men will know nothing of the period of the second advent, it also proves that angels will know nothing of it, and also that the Son will know nothing of it, till the event takes place! This position proves too much, therefore, proves nothing to the point. Christ will know of the period of his second advent to this world. The holy angels, who wait around the throne of Heaven to receive messages relative to the part they act in the salvation of men, will know of the time of this closing event of salvation. And so will the waiting, watching people of God understand. An old English version of the passage reads, “But that day and hour no man maketh known, neither the angels which are in Heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.” This is the correct reading, according to several of the ablest critics of the age. The word know is used in the same sense here that it is by Paul, in 1 Corinthians 2:2: “For I determined not to know [make known] anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” Men will not make known the day and hour, angels will not make it known, neither will the Son; but the Father will make it known. SEADV 19.1
“But of that day and that hour KNOWETH no man, no, not the angels which are in Heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.”
“KNOWETH” (G1492) = “eidō” Strong’s Definition: A primary verb; properly to see (literally or figuratively); be aware, behold, consider, (have) known (-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wist, wot.
Before His crucifixion, Christ can not see (eidō) beyond the cross, nor the angels.
On Acts 1:7 he said: “It is not for you to KNOW (G1097) the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.”
G1097= “ginōskō” = Strong’s Definition: to ” know”, allow, be aware (of), feel, (have) known (-ledge), perceive, be resolved, can speak, be sure, understand.
After Calvary, Christ can see beyond the cross. But “the hour of His coming” can not be spoken, understand, to be known by His disciples because will not do any good to know how many centuries ahead the date was.
But now there is but a little time left… Tha can only be counted in months.
Amen brother,
‘so likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.’
Matthew 24:33 KJV