“THE FATHER ONLY!”

 Matthew 24:36-44                   (ESV)

NO ONE Knows That Day and Hour

“[36] “But concerning that day and hour NO ONE KNOWS, not even the angels of heaven, nor the SON, but “THE FATHER ONLY”. [37] For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the SON OF MAN. [38] For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, [39] and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the SON OF MAN. [40] Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. [41] Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left. [42] Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your LORD is coming. [43] But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. [44] Therefore YOU ALSO MUST BE READY, for the SON OF MAN IS COMING AT AN HOUR YOU DO NOT EXPECT.”

There is great anticipation and birth pains regarding events that are transpiring currently in the status of our nation AND THE WORLD!  I am a simple minded man, a person who has no earthly organizational degrees to warrant my thoughts on the events that are occurring.  

“THE FATHER ONLY” knows WHEN HE will say, SON, GO BRING MY CHILDREN HOME!  My imagination tells me that the TIME HAS TO BE VERY NEAR!!!  But even some of the Disciples thought it would be in their time on earth, around 2,000 years ago.  Folks have gotten so casual with the thoughts of the RETURN OF JESUS that most even act as though they DO NOT BELIEVE what JESUS SAID in the passage of Scripture above.  

A few verses earlier in Matthew 24 JESUS is speaking to HIS Disciples and said in Matthew 24:8 “All these are but the beginning of the birth pains”.  The “birth pains” just before a birth can be overwhelming!  But JESUS CHRIST can ease the suffering by us DEPENDING on HIM!!  

“THE FATHER ONLY” knows precisely when the time is right for the RETURN of JESUS!  I can only BEG you to MAKE SURE that you are PREPARED for HIS RETURN!  Your Sunday School teacher doesn’t know when HE IS COMING BACK!  Your pastor doesn’t know! Even JESUS doesn’t know! The PRECISE timing is known by “THE FATHER ONLY”, and HE isn’t negotiating end-times with anyone!!!