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NASB | Matthew 25:13 "Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour. |
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Matthew 25:13 "Therefore, be on the alert [be prepared and ready], for you do not know the day nor the hour [when the Son of Man will come]. |
Subject: will the world end soon |
Bible Note: Dalprad, I agree with you: there is a lot of tension in the discussion. And to what end? We could, and I mean all Christians, drain the swamp of tension over future matters by leaving them where they belong, (do we really have a viable choice?) in the hands of God. By faith we believe that Christ will return: we don't know when. By faith we believe that the earth as we know it will change: we don't know with pin-point precision what those changes will entail. Our only burden regarding future events is to do what Jesus told us to do: be on the alert. But regarding present events, the here and now, He gave us a bushel of things to do in His vineyard. Doesn't the Scripture place far more emphasis on being ready ourselves for His coming and on ministering to others so that they too will be ready, than it does on amusing ourselves with time frames and other eschatological scenarios? --Hank |