It tells us to watch for the signs of it.
And not to speculate.
The two are not contradictory. Predicting the date makes Christians look silly.
And not to speculate.
The two are not contradictory. Predicting the date makes Christians look silly.
Amen! And it makes them concentrate on non-essentials rather than on preaching the Gospel today to all men everywhere in confidence and in full assurance that Christ will safely shepherd His flock home.
This life is unfolding exactly as God wills. The good, the bad, fear and faith, all of it according to His predestining will, having "declared the end from the beginning."
"That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been" -- Ecclesiastes 3:15
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows." -- Matthew 10:29-31"Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.