Merry Christmas John and Doves,
This is just a response I gave this week concerning the "no man knows" debate and I thought it was worth sharing my views.
Charles Holler Sr.


Greetings IC7,

I believe scripture is clear that we will know if we watch. The verse "no

man knows the day or hour " that is so quickly shouted at anyone even

remotely suggesting a date, by Christian and most sinners who don't even

read the Bible, is not even in the Bible. What it really says is:
 
about......listen now.....ABOUT ....not when......"about that day and hour

knoweth no man" and I don't believe it's even talking about the rapture or

Second Coming, (He already told us the day of His Second Coming....it's

1260 days after the abomination of desolation that Daniel spoke of) but

the great and terrible Day of the Lord. This day will be so horrible that

only the Father knows how bad it will be and no flesh would even survive

if He doesn't cut it short. Now as for the timing of the rapture, there are

several verses telling us we will know if we watch. And a day is coming

that we will know that day.

1.  1Th 5:4  But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should

overtake you as a thief.
1Th 5:5  Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we

are not of the night, nor of darkness.

2.  Rev 3:3  Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and

hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on

thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

3.  Luk_12:39  And this know, that if the goodman of the house had

known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not

have suffered his house to be broken through.

I just believe the majority of Scripture is clear on this. The disciples asked three questions that day and the answers Jesus gave were about one of those questions in Matthew 24 and none of the three were about the great mystery day, the rapture.
Charles