No one KNOWS about the Day/Hour, not even the Angels in heaven, nor the Son, but ONLY the FATHER!

Matthew 24:36 is clear (to me). Yeshua repeated this mantra some 8 times prior to his ascension. NO-ONE knows when the 2nd Coming will occur (ONLY the FATHER/Yahweh KNOWS). It is useless to predict when the End of the World will occur IMO. This END is scheduled to happen but we all must live with UNCERTAINTY on the TIME element. Father God sits on the Throne and he is the ONLY ONE who knows what he (himself) plans for mankind. All happens in the NOW via the Father's holy spirit!

As Yeshua (messenger of God) preached from the Mount of Olives, select disciples came to him asking, 'Tell us when will these events happen? What will be the SIGN of your coming to END this system and establish your Father's KINGDOM? Yeshua said, "only the one who endures to the END will be saved. The Gospel of the KINGDOM (of my Father) must be proclaimed in the entire world (our entire planet) and THEN the END will come." The 'day and hour' is unknown to everyone on this planet!

Yeshua advocated DIVISION (dis-unity) on issues of the end-time as he wanted his Father's will to prevail. He said, "if those days (this end-time period) is not cut short, no human being would survive (be saved). He said, this generation will not pass away until ALL events take place (all that the Father has ordained to take place)." But concerning that day (this END situation) no-one knows the details, ONLY the Father knows!" The Father sits on the throne as a Singularity (see Revelation 4). 

Matthew 10:34 says, "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to planet earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword, a weapon which divides and severs." Some children will be set against parents and a man's enemies might be those in his own household. True disciples must 'hate, themselves (even their father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes even their own life). This mindset is not taught in our churches but the words are presented in scripture. The message is one of division! Few comprehend!

The Olivet Discourse cuts to the bone. Peace will not be the all-defining mark (initially). There will eventually be peace and unity, but not until the END has arrived with all its judgments and trials. Jacobs Trouble must happen first. The Seals of Revelation must be experienced first. The division within society must be experienced. Polarization within politics must happen. The END does not arrive with peaches and roses UNTIL all is accomplished per the FATHER'S AGENDA.

See this video for more details on the events which must happen PRIOR to the END (of our SYSTEM). 

The book of Daniel gives us a tentative timeline of history and then sums up the end when God brings mankind his KINGDOM. God = Ancient of Days and son of man = Messenger of God. God never comes directly to our planet but he does work THROUGH his servants/prophets/messengers. The above video gives us one possible scenario on how events are transpiring. Revelation is also a book which builds on the visions within Daniel. Both are relevant for today's believers IMO.

Today, we have many Prophecy Preachers advocating an ESCAPE from all these trials and tribulations (which must happen to bring us this END). It's called the RAPTURE of the Church. It's preached by most who recognize that serious TROUBLE lies ahead. These rapture preachers are leading masses into a group-think herd IMO...which is heading towards a deep cliff. Escape is desired in the 'name' of Yeshua by many. 

However,  true believers will not fall for this ESCAPE mentality.  TROUBLE is part of personal spiritual growth and trials are also part of learning and growth. A good lesson from history is the experience of Noah prior, during, and after the Great Flood. Today, our world has a similar feel:

"But as the days of Noah were, so also will be the coming of the son of man (this messenger of Yahweh God)." Noah escaped the flood but he had to endure the water and tribulation for some 364 days. He did not get 'raptured' up into the clouds (so as to escape this ordeal)...as many of our prophecy preachers espouse today. My sense is that all of us must endure to the END and accept the consequences that are ordained to happen. Seek God for your solace! I must do likewise!

Since no-one KNOWS how events will play out, I must live my life in the NOW and accept the events as they happen. I can not change these events of PROVIDENCE. America was founded by PROVIDENCE and America will end via PROVIDENCE. That is my sense of things. Think for yourself and watch the changes which happen daily. I must do likewise. Have a great day!

I am: Donald B. Swenson, Economist/Philosopher, donaldswenson.blogspot.com. Also, http://kingdomecon.wordpress.com.