Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Thursday, April 7, 2022

QT 4/7/2022 Matt 24:36-39, Be bold with your witness

Matthew 24:36–39 (ESV) — 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.

 

NOTE: I think we tend to go to an extreme on this passage suggesting we cannot know anything about the day of the Lord. In context, Jesus has just said "when you see these things …" suggesting that there are clear signs the end of time is near. The idiom "day and hour" means time, but I am not sure if we can extend the "prediction fallacy argument" to say that one cannot predict the end times to a generation or decade. No, the whole point of Matt 24 is that they are clear signs regarding the various upcoming events. But even with the signs, two things are notable. One, people will not know exactly when it will happen, especially the rapture since the tribulation period begins with the signing of the peace treaty between the antichrist and Israel and not with the rapture. Second, people will be caught off guard, in other words, the world will not be spiritually discerning. They will be living life, in opposition to God, just as they were in the days of Noah -- suggesting that true spirituality will be at an extreme low point in history. People will hold to some form of religion but will be completely unaware of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Jesus' words "I do not know you" from the parable of the wedding feast ring true here.

 

PONDER:

  1. Am I ready for the end of days? Do I have a true personal relationship with Jesus or am I just religious?

 

PRAYER: Father, I pray that we would be seeking you with all of our hearts in these end days. We don't know when you will come, but we know the signs are pointing to your coming soon. Help us to be more bold and confident with our witness.

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