1. Times Reserved by the Father
Therefore, when they had come together, they questioned Him, saying, “Lord, are You restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time?”
And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father appointed by His own authority;
but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses for Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
— Acts 1:6–8, SRT
The risen Christ does not mock the kingdom question, but He sets a boundary: times and periods are not for the disciples to know. The assigned work is Spirit-empowered witness.
2. No One Knows the Day or Hour
But concerning that day and hour no one knows—not even the angels of the heavens—but My Father alone.
For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the Ark,
And they did not know until the flood came and took them all away; so also will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken, and one will be left.
Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken, and one will be left.
Watch therefore, for you do not know in what hour your Lord comes.
But know this: if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched and would not have permitted his house to be broken into.
Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man comes at an hour when you do not think.
— Matthew 24:36–44, SRT
But concerning that day or hour, no one knows—not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son—but only the Father.
Take heed, watch, and pray, for you do not know when the time is.
It is like a man gone abroad, who left his house, gave authority to his slaves and to each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.
Watch, therefore, for you do not know when the lord of the house comes—at evening, or at midnight, or at rooster-crowing, or in the morning—
Lest he come suddenly and find you sleeping.
And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!”
— Mark 13:32–37, SRT
The unknown hour produces watchfulness and readiness, not calculation. What Christ says to the disciples He says to all: be on the alert.
3. Do Not Follow Crisis-Merchants
And Jesus answered and said to them, “See that no one leads you astray.
For many will come in My Name, saying, ‘I am the Anointed One,’ and they will lead many astray.
And you will hear of wars and reports of wars. See that you are not troubled, for all these things must come to pass; but the end is not yet.
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in various places;
And all these are the beginning of birth pains.
Then they will deliver you up to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations because of My Name;
Then many will fall away, and they will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.
And many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray;
And because lawlessness increases, the love of many will grow cold.
But he who endures to the end will be saved.
And this good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then the end will come.
— Matthew 24:4–14, SRT
And He said, “Take heed that you are not led astray; for many will come in My Name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Therefore do not go after them.
And when you hear of wars and uprisings, do not be terrified; for these things must happen first, but the end will not come immediately.”
— Luke 21:8–9, SRT
Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Anointed One!’ or, ‘Here!’ do not believe it.
For false anointed ones and false prophets will arise, and they will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.
Behold, I told you beforehand.
Therefore, if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go forth; or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner chambers,’ do not believe it.
For as the lightning comes forth from the east and shines as far as the west, so also will be the coming of the Son of Man.
— Matthew 24:23–27, SRT
Wars, rumours, false messiahs, false prophets, and crisis claims are not permission for terror. Christ says: do not follow them; do not believe it.
The witness to all nations is likewise not permission for covenantal erasure or prophetic calculation. It is the King’s appointed testimony before the end, not a warrant to flatten the peoples Scripture names or to bypass His warnings to the disciples. Nations are the field of witness; Christ remains the Shepherd who knows, gathers, warns, and commands.
4. Faithful Servants and Wise Readiness
Who, then, is the faithful and wise slave whom his lord set over his household, to give them food at the proper time?
Blessed is that slave whom his lord, when he comes, will find doing so.
Truly I say to you that he will set him over all his possessions.
But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My lord delays his coming,’
and begins to beat his fellow slaves, and to eat and drink with the drunken,
the lord of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour he does not know,
and will cut him in two and appoint his portion with the hypocrites; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
— Matthew 24:45–51, SRT
Watch therefore, for you do not know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man comes.
— Matthew 25:13, SRT
But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing and drunkenness and anxieties of life, and that day come upon you suddenly.
For it will come as a snare upon all those dwelling on the face of all the earth.
Watch, therefore, in every season, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
— Luke 21:34–36, SRT
The faithful servant gives provision; the wise keep ready; the watchful pray. The danger is both panic and careless delay.
5. Sons of Day, Not Shaken
But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you,
For you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night.
For when they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a woman with child; and they will not escape.
But you, brothers, are not in darkness, that the Day should overtake you like a thief;
You are all sons of light and sons of the day; we are not of the night, nor of darkness,
Therefore let us not sleep as the others do, but let us watch and be sober.
For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who become drunk are drunk at night;
But since we are of the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation,
— I Thessalonians 5:1–8, SRT
Now we ask you, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus the Anointed One and our gathering together to Him,
That you not be quickly shaken from your mind or troubled, whether by spirit, by word, or by letter as though from us, as though the Day of the Lord had come;
Let no one deceive you in any way; for that Day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed—the son of destruction—
Who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
— II Thessalonians 2:1–4, SRT
The day comes as a thief, but the brethren are sons of light. They must not be shaken by spirit, word, or false letter as though the day were near.
6. Patience, New Creation, and Keeping Prophecy
But do not let this one thing be hidden from you, beloved: with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
The Lord is not slow concerning the promise, as some count slowness, but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
But the Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, the elements will be dissolved with burning heat, and the earth and the works in it will not be found.
Since all these things are being dissolved, what kind of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
waiting for and hastening the coming of the Day of God, because of which the heavens, being on fire, will be dissolved, and the elements will melt with burning heat?
But according to His promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
Therefore, beloved, while waiting for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless.
— II Peter 3:8–14, SRT
Blessed is he who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things written in it, for the time is near.
— Revelation 1:3, SRT
Behold, I come quickly; blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
— Revelation 22:7, SRT
Behold, I come quickly, and My reward is with Me, to repay each one according to his work.
I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End—the First and the Last.
— Revelation 22:12–13, SRT
The One who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I come quickly.” So be it. Come, Lord Jesus.
— Revelation 22:20, SRT
Prophecy blesses the reader, hearers, and keepers. The faithful answer is not date mastery but holy conduct and “Come, Lord Jesus.”
Trial
Every doctrine, practice, counsel, ministry habit, and public word touching this matter must be tried by the Word.
- Does it confess that times and periods are reserved by the Father?
- Does it obey Christ’s word that no one knows the day or hour?
- Does it produce witness, prayer, sobriety, endurance, and readiness?
- Does it reject claims that the crisis has approached?
- Does it refuse fear-commerce and chart-dominion?
Settlement
We will not set dates, claim the hour, follow crisis-merchants, believe secret-room claims, or neglect witness while studying times.
We will keep guard, pray, endure, test, preach the Gospel of the Kingdom, and say: Come, Lord Jesus.