Bible Verse of the Day Friday June 18th 2021

 Acts 1:7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.

Some declarations and assertations surface every few years that talk about the exact time Jesus is coming back. Edgar Whisenant, a NASA engineer, wrote two books, one entitled “88 Reasons Jesus Is Coming Back in 1988!” and “On Borrowed Time.” Mr. Whisenant mailed out 300,000 books free of charge to pastors all across the country. His books went on to sell 4.5 million copies. Oh, and by the way, in case you did not notice, Jesus did not return in 1988.

These date-setting predictions people made down through the centuries have always been wrong. The first such false prophecy came somewhere around 95 AD. Down through the ages, these self-proclaimed prophets, good-hearted pastors, and sham artists have stated in print and voice media that Jesus is coming on some specific date. All of these Narratives have one thing in common; they are all wrong. Our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus let us know in no uncertain terms that not one person on earth will ever know the exact date that he is coming back (Matthew 24:36). Some of these charlatans justify their untrue date setting by saying, “well, I may not be aware of the day or the hour, but I can get awfully close to the specific date of the return of Jesus.”  Seemingly, that is not the case.

One justification for God not letting us know when our Savior will return is He wants us to be an example of how to live by faith to the lost souls of the World. God desires that we witness to the lost in our communities and become involved in our local churches. There is one common thread to date setting; people sometimes stop participating in the World around us.  Another danger of false date setting is that it causes people to disregard the final words of Jesus as He was about to ascend back to heaven (Acts 1:8).

If our heavenly Father had wanted us to be aware of the exact date that His Son, our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus would be returning, He would have included it in His Holy Word. Since that is not the case, and the complete opposite is true, God has His reasons for us not to be aware of the date that He set in His time. If we choose to live each day like tomorrow might be the day when he does come back, we will always live in a state of readiness when He does return to earth. We can, however, rest assured of one solid truth, He is coming back.  

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