End of the World

[the Captain '98]

When Jesus ascended to Heaven, does He still not know until now the day and the hour of his own coming?

[Gregory Matthews]

Omniscience:  The answer to your question may lie in the understanding of the English word "omniscience" and how it can be applied to God.

In popular thought, that English word is understood to mean that a omniscient person has the totality of knowledge.   But, what is often nut understood that in English that ward actually means that the omniscient person is limited in knowledge to that which is known and there is a difference  between the two understandings of the word.

As applied to God, there is a theology of God that suggests that there is a limitation as to what can be known, even to God.

As to the Bible:  Whatever you believe on this point is going to be limited by your understanding of the English (I assume you are reading the Bible in English.) words involved.

 

 

[dgrimm60]

THE CAPTAIN '98

JESUS  was 100 %  human---100% God I  am  sure that  he does  know the  hour

dgrimm60

[TrevorL]

Greetings Captain '98

On ‎24‎/‎08‎/‎2017 at 0:05 AM, the Captain '98 said:

When Jesus ascended to Heaven, does He still not know until now the day and the hour of his own coming?

 My impression is that once Jesus, the Son of God was exalted to the right hand of God, then Father the God would have revealed these things to him, even though Jesus states that during his ministry, because he was a man and limited in knowledge, the day and the hour was unknown to him. One indication of this is that God gave Jesus the substance of the Book of Revelation. Possibly the title in English obscures this or is ambiguous, but Revelation also has the sense that this Book is about the Apocalypse, the revealing of Jesus Christ. As such it speaks of the events that will precede and culminate in the revealing of Jesus at his second coming. Although these events are depicted in symbol, Jesus would understand the full outworking of these things.

 

Revelation 1:1-2 (KJV): ¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: ² Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

 

Kind regards

Trevor

[the Captain '98]

Thank you for the response.

Ok, so Jesus know the times and the seasons.

When Jesus said to the disciples in Act 1:7 that it is not for them to know the times and the seasons, is it possible that He will reveal it, even the time/date of the end of the world in this end time generation?

[TrevorL]

Greetings again Captain '98,

3 hours ago, the Captain '98 said:

Ok, so Jesus know the times and the seasons.

When Jesus said to the disciples in Act 1:7 that it is not for them to know the times and the seasons, is it possible that He will reveal it, even the time/date of the end of the world in this end time generation?

 

From the following there is some indication that at the time of the end the wise will understand some aspects at least of the times and seasons. Whether this will result in a knowledge of when the exact time Christ will return to the earth to establish his kingdom upon the earth for the 1000 years is not clear, but the faithful will be watching and ready for their Lord’s return.

Daniel 12:4,8-10 (KJV): ⁴ But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. ⁸ And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? ⁹ And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. ¹⁰ Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.  

 

Kind regards

Trevor