Matthew 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 

24:2  And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 

Signs of the End of the Age

24:3  And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 

24:4  And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 

No One Knows That Day and Hour

24:36  But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 

24:37  But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 

24:38  For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 

24:39  And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 

24:40  Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 

24:41  Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 

24:42  Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 

24:43  But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 

24:44  Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. 

Here Jesus closest followers are asking about a specific time. Jesus tells them no person knows the time. Rather it’s going to be just a regular ordinary day.  It will be a day that people don’t think Jesus is coming and suddenly it WILL happen.

Jesus tells us all to Be Ready. Be Ready at all times.

In another conversation the disciples ask Jesus again about the timing of his return.

Acts 1:6  When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 

1:7  And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 

1:8  But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 

This time Jesus tells them “it is not for you to know” the timing of those prophecies.  He then gives a specific prophecy that they should focus on – receiving the Power of the Holy Ghost.

Did you catch that? It is not for us to know the timing of certain prophecies.  There is a prophecy that we should be focused on fulfilling. Receiving the Power of the Holy Ghost and being a witness throughout the world is the prophecy to focus on.

God Speed.