Matthew 10:23
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‘When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.’
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Matthew 16:28
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"For the son of man shall come in the glory of his father... There be some standing here which shall not taste of death till they see the son of man coming in his kingdom"
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Matthew 24:30-34
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30"At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. 31And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
32"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. 34I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
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Above we have holy scripture telling you that the end times where to come in the lifetime of those present. A damn clear and non-ambiguous message -- "the end times are coming within a human lifetime of this point". Yet they did not come.
This means that even those clear messages are allegories and are far less clear than they appear. Which means when you look at revelations, even if you find signs and portents that are as clear as those above messages, do not fool yourself into thinking you know the day and hour of your Lord's return.
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(KJV) Mat 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?
(KJV) Mat 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
(KJV) Mark 13:4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
(KJV) Mark 13:32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
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If you wish to read the seasons, go ahead. But in your pride, do not place yourself above the very Son of God. Even Jesus did not know when he would return again.
Given the vast number of times that people have "seen the signs of the end times" throughout history, might those signs simply mean "be ready at all times"?
Disclaimer: See my above post.