AMY TURNER

Some people today wonder if we are living in the final days before Jesus returns. It’s a question that comes up often, especially when troubling events seem to match what the Bible calls the “signs of the times.” Some claim that these signs prove the end is near and that we can now be sure of the timing of Christ’s return.

However, it’s important to remember what the Bible actually teaches. In Matthew 24:36, Jesus himself says, “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.” This is a clear statement. No human being, no matter how wise or informed, can predict the exact moment of the Lord’s return.

While we may hope and even long for that day to come soon, claiming certainty about its timing goes beyond what Scripture allows.

But He said to them, “It is not for you to know periods of time or appointed times which the Father has set by His own authority;

Acts 1:7