Time Unknown
Time Unknown
36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
Matthew 24:36-37
One of the hardest things for humans is not knowing. Not knowing if you passed that school project. Not knowing the results of a medical test. Not knowing if he or she will say yes. All of these fill us with anxiety and nerves. For many, the same is true about the Second Coming. Some worry that God is coming too soon and they haven’t had time to do all that they dreamed. I wanted to get married first. I wanted to have kids. I’m so close to finally getting that promotion or job I’ve always dreamed of. There are things in this planet that for some are temporarily more important to them than God’s return. So they stress that the world will end before they can realize their dreams.
Others worry that it’s taking too long. Some have been Adventists from an early age and are now old and wonder how God still hasn’t returned. Y2K happened and the world didn’t end. The Twin Towers were destroyed by terrorists and the end didn’t come. We’ve had assassinations of presidents, world wars, plagues and pandemics and we’re still here. Why is God taking so long? And like the first group, these too also stress over not knowing the hour, day or year of Jesus’ return.
Jesus says that it will be like the days of Noah. God had promised that he was going to flood the whole world and yet it had never even rained on the planet before. Everyone that lived in the land at that time must have found the idea quite ridiculous. There isn’t even enough water to flood the world! Noah’s building a boat on dry land- what a fool! How many insults and blasphemies must have been uttered by the people in those days?
But the rains and water did come. There was enough to cover the earth. That useless boat saved Noah, his family and countless animals while the mockers died a watery grave. Had Noah listened to the nay-sayers he too would have been lost but instead he stayed faithful to God’s promise. We must do the same. We don’t have all the answers and we hear mocking around us often, but God is faithful. Trust in Him.
God bless,
Pr. Steven Couto