God is All-Knowing But JESUS DOESN’T KNOW THE DAY OR HOUR OF HIS SECOND COMING!
Mark 13:32 (Matthew 24:36)
“But about that day or hour no one knows, NOT EVEN THE ANGELS IN HEAVEN, nor the Son, but only the Father.
The basic rule in the Bible interpretations is to sum up the words of God about a topic or an issue to determine the truth and then HARMONIZE the words.
Psalm 119:160 ►
The sum of your word is truth,
From the CONTEXTS of both Matthew and Mark, Jesus is able to tell the disciples the many signs that will signal the nearness of the second coming, isn’t it strange if you will think He is ignorant of the time?
Now, Let us sum up the words of God:
The Bible says that Jesus is all-knowing.
John 21:17
“‘Simon, son of John, do you love Me?’ Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, ‘Do you love Me?’ And he said to Him, ‘Lord, YOU KNOW ALL THINGS; You know that I love You’
John 16:30
Thus his disciples said, truly, “Now we know that YOU KNOW ALL THINGS, and have no need for anyone to question You; by this we believe that You came from God”
But why Mark and Matthew said Jesus does NOT KNOW THE time of His second coming? This will CONTRADICT the other words of God saying that Jesus knows all things. Is this really what Mark and Matthew want to say? Let me remind you people that you are reading ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS not the language it is originally written.
The word “know” used in Mark 13: 32 and Matthew 24:36 is from the Greek word ‘’eido’’ which can be translated to mean to know or make known.
From Strong’s Greek Dictionary:
1492. eido, i’-do; a prim. verb; used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equiv. G3700 and G3708; prop. to see (lit. or fig.); by impl. (in the perf. only) to know:–be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) known (-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wist, wot. Comp. G3700.
Now note how the word “Eido” is used in the other Bible verse:
1 Cor 2:2 For I determined not to know (eido) any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
In the above verse, Paul is saying that his only desire is to make known Jesus, in other words to preach the Gospel
Apply it to Mark 13:32 (Matthew 24:36) can be paraphrased as:
“But about that day or hour no one will make known, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Or in other words, Jesus was saying that NOBODY can proclaim or reveal the time of His coming neither Him nor the angels BUT THE FATHER. The phrase “not even the angels” is the CLUE. Why would Jesus mix up the angels if it is a top secret of God, right?
The Hebrew word for “angel” is mal’ak (Strong’s Hebrew: 4397) which means Messenger. One of the jobs of angel is to bring/ proclaim/ reveal news to mankind. Jesus was saying that concerning the time of His second coming it is NOT the job of angels nor His Job but the Father’s to make it known or reveal to mankind!
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Another way of understanding Matthew 24:36 (Mark 13:32) is through Jesus’ parables of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25. Jesus was the groom in the parable. While He was on earth He refers to Himself as the bridegroom (Matthew 9:14-15). In the parable, the Kingdom of Heaven (Church) was likened to the “Ten Virgins” Church is composed of sanctified, purified people who were cleansed by His blood so they were compared to virgins. Church is the bride.
In the ancient Jewish wedding tradition, the bridegroom’s father arranges the wedding (Matthew 22:2). During the engagement period the groom prepares everything for the bride (Jesus is now preparing mansion for His bride in John 14:2), When everything is ready someone will announce the coming of the groom(Matthew 25:6). In His second coming according to Jesus it is HIS FATHER’S privilege to do the announcement.
So in Matthew 24:36 Jesus is not saying that He is ignorant of the hour of His second coming, but rather, He cannot reveal it, neither can angels, because according to the Jewish wedding protocol, it is reserved for the Father’s groom only to announce that the groom is coming!
Jesus is God!