Moment of Meditation: No One Knows (Matthew 24:36)

''But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only (Matthew 24:36).''

When will these things be? Jesus' disciples have always wanted to know the time for the fulfillment of the prophecies that have been made. Many people throughout the centuries have attempted to predict when Jesus would come back. But Jesus Himself tells us that no one knows but God the Father. We won't know when Jesus is coming back until we see Him coming back in the clouds.

Jesus places Himself in the category of the ignorant. Not because He is a lesser God than the Father. That the Father had kept this from Him. As true man, Jesus chose not to have this knowledge. In His human nature, He would not access this information from His divine nature.

It didn't matter to Jesus when He was coming back. The disciples didn't understand everything before He left. Why would He be worried about when He came back? He needed to teach them back then. He needs to teach us now.

If Jesus prioritizes the Church's teaching over speculation, why do we prioritize the speculation? Why do we '''WANT''' to know something that Jesus doesn't? Because we're sinful human beings. No one knows. No one needs to know. We must simply spend our lives sitting at His feet, learning of Him as He commands us. Amen.