What Jesus Did! 'No One Knows!' — Matthew 24:36-41

Jesus makes clear that the exact moment of the Son of Man's coming is not known to people or even to him. Whether he is referring to the destruction of Jerusalem or to his ultimate coming to bring time to an end is not so clear. To me, it seems fairly clear that while there will be very obvious signs of Jerusalem's imminent destruction, but Jesus' return is incalculable.

In fact, in the remainder of this chapter and in the first part of the next chapter, he tells his disciples three different stories to help them understand that they cannot know the exact time of his coming. He, himself, does not know the time of his own coming. Neither do the angels.

The bigger issue is the surprise and unexpectedness of his arrival. It will seem like any ordinary day with eating and drinking and marrying going on just like in ordinary times. No one will be expecting Jesus' return. But his disciples will be ready for it. It may be a surprise, but they won't be unprepared!