Exposition of Matthew 24 and 25 (9)

We have noticed, that, in the immediate context, Jesus states most emphatically that the "day" and the "hour" when the Son of Man Shall come in his "Parousia" is known to no one. And to this rule there are no exceptions. Among all the millions of men, the great and the small, there is not one who can state the exact date of Christ's return. Even in the angel-world there is not one, not even Gabriel who stands before God, who knows the day or the hour. And, strange as it may seem, even the Son...