No Man Knoweth the Day Nor the Hour - Can We Know When the Second Coming Will Occur?
No Man Knoweth the Day Nor the Hour I sometimes hear people say we can’t know the day nor the hour of the Second Coming and use this as reasoning to not think about it. The following is found in the article The Prophet Joseph Smith’s Use of the Old Testament. Of the Savior’s words that no man knows the day or the hour of the coming of the Son of Man (see Matt. 24:36), the Prophet asked: “Did Christ speak this as a general principle throughout all generations? Oh, no, He spoke in the present tense. No man that was then living upon the footstool of God knew the day or the hour. But He did not say that there was no man throughout all generations that should not know the day or the hour. No, for this would be in flat contradiction with other scripture. For the prophet says that God will do nothing but what He will reveal unto His servants the prophets. Consequently, if it is not made known to the prophets, it will not come to pass.” ( https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/...