This reminds me of the scripture that people gag on a gnat and swallow a camel. The signs of Christ’s return is in revelation. It is written so that God’s people would know. Do you remember how Christ tells us that he would shorten time for the elects sake? We see this event happening in Revelation at the fourth trumpet. When you see this sign no that generation will see the return of Christ.
No sign is given (none not one) its natural uncoverted mankind that;looks to signs to wonder after Christian walk by faith the unseen power.
Christ is here reigning in the heart of believers he never left earth. He as eternal Spirt began his good work of salvation in Abel the first recorded martyr as a apostle sent with the good news. There we find the foundation of the mark (666) unconverted faithless makind . Seting up the pattern of the father of lies a murderer from that beginging . The mark of Cain bury the evidence (Able's blood) under the corn field . . . out of sight out of mind. No faith needed. the foundation of pagainism
The Son of man performed the one time propmised demonstration of the father not seen working in the Son of man Jesus seen . Some did know Christ after the flesh but when he left to never to return in the flesh. . He informed us we know him no more by what the eyes see (the temporal) . God is not a man. We must compare everything that relates to the idea that God is a man rather than eternal God without mother or father beginning of Spirit life or end thereof.
2 Corinthians5: 6 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the
flesh, yet now henceforth
know we him no more.
We do not destroy the simplicity of the gospel .But that does not mean we are not to rightly divide the parable of the signified tongue of God’s inspiration. (gag on a gnat and swallow a camel.)
The Holy Spirit does not number days or people. He warns us of those of the number. Saying they are no wise. Like when David was enticed by the god of this world to number the troops rather that walking by faithhe put his trust in the temporal things seen . Many died for that sin. It was a lesson in faith for David and us.
2 Corinthians 10:12 For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
Rightly dividing the inspired and signified tongue of God found in parables teach us
how to walk by faith.
Jesus said it a evil generation (no faith) that looks to a sign to wonder after .No sign to wonder after was given .
Signs of the times as things going on from the beginning have a different purpose set aside.
History repeats itself because of moral issue at the rise and fall of any empire. So then in order to find the signified understanding we look to the literal historical as the temporal thing seen
and mix it with the unseen according to the prescription for rightly dividing the parables .He I has left us with that valuable interpreting tool.. it reveals the gospel hid to them lost
2 Corinthians 4: 3-4 But if our gospel be hid,
it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which
believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
2 Corinthians 4: 18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the
things which are seen are
temporal; but the
things which are
not seen are
eternal.
The whole book of Revelation is presented as a parable.(signified tongue) The opening interpretation instruction is clear that not only is it inspired but also signified.
Revelation 1:1 King James Version (KJV) The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he
sent and
signified it by his angel unto his servant John: