sure, let's look at what Jesus was saying on Mount Olive when he was preaching to the disciples....

“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).

Now, fast-forward to today, and apparently every few years someone thinks he’s cracked the divine code. He’s got charts, blood moons, and a suspicious confidence that he knows what Jesus said He didn’t know. You can practically hear Christ saying, “Read the verse again, champ.”

The whole point of Jesus’ statement was to teach humility and vigilance, not arrogance and calculators. He wasn’t saying, “You’ll figure it out if you buy my book.” He was saying, “You won’t figure it out—so live faithfully.” It’s a call to obedience, not obsession. The faithful servant doesn’t spend all day trying to peek through heaven’s calendar; he just keeps the house clean and ready for the Master’s return.

When you see someone declaring, “The rapture will happen on April 19, 2028 at 4:17 p.m.,” you can be sure they’re doing the theological equivalent of licking a frozen flagpole. They’re ignoring Christ’s own words in order to impress the internet.

So yes—ignore the date-setters. Jesus told us why we don’t know the day or the hour: because God wants watchfulness, not panic; faith, not frenzy. Our job isn’t to guess the clock—it’s to stay awake and keep our lamps burning. When the Bridegroom comes, it’ll be too late to check your spreadsheet.