Mat 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
What is the context of "that"?
Mat 24:35
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
So if it is not knowing when heaven and earth will pass away, the "belief" that no one knows when Christ is returning may not be the context of the verse.
However, I lean that we do not know when His return will be based on this verse:
Mat_24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Mar_13:20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
I've been following Joseph Dumond of
Sighted Moon | Prove All Things for several years. Joseph's expertise is in over 20 years researching the dates of past Jubilees and Sabbatical years. There are many who endorse his work as being accurate. Basing his work that we are given on earth with man ruling 120 cycles. (Gen_6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.)
Sighted Moon | Sabbatical & Jubilee Chart
He has pinpointed that we are in the 119th cycle and that on Tishri 1 of 2045 CE will be the start of the 120th cycle. What does that mean? It means Christ could return (cutting the days short) anytime between now and then,
Anyone know by calendar of reckoning what the date of Tishri 1, 2045 CE is? September 12th, but the "conjunction (dark) moon" falls on September 11th. Could this be how Christ "shortens" those days? Don't know, just stay ready and alert.
Oh, and one more observation of cutting those days short....September 11th, 2026 is also "conjunction moon" for the 7th month.
Why do I think Christ will return in "darkness"? Because the only light we see in His coming is Him.
Mat 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.