Yes — Jesus knew the timing of the end of the age from His divine side, even though He spoke truthfully from His human side that He did not know.
Les Feldick teaches that Jesus was fully God and fully man, and He never allowed His deity to override His humanity. When Jesus said no man knows the day or hour (Matthew 24:36), He was speaking from His humanity and could honestly make that statement. From His divine side, He and the Father were one, so He knew the exact day and hour, but He chose not to reveal it (Acts 1:7).
Matthew 24:36 — This verse records Jesus' statement that only the Father knows the day and hour — the key passage behind this question.
Acts 1:7 — Jesus tells His disciples that the Father has set the times and seasons by His own authority, reinforcing why the timing was not revealed.
In Matthew 24:36, Jesus says, "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only." This plainly states that the timing of the end of the age is not revealed to men or even to angels — it is known only to the Father. In Acts 1:7, after His resurrection, Jesus tells His disciples, "It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power." Thus, Scripture emphasizes that the Father has sovereignly reserved the timing of these events for Himself, and this timing was not given to anyone else to reveal.
Les Feldick explains that Jesus' statement in Matthew 24:36 must be understood through His dual nature. In Clip 1, he says Jesus was totally God and totally man, but He never let the divine nature cross over into His humanity. Therefore, when Jesus said "no man knoweth the hour," He spoke from His humanity side and honestly did not know as a man. Yet, had He spoken from the God side, He could have given the exact day and hour because He knew it (Clips 1 and 3). Les also points out in Clip 2 that God knows the exact hour, day, and year of prophetic events, but there was a reason Jesus could say He didn't know without lying. In Clip 4, Les adds that Jesus knew from His deity's side that the church age would come after Israel's dispersion, but He never revealed it. Finally, in Clip 7, Les emphasizes that no one knows when Christ will return — it is only imminent.
Les Feldick teaches that Jesus, while on earth, spoke from His humanity and did not allow His deity to cross over into His human experience. As a man, He genuinely did not know the day or hour of the end (Matthew 24:36). Because He was also God, He possessed that knowledge on His divine side, but He did not mix the two natures. This allowed Him to make an honest human statement while still being omniscient as God (Clip 1).
In Acts 1:7, after the disciples asked if Jesus would restore the kingdom to Israel, He replied that the times and seasons were in the Father's own power. Les Feldick points out that Jesus did not correct their expectation of a coming kingdom; He only said it was not for them to know the timing (Clips 2 and 6). Even though Jesus, from His divine side, knew the exact timetable, He willingly refused to reveal it because the Father had placed those times in His own authority (Clip 3).
Les Feldick teaches that during the present church age there is no time frame and no one knows when Christ will return. He says the coming is imminent — the Lord may come before the day is over, or it may be years away. He warns against anyone who claims to know a specific date, saying, "We don't know that" (Clip 7).
Why God Destroyed the Earth with a Flood (Genesis 6 Explained)
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Humanity vs. Deity
Les explains that Jesus was totally God and totally man but never let His deity cross over into His humanity, so He honestly spoke from His human side when saying He didn't know the day or hour.
Not for You to Know
Les notes that Jesus told the disciples it was not for them to know the timing, but God still knows the exact hour, day, and year of prophetic events.
God's Side Knew the Hour
Les says he is sure Jesus knew the exact day and hour from His God side, yet He could honestly tell the eleven it was not for them to know.
Deity's Knowledge of the Ages
Les says Jesus knew from His deity's side that Israel would be dispersed and that the church age would come, but He never indicated or revealed it.
Matthew 24:36 Quoted
Les directly quotes Matthew 24:36, highlighting that no man, not even the angels, knows the day or hour — only the Father.
Why the Twelve Apostles Stayed in Jerusalem — Acts 1 & 8
He would have upbraided them, and He would have explained, now listen, fellas, you're barking up the wrong tree, you're not understanding. But He doesn't. He lets them ask that question, and the only thing that He refuses to answer is not the if but the what, the when. There's no ifs, ands, buts, it's going to come. But He says, it's not for you to know when.
Imminent Return
Les teaches that during the church age no one knows when Christ will return and that any claim of a specific date is wrong.
Matthew 24:36: But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Jesus explicitly states that the exact timing of the end is known only to the Father, which is the central verse for this question.
Acts 1:7: And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
After His resurrection, Jesus again withholds the timing, telling the disciples it is the Father's own authority.
Les Feldick explains that Jesus spoke from His humanity. He was fully God and fully man, but He never let His deity override His human experience. As a man, He honestly didn't know the day or hour; from His divine side, He had that knowledge but chose not to reveal it.
Yes, from His divine nature Jesus knew the exact date, according to Les Feldick. But He did not reveal it because the Father had placed the times and seasons in His own power (Acts 1:7).
No. Les Feldick says we are in the church age, where there is no time frame and Christ's coming is only imminent. He warns against anyone who claims to know a specific date.
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