Mark 13:32 “But concerning that day and the hour no one knows, not even the messengers in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Greek word for Day:
Hemera G2250
Also used figuratively a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context): - age, + alway, (mid-) day (by day, [-ly]), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
In NT it’s translated as singular ‘day’ as well as plural ‘days’
The ‘days’ shows a building up of a time frame or an age.
In Matthew 28:20 it’s translated as ‘always’
Mat 28:20 teaching them to guard all that I have commanded you. And see, I am with you always/ pas G3956 (all, every, whole , daily ) hemera G2250, until the end of the age.” Aman.
The English ignores the Greek word ‘pas’ G3956 as it should actually render as “all the days”
The Hebrew word for day or days is ‘yom’ H3117 which is also defined figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverbially): - age, + always, + chronicles, continually (-ance), daily.
The Greek word in Mark 13:32 for ‘hour’ is hora G5610
Apparently a primary word; an “hour” (literally or figuratively): - day, hour, instant, season, X short, [even-] tide, (high) time.
It is also used in many places in NT as ‘hours’ in the plural form again indicating a ‘smaller time period’ as a ‘season’
The Hebrew word for "hour" is sha'ah (שעה). The plural of sha'ah is sha'ot (שעות).
The word sha'ah comes from the Aramaic word sha-on, which means "a short segment of time". In the Book of Daniel, the word sha-on appears five times.
So when Yahusha was using the words ‘day’ and ‘hour’ , He was using a Hebrew idiom indicating a longer period and a shorter period of time or an age which the Greek renders the same.
Hence, the ‘time/ age/season’ defined by these two words would have an end point as in English it can be rendered as ‘Time has an end’ and during the end those not knowing will come to know.
The contextual text in the first blush meaning shows the Son inferior as He is categorised as ‘No one knows’ along with any creature, including the ‘messengers’ and puts the ‘Father’ as the only superior entity knowing.
A parallel verse where the disciples of Yahusha asked Him whether at this time He would restore the reign to Yasharal shows that the disciples perfectly understood that Yahusha had the capability of understanding the period of when He Himself would restore the reign back to Yasharal. It was just that they couldn’t discern the time frame that at the present time (in the days when He stood amongst them) He didn’t know the ‘longer period’ and the ‘shorter period’ defined as ‘time and season’ and hence, He says “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.
Act 1:6 So when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Master, would You at this time restore the reign to Yisra’ěl?”
Act 1:7 And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.
The Greek word exousia G1849 translated as ‘authority’ actually means ‘in the sense of ability’ or ‘capacity’ or ‘jurisdiction’ and comes from the root word G1832 exesti which means ‘lawful’
Before we understand the lawfulness, ability, capacity or jurisdiction of the Father, first we must look at ‘Times and season’
Times G5550 chronos a space of time , season , a particular interval or period and is a longer period distinguished from kairos G2540 which is a shorter period of time and is the next word translated as ‘seasons’ in Acts 1:7.
Hence, here too we see a longer and a shorter period of time showing that this ‘Time will have an end’
The Father put everything lawfully, in a jurisdiction with a capability of knowing with the expiry of the times and the seasons.
Hence, the Greek words ‘hemera’ G2250 and ‘chronos’ G5550 show a longer period and the Greek word ‘hora’ G5610 and kairos G2540 show a shorter period of time.
The lengthy time period and the shorter period is in relation with ‘Yasharal’. The lengthy is in reference to Yasharal’s dispersion and the shorter period is in reference to the Great Tribulation where the days were shortened.
What does The Father put everything lawfully, in a jurisdiction with a capability of knowing with the expiry of the times and the seasons mean?
For this we must understand the Daniel passages
Dan 12:8 And I heard, but I did not understand, so I said, “My master, what is the latter end of these matters?”
Dan 12:9 And he said, “Go, Dani’ěl, for the words are hidden/satham H5640 סתם and sealed/ chatham H2856 חתם till the time of the end.
satham סתם H5640 means ‘stopped’ or ‘shut up’
chatham חתם H2856 means ‘to seal as with a kings ring’
Hence, until the time of the end the end of all things was ‘stopped and sealed with a kings ring’ and that King was Yahuah
Yahuchanan when receiving the scroll of Chazun/Revelation was told not to seal the words of the prophecy of the scroll for the time was near
Rev 22:10 And he said to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time is near.
There was no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth who was able to open the scroll or to look at it except for the Lion of Yahudah who had prevailed
Rev 5:3 And no one in the heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it.
Rev 5:4 And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it.
Rev 5:5 And one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. See, the Lion of the tribe of Yehuḏah, the Root of Dawiḏ, overcame to open the scroll and to loosen its seven seals.”
The Hebrew text uses the same word ‘chatham’ חתם H2856 and we saw the word means ‘to seal as with a kings ring’
Yahuchanan is further given information that the scroll was ‘sealed with the kings ring’ with seven seals where the word seven in Hebrew שבעה H7651 has the root word H7650 שבע shaba means to swear seven times with a declaration
This shows that Yahusha before the transitioned form as Yahuah was the one who swore in seven declarations and sealed the scroll with His ring and only He is worthy to open the scroll and He does that as Yahusha. This was placed within His jurisdiction and lawfully and this is translated as He putting everything in His own power or authority.
Twice in the book of Chazun/Revelation Yahusha says to watch or else He would come as a thief
Rev 3:3 “Remember, then, how you have received, and heard. And watch and repent. If, then, you do not wake up, I shall come upon you as a thief, and you shall not know at all what hour I come upon you.
Rev 16:15 “See, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who is staying awake and guarding his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
This is a clear indication that He knows the hour when He would come as the judge to judge or else He wouldn’t tell the assembly that He would come upon them at an hour as a thief which they would not know. Until He would open the seven seals when He would be glorified, it was lawfully within the jurisdiction of His Fatherhood to conceal what was written.
The Son bears the name, image of the invisible Elohim and all judgment has been committed to Him, and Him not knowing the day and hour is impossible. It’s just that people blow this up out of proportion without understanding the timing of His putting the seal on the scroll and Him unsealing it.
