Two questions might be asked.
    1. Can we know the hour, the day, the season, the year, the times, or the generation?
    2. Of what can we know?
    Can we know the day and hour of the Rapture? Can we know the day and hour that the Antichrist comes forth? Can we know the day and hour that the Tribulation begins? Can we know the day and hour of the abomination of desolation? Can we know the day and hour of the physical return of Jesus Christ? Can we know the day and hour of the new heaven and new earth? What can we know, and what can we not know according to the Scriptures?
    Throughout history, men’s traditions have made God’s Word of no effect. Indeed, some traditions have been so embedded in people’s hearts that if a person declared, through God’s Word, these traditions were wrong, he was called all manner of names. He might even be crucified. The Pharisees, scribes, lawyers, Sadducees, and others had many unscriptural traditions. Jesus confronted these false, manmade traditions. Some were based on half truths of the Scriptures; others were based on misuse of God’s Word.
    Even when Jesus proved, through the Scriptures, these people were wrong, they refused to admit their error. Rather, when they were confronted with their lack of understanding of the Scriptures, they sought to kill Jesus. They wanted to silence Him. He was accused of having a devil. All manner of accusations were made against Him.
    Is it any different today in this lukewarm generation? If a person comes forth and states it is possible to know the day and hour of the Rapture, immediately, he may be cast out. He might be called all manner of names as people may shout and scream, "Away with this person. No one can know the day or the hour." We ask the question, "Is this true?" Does the Bible teach that no man can know the day and hour of the Rapture or these other events? Is it a half truth? Is it simply a tradition of men that has become so established in people’s minds that even God’s Word cannot correct them? Is it a wrong tradition that is incorrectly based on taking certain Scriptures out of context and reading into them things that are really not there? Are some people afraid to take a stand for what is right, because of fear of what people might say?
    There are over 1700 verses in the Old Testament directly dealing with Bible prophecy in conjunction with the times we are now in or the times that are yet to come. There are over 1100 such verses in the New Testament. In addition, there may be over 1000 other verses that directly relate to these. The Bible contains 31,173 verses. Approximately 12.8% of the Bible (or about one out of every eight verses) deals, either directly or indirectly, with Bible prophecy regarding the times we are now in or that are in the future. Clearly, the Lord wanted us to know and understand the times we are now in and what the future holds.