No one knows the hour or the day

So, I had an article all written out, that I was just going to copy, and type, and insert Bible verses and links where needed. It seems to have disappeared. I will still use it, but, it's probably going to have to be a later article. Which is unfortunate, because I thought it would make a good article.
Since my thing is "how do I tie this to the Bible"? I want that to be my trademark. I was thinking about what Jesus said, about how no one knows the hour or the time.
The truth is, I don't always know where I placed my article!
So, between rebuffing people who think Ukraine should surrender its territory (never mind the religious persecution of Greek Catholics in Russia and stolen Ukraine, there is NO Catholic defense of Russia or Putin, and apparently, some of my colleagues here think it's "warmongering" to defend your own country. Ah yes, because America should have totally surrendered in the War of 1812. Catholics CANNOT be vatniki, Pope Francis Has Ukrainians — Especially Ukrainian Catholics — Worried and Angry), and writing about whatever random thing I can think of, I need to think about what matters the most.
It may surprise some people who believe in Sola Scriptura, but, the most important thing isn't the Bible. In fact, the Bible isn't even the final authority. The final authority is God. And, as Jesus Christ is God, he's not what matters most, but WHO matters most. With that, let's get into the text, I will be using the Douay Rheims version of the Bible (which I have said needs an update, because it does, The Douay Rheims Bible could really use an update).
Anyway, Jesus says, in Matthew 24:36, "But of that day and hour no one knoweth, no not the angels of heaven, but the Father alone".
Now, it's really easy to make a couple of errors there, the first one is that Jesus is claiming that he isn't all knowing (omniscient). The second is that Jesus is talking about the end of the world. Of course, there is a sense in which that could be true (Bible verses can, and often do, have multiple meanings).
But, I want to talk about the primary meaning here, in the context we're given in the text.
Note what it says in Matthew 24: 1-2, "
And Jesus being come out of the temple, went away. And his disciples came to shew him the buildings of the temple.
And he answering, said to them: Do you see all these things? Amen I say to you there shall not be left here a stone upon a stone that shall not be destroyed."
And, of course, that did happen (Will the Jerusalem Temple Ever Be Rebuilt?, as an aside, I am of the opinion that the temple shouldn't be rebuilt).
But, what's the immediate context of the verse, that is, what's happening right before, and right after?
Can any of Matthew 24 be taken to talk about the end of the world?
Well, let's check (And, since I don't want you to be here all day, it's not going to be everything). "And when he was sitting on mount Olivet, the disciples cam to him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the consummation of the world"?
Okay! So, it seems to me like different questions are being asked.
And the next verses kind of gives that context. v. 4-6, "And Jesus answering, said to them, 'Take heed that no man seduce you; for many will come in my name saying, I am Christ, and they will seduce many. And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not troubled. For these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet'". (As always, I encourage you to read the rest on your own). And do you recall what verse 36 said?
Maybe we should read v. 34 and 35, "Amen I say to you, this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
Heaven and earth shall pass, but my words shall not pass".
And there you have it, if it had to happen in the generation Jesus was talking to (and I don't accept that Matthew was written after the destruction of the temple), then it was probably describing the coming of the Son of Man at the destruction of the temple. I DO think that some of Matthew 24 IS talking about the End of the world, but not only that, nor do I believe the modern "scholars", that think Jesus was wrong about the end times.
So, my point is this. We need to be ready. Either way, we need to be ready. And I wrote this entire article because I forgot where I put one that was already written. Which really shows how my brain works! God bless you, y'all!