AI OVERVIEW: End-times questions derail Bible study when we try to pin down timing, location, or sequence; the prophecies are written so that those alive will recognize them, not so we can out-guess the timetable. Paul instructed Timothy to stop false teaching and endless genealogies, for these things promote controversial speculation rather than godliness, and love grows from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith. The Bible is not a puzzle to be solved, and I will often answer questions with, I don't know; I'm on the welcoming committee, not the programming committee. Prophecies about the Messiah were obscure to the prophets themselves, but were revealed to us; Jesus' coming now makes sense in hindsight.
YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION: --- What the Bible says about the end times and heaven is clear. What it doesn't say is where speculation takes over. Why "I don't know" is the faithful answer. ---
