New Testament Bible Prophecy of the end times: 

The Words of Jesus regarding the last days.

Mark 13:8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

Matthew 24:34 Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

Mark 13:30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

According to the Word of our Lord, from the time span from the beginning of the signs given by Jesus until His return to earth will take place in the lifetime of one generation.

Average life expectancy of this generation alive today: 77.9 years

I believe "this generation" that "shall not pass" spoken of by Jesus is alive today. I also believe the restoration of Israel as a nation in the year 1948 began our prophetic last generation time clock. 

Can we know the day or the hour of Jesus' return? NO.

Jesus said that no one would know the day or hour of His return; 

Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Luke 12:40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.


Can we know the season that Jesus is going to return? Yes.

First let's clear the air on an issue that has caused many to not look for a season of Jesus return, that being a misunderstanding of the question asked by the disciples in Acts 1:6 and Acts 1:7

Acts 1:6 Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

Some mistakenly believe that the disciples were referring to the return of Jesus at the end of the age in the above passage of scripture. 

Consider: How could they be saying "when will you return" when he was standing right before them. He had not left yet. When in actuality, they were asking Him if he was going to restore Israel as a kingdom, and make Himself ruler over the newly restored kingdom of Israel "AT THIS TIME" (then). 

Since the first Old testament yearning for Messiah the restoration of Israel as a Kingdom had been on the minds and hearts of the Hebrews. They wanted a King, a political ruler, someone to make them a strong and wealthy nation. One of the reasons the Jews rejected Jesus was due to His not being the nationalistic politician they demanded of their King. Jesus said His Kingdom was not of this world, and told them matter of fact to accept the rule of Rome and its Caesar when He said; "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's". 

So, in answer to the disciples asking if Jesus was about to proclaim Himself as King of what they hoped would be the soon newly restored kingdom of Israel; Jesus said:

Acts 1:7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons (of when Israel will be restored), which the Father hath put in his own power.

Jesus could foresee the destruction of Jerusalem that would take place in 70AD as He had referred to it in Mathew 2:18. He certainly could not tell them that Israel would be restored as a kingdom at that time.

The disciples obviously were not asking "when will you return, Jesus", and His reply regarding them not being allowed to know the seasons does not apply to an entirely different subject matter of His return at the end of the age.

However, Jesus did say that we could recognize the season of His return at the end of the age:

Matthew 24:32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is nigh:

Matthew 24:33 So likewise you, when ye shall see all these things (signs), know that it is near, even at the doors.

Jesus said we cannot know the day of His return.
Jesus said we cannot know the hour of His return.
Jesus did not say we would not recognize the season of His return.
Jesus did say there would be signs to look for of His soon return.
Jesus said these signs would be visible to us if we are looking for His return.
Jesus said we can depend on these these signs as surely as summer follows spring.
Jesus said the signs would begin and He would return within the lifetime of one generation.

My friends in Christ, the signs have already begun, they are happening all around us. 

Those today that don't believe that Jesus is about to return are spoken of in Bible prophecy:

2Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts

2Peter 3:4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

2Peter 3:5 For this they willingly are ignorant