Knowledge shall be Increased
What does the Bible mean when it says, “…. until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”? Daniel 12:4,9
The Bible does not talk about the end of time, but rather the time of the end. Nowhere in the Bible does it ever speak of the end of time. There is no Scripture, not one, about the end of time, but there are many Scriptures that speak of the end of the Old Covenant that God had with the Nation of Israel. The prophets wrote about the last days of that Old Covenant in the Scriptures.
When the Apostle Paul stood before King Agrippa, he said that he believed all things which were written in the Law and the Prophets. Acts26:22-23, Acts 24:14
The knowledge of God’s will and purpose in Jesus Christ was coming to light in the Last Days from AD 30 – AD 70. Knowledge is knowing the facts. God does not give knowledge to anyone beyond their willingness to obey Truth presented to them. Fellowship with God depends upon our walking with Him in Truth. 1 John 1:6-7
This is why what we are taught affects the way we live, and our lifestyle so much. What is not taught in the pulpits of churches today does not show up in the lives of church people.
When teaching of the Truth is diluted, it produces weak and unstable faith in God. To be truly Apostolic believers, we must conform to the Apostles Doctrine; believe what they believed, teach what they taught, and do what they did to be saved.
Although 2,000 years have passed, the Word of God is still the same. Hebrews 13:8
What was taught, believed in, and received then, is still the same today, the only way for confusion to come is when the original meaning of the Scripture is altered.
When you change the True Gospel of Jesus Christ, you change its results. Jesus said that He gave the words of Eternal Life to the Apostles. John 17:8
He prayed for those who would believe in Him through their (the Apostles) word. John 17:20, 1 John 4:6, Matthew 15:9, Mark 7:7
It is a long-established practice that has the effect of “unwritten” law. It is simply hand-me-down religion.
When examined in the light of Truth in the Scriptures, it is readily revealed as “man-made”.
• Remember, knowledge is knowing the facts.
• Facts are statements of Truth from God. John 17:17
• The inspired Scriptures are the source of the Knowledge of God. Matthew 22:29, 2 Peter 1:2,Colossians 3:2, 10
• Growing in knowledge produces change. 2 Peter 3:18
In Romans 12:2, the Scripture tells us that we are not to be conformed to this world, but we are to be transformed by the renewing of our mind that we may prove what is that “good” and “acceptable” and “perfect” will of God.
The perfect will of God and the perfect Word of God are the same.
To misinterpret one is to misinterpret the other.
The Lord said in Jeremiah 3:15 that He would give us pastors/shepherds who would feed us with knowledge and understanding.
The obvious problem with so many churches today is that the pastors, preachers, and elders are not called or sent by God because what they teach contradicts the Word of God. Romans 3:4
• A person cannot explain what he does not know or understand. Jeremiah 23:20-21, 25-26,31-32 (read the whole chapter when you have a chance) it takes a preacher for one to hear Romans 10:15.
Biblical knowledge is being acquainted with Biblical facts.
A thing cannot be said to be Biblical unless there are Biblical statements in the same terms to declare it so.
The measure of Biblical reality is the correspondence between a manmade statement and a Biblical fact.
For example, 2,000 years can only be Biblical if a chronological term equal to 2,000 years is observable in the Bible.
Does the assertion of “Futurism” correspond with Biblical facts?
“Futurism” is the belief that most prophecies are yet to happen in the future.
Personally, physically, and visibly are asserted by “Futurism”, but personally, physically, and visibly occur nowhere in the Bible.
“Gaps” between verses and passages are also asserted, but no “gaps” are anywhere stated by any Bible authors.
Jesus coming physically literally appears NOWHERE in the whole Biblical data.
• There is no temple in Jerusalem in the year 2025 that is waiting to be destroyed.
• There IS Biblical correspondence with fulfilled prophecy in the Last Days concerning that 40-year generation from AD 30 – AD 70.
• Things promised to that generation had their first meaning to them.
• ALL things were to come upon the generation that Jesus was addressing. Matthew 23:36, Luke 21:22-32,
The destruction of the Jerusalem Temple and the End of the Age occur at the same time. Matthew24:1-3
There is correspondence between historical statements and Biblical fact.
• Josephus, a Jewish historian who wrote a book, War of the Jews, said that Jerusalem and its temple were destroyed in AD 70.
• Tacitus, a Roman historian who wrote History of Rome, said the same thing.
The conclusion is that when Jerusalem and the temple were ended, so did that world or age.
So, the knowledge that was prophesied to increase in the last time was the knowledge of the Gospel message, the knowledge of God manifest in the flesh, the knowledge of the impending judgment upon those covenant-breakers, the knowledge of the resurrection, the knowledge of Eternal Life, and the knowledge of the New Eternal Covenant.
The “Futurist” would have us believe that this knowledge was the knowledge of technology, of scientific discoveries, of manufacturing, etc.
Futurists may believe they are right, but anyone can believe anything.
True facts are the only measure of objective knowledge. Without Biblical facts to measure statements made, there can be no objective knowledge about Truth.
God said what He means and means what He said.
In Daniel 12:4, the Scripture said that in the time of the end, knowledge shall be increased.
It has long been considered that at the end of time, there would be great knowledge, advanced technology such as computers, airplanes, outer space travel, many types of inventions, and different kinds of capabilities given by practical applications of advanced knowledge for a futuristic world.
What does the Bible really say about knowledge in the Last Times?
The knowledge that was prophesied to come was not modern-day technology, but rather the knowledge about salvation and redemption through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The prophet Zechariah wrote about a day that was coming when the Lord would be King over all the earth and that there would be light (knowledge) in the evening time or in the end time. Zechariah 14:6-7,9
In the Last Time, (Last Days), salvation would be revealed. 1 Peter 1:5,18-20
The Apostle John proclaimed that it was the Last Times in his day. 1 John 2:18
Jude and Peter also proclaimed that they were in the last days. Jude18, 2 Peter 3:3
It was the last days from AD 30- AD 70 and God was revealing His glory through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:6-7, 10, Luke 1:77
Salvation knowledge was made known through the born-again experience. Knowledge of the hope of eternal life was given to the saints. Ephesians 1:17-18
Knowledge of the mystery of Christ given to the Gentiles through the Gospel. This mystery was the fact that Jew and Gentile would become joint heirs through the Gospel. Ephesians 3:3-6, Galatians 3:26-29
Paul counts all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:8
Paul also exhorts the saints in his epistle to the Colossians to be filled with knowledge and to increase in the knowledge of God. Colossians 1:9-10
Some other examples of the use of knowledge increasing through the truth of the Gospel can be found in 1 Timothy 2:4, Hebrews 10:26, 2 Peter 1:2-3,8, 2:20, 3:18, 1 Corinthians 1:4-5.
Conclusion
The knowledge that was to come was not about a modern world, but the knowledge of the will of God and how to receive salvation through the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Redemption’s story was made complete and completely fulfilled in the Last-Days generation of AD 30- AD 70. This was the knowledge that would come in the time of the end. Daniel 12:9, 13
The resurrection was on the last day of the last days at the end of the Old Testament. John 11:24
