Marcos 13:32

"That day" is the day of Jesus’ return contrasted with "those days" preceding it (Mark 13:17; Mark 13:19; Mark 13:24). Jesus was distinguishing knowing that an event was approaching and near at hand (Mark 13:28-29) from knowing the exact time of its arrival. God the Father alone knows the day and the hour of the Son’s return (cf. Acts 1:7). Jesus’ ignorance of this information was a result of His incarnation (Philippians 2:6-8). [Note: See Harold F. Carl, "Only the Father Knows: Historical and Evangelical Responses to Jesus’ Eschatological Ignorance in Mark 13:32," a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Nov. 16, 2000, Nashville, Tenn.] Jesus may not have known this information when He made this statement, but He probably knows the time of His return now.