The End Times: The Already and the Not Yet For more on the “already” and “not yet” see: Matt. 24:1–51 One of the most important features of biblical teaching about last things is the concept of the “already” and the “not yet.” The “already” means many of the OT’s predictions concerning the future have already come to pass, the most important being the arrival of the Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth. The “not yet” means many aspects of the last things remain unfulfilled. This passage contains