is no reason to think that current believers will be disappointed at the timing of the Son of Man’s coming. Believers who follow Daniel’s pattern of reading God’s Word and engaging in serious prayer discover two primary sources of perseverance. Furthermore, Jesus makes two very important comments to his disciples that should be noted in every generation. First, he claims it is not for the apostles (the apostles!) to know the times God has fixed for the end (Acts 1:6–7). Second, and even more startling,