Just A Thought
There are a variety of storm warning systems to help inform and protect various people across the nation. Meteorologists use complex mathematics, data analysis, and previous models to give accurate information for their viewers living in their region. These weather centers inform people when a destructive thunderstorm, hail, tornado, sandstorm, or hurricane is quickly approaching their home. It provides approximate data in the amount of rain, snow, and ice. As well as relay when the weather is pleasant, sunny, and clear. Regardless of the information given, weatherpeople give approximate predictions to what will happen so the city can be prepared. When the people requested Christ for a sign of the end times, the assumption is that they wanted a similar spiritual warning system as our storm warnings. However, this was not the case.
Jesus Christ saw through the malaise of fake rhetoric and questions. He realized they did not want to prepare for the end. Instead, what they wanted was to learn when the end would happen and change when certain “signs” appeared. Basically, they didn’t want a true relationship with God. Just enough of a friendly reminder that God still exists. Jesus did not want to give them a sign as a reward for their own selfishness. The goals of any warning system are to help people be prepared for impending doom, struggle, or how to navigate one’s life through the day. If Christ read their hearts and saw with sincerity that they wanted to prepare for the impending destruction, then He would have had a strong desire to give them a sign in preparation for the end.