Examining the org.apache.flink.table.descriptors.Kafka class in Flink v1.8,
it has the following startUpModes for consumers:
    .startFromEarliest()
    .startFromLatest()
    .startFromSpecificOffsets(...)

However, it does not have a method to support starting from a Timestamp.
The FlinkKafkaConsumer supports this feature though. Was it a conscience
decision to leave that start up mode out of the table descriptor? If so,
what was the reasoning?

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