SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd HH:mm");

date= new Date();

Date now = new Date();
Date date = dateFormat.parse(...);
if( now.compareTo( date) < 0 ) {
    ... date is in the future ...
}

DateTime now = DateTime.now();
DateTime date = dateFormat.parse(...); // see http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/userguide.html#Input_and_Output
if( now.isBefore(date) ) {
    ... date is in the future ...
}

SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm");
    Date date = new Date();
    System.out.println(dateFormat.format(date));
    if(date.after(dateFormat.parse("14:00"))){
        System.out.println("Current time greater than 14.00");
    }

Date yourDate                 = new Date();
Date yourDateToCompareAgainst = new Date();
Calendar calendar             = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTime(yourDateToCompareAgainst);
calendar.set(HOUR, 14);

/** You can then check for your condition */
if( calendar.before(yourDate) ) {
}