There are many places in the Bible that prophesy the Lord’s secret coming. 9 For ( L)God did not appoint us to wrath, ( M)but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 ( N)who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.ġ1 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing. How Will the Prophecy That the Lord Jesus Will Come Like a Thief Be Fulfilled Come as a thief means that no one knows the exact time of the Lord’s return, and it also means that the Lord will come secretly as the Son of man. They will be caught unprepared, and as a result will not be able. 8 But let us who are of the day be sober, ( K)putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. For such people, the second coming of Christ will be to them like a thief comes in the night. 7 For ( I)those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk ( J)are drunk at night. 6 ( G)Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but ( H)let us watch and be sober. 5 You are all ( F)sons of light and sons of the day. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 states, for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. He knows that if we are faithful in littlein the mundane, the monotonous, the. Rather than trying to discern the timing, we are instructed to 'watch'not world events, but to watch over all that God has given to us, so that when that Day arrives, we are ready. Paul uses the analogy of a thief in the night because he wants to emphasize how disorienting Jesus’ return will be for those who are asleep or are not Christ-followers. 4 ( E)But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. His coming will be like a thief in the night, purposefully hidden from all. 3 While people are saying, Peace and safety, destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then ( C)sudden destruction comes upon them, ( D)as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. 1 Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, 2 for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 2 For you yourselves know perfectly that ( B)the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 It is when people are saying, 'How quiet and peaceful it is' that sudden destruction falls on them, as suddenly as labour pains come on a pregnant woman and there is no escape.
5 But concerning ( A)the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. 2 for you are well aware in any case that the Day of the Lord is going to come like a thief in the night.
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