Revelation 16:15

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Summary

Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

I come

Blessed

Lest

2 Corinthians 5:3

General references

Bible References

I come

Remember, therefore, how thou hast received, and didst hear, and keep it and repent. If then thou shall not watch, I will have come as a thief, and in nowise shalt thou get to know, during what sort of hour, I will have come upon thee.

But there is, one thing, ye know - That, if the householder, had known, in what watch, the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.

For, ye yourselves, perfectly well know - that, the day of the Lord, as a thief in the night, so, cometh;

Howbeit the day of the Lord will be here, as a thief, - in which, the heavens, with a rushing noise, will pass away, while, elements, becoming intensely hot, will be dissolved, and, earth, and the works therein, will be discovered.

Blessed

Be watching, therefore, for ye know not, on what manner of day, your Lord is coming.

Be watching, therefore, because ye know, neither the day nor the hour.

Be watching and praying, that ye may not enter into temptation: The spirit, indeed, is, eager, but, the flesh, weak.

Be taking heed, be watching, for ye know not, when, the season is: -

Be watching and praying, that ye enter not into temptation: the, spirit, indeed, is willing, but, the flesh, weak.

Happy those servants, whom the lord, when he cometh, shall find watching! Verily, I say unto you - he will gird himself, and make them recline, and, coming near, will minister unto them.

But be watching in every season, making supplication, that ye may gain full vigour, to escape all these things that are about to be coming to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.

Wherefore, be on the watch, remembering that, for three years, night and day, I gave myself no rest, with tears, admonishing each one.

Hence, then, let us not be sleeping, as the rest, but let us watch and be sober: -

But, the end of all things, hath drawn near: - be of sound mind, therefore, and be sober for prayers;

Lest

Nevertheless, thou hast a few names, in Sardis, which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white, because they are, worthy.

And Moses saw the people, that unbridled, they were, - for Aaron had given them the rein, for a whispering, among their enemies.

Bared shall be thy shame, Yea seen thy reproach, - An avenging, will I take, And will accept no son of earth.

Therefore behold me! gathering together all thy lovers unto whom thou didst make thyself pleasant, Even all whom thou lovedst, With all whom thou hatedst, - Yea I will gather them together unto thee from every side And will uncover thy shame unto them, And they shall see all thy shame.

Lest I strip off her under-clothing, and set her forth to view, as in the day she was born, - and make her like a wilderness, and render her like a land that is parched, and suffer her to die of thirst;

Alas! for him who causeth his neighbour to drink, from the goblet of thy fury, and also, making him drunk, - to the end thou mayest gloat over their parts of shame.

Although, indeed, even clothing ourselves, we shall not be found, naked; -

General references

But, concerning that day and hour, no one, knoweth, neither the messengers of the heavens, nor the Son, - save the Father only.

Be watching, therefore, because ye know, neither the day nor the hour.

Be taking heed, be watching, for ye know not, when, the season is: -

But, of this, be taking note - Had the householder known, in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not suffered his house, to be digged through.