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, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come against you.

But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

For you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.

But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief;

on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved, and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed.

Blessed

Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day your Lord is coming.

“Therefore be alert, because you don’t know either the day or the hour.

Stay awake and pray, so that you won’t enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Watch! Be alert! For you don’t know when the time is coming.

Stay awake and pray so that you won’t enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Those slaves the master will find alert when he comes will be blessed. I assure you: He will get ready, have them recline at the table, then come and serve them.

But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.

So then, we must not sleep, like the rest, but we must stay awake and be serious.

Now the end of all things is near; therefore, be serious and disciplined for prayer.

Lest

But you have a few people in Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will walk with Me in white, because they are worthy.

Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them get out of control, resulting in weakness before their enemies.

Your nakedness will be uncovered,
and your shame will be exposed.
I will take vengeance;
I will spare no one.

I am therefore going to gather all the lovers you pleased—all those you loved as well as all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose your nakedness to them so they see you completely naked.

Otherwise, I will strip her naked
and expose her as she was on the day of her birth.
I will make her like a desert
and like a parched land,
and I will let her die of thirst.

Woe to him who gives his neighbors drink,
pouring out your wrath
and even making them drunk,
in order to look at their nakedness!

since, when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

General references

“Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son —except the Father only.

“Therefore be alert, because you don’t know either the day or the hour.

Watch! Be alert! For you don’t know when the time is coming.

But know this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.