1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 - The Sudden Arrival Of The Day Of The Lord
1 As regards the course and periods of time, brothers, you have no need of being written to. 2 You know perfectly well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night; 3 when 'all's well' and 'all is safe' are on the lips of men, then all of a sudden Destruction is upon them, like pangs on a pregnant woman ??escape there is none. 4 But, brothers, you are not in the darkness for the Day to surprise you like thieves; 5 you are all sons of the Light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or the darkness. 6 Well then, we must not sleep like the rest of men, but be wakeful and sober; 7 for sleepers sleep by night and drunkards are drunk by night, 8 but we must be sober, we who belong to the day, clad in faith and love as our coat of mail, with the hope of salvation as our helmet ??9 for God destined us not for Wrath but to gain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us that waking in life or sleeping in death we should live together with him. 11 Encourage one another, therefore, and let each edify the other ??as indeed you are doing.