1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 - The Sudden Arrival Of The Day Of The Lord

¹ But as to times and dates, brothers, you have no need of anyone's writing you, ² for you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the Lord is coming like a thief in the night. ³ When people say, "Such peace and security!" then suddenly destruction falls upon them, like birth pains upon a woman who is about to become a mother, but they shall not escape, no, not at all. ⁴ But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that that day, like a thief, should take you by surprise; ⁵ for you are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or the darkness. ⁶ So let us stop sleeping as others do, but let us stay awake and keep sober. ⁷ For those who sleep at night and those who get drunk are drunken at night, ⁸ but let us who belong to the day keep sober, clothed with faith and love for a coat of mail and with the hope of salvation for a helmet. ⁹ For God appointed us not to reap His wrath but to gain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁰ who died for us, so that whether we still live or sleep we may live in fellowship with Him. ¹¹ So continue encouraging one another and helping one another in character building.