The day of the Lord will commence unexpectedly, like the arrival of a thief at night. It is described as a time of darkness with dreadful consequences.

25 июл. 1999 г. · God takes Christians into His confidence about future things. Non-Christians live in deluded darkness about that day.

1 Thessalonians 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness In a state of unregeneracy, which is a state of darkness, blindness, and ignorance.

David Guzik commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5, where Paul exhorts the church in Thessalonica to be ready for the return of Jesus.

Christ's coming will be terrible to the ungodly. Their destruction will overtake them while they dream of happiness, and please themselves with vain amusements.

19 авг. 2023 г. · The world is divided into night people and day people a division which is forever (unless the night person repents and believes in Jesus).

The implication in verse 4 is that Christians have nothing to fear from that final Day in which everything will be known and judged.

13 мая 2023 г. · In this passage, Paul contrasts Day People (Believers) from Night People (Unbelievers). Night people are associated with darkness, sleep, and drunkenness.

Paul instructs believers to warn those who are lazy busybodies, encourage those who are easily discouraged, assist those whose faith is weak. And exercise ...

The verse emphasizes the themes of readiness and vigilance, as well as the contrast between light and darkness, and carries deep symbolic significance. This ...