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You know that the Lord will return like a thief in the night; therefore, let us keep awake and be sober , because our destiny is salvation through Jesus.
1 Thess 5:1-10
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1 Thessalonians 5:1-10
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Now concerning w the times and the seasons, brothers, 1 x you have no need to have anything written to you.
For you yourselves are fully aware that y the day of the Lord will come
like a thief in the night.
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While people are saying,
“There is peace and security,”
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then z sudden destruction will come upon them
a as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman,
and they will not escape.
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But you b are not in darkness, brothers,
for that day to surprise you like a thief.
For you are all c children 1 of light, children of the day.
We are not of the night or of the darkness.
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So then d let us not sleep,
as others do,
but let us e keep awake and f be sober.
For those who sleep, sleep at night,
and those who get drunk, g are drunk at night.
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But since we belong to the day,
let us be sober,
h having put on the breastplate of i faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
For God has not destined us for j wrath,
but k to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
l who died for us
so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him.
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This is an important phrase, because we "hope" for "salvation" when Jesus returns, instead of wrath. This fits with 2 Thess 1:6-7. Jesus will return, but we will not be surprised, because we are awake and sober , waiting for "salvation."
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