Jesus Is Coming As a Thief In The Night

[MizKJVOnly]

Jesus Is Coming As a Thief In The Night

 

Matthew 24:42-44

Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

 

Luke 12:39-40

And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

 

I Thessalonians 5:2

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

 

II Peter 3:10-11

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

 

Revelation 3:3

Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

 

Revelation 16:15

Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

 

AMEN

[Guest]

1Th 5:4

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

[Jaydub]

They are also good verses for no pre trib rapture.

How could the day of the Lord come as a thief in the night, if there was a rapture

Its been 3 1/2 years should be here any day now or 7 years any day now.

[Omegaman 3.0]

The thing about the thief in the night language, is that it emphasizes that it is those not of faith who are distracted from spiritual things, and not being watchful nor aware of the time. Just as it was in the Days of Noah, people were living life as normal, until the flood took them away to their destruction.

The faithful on the other hand, were preserved and not surprised but expectant, they were in the light, not in darkness like others.

[Guest kingdombrat]

In theory, Jesus is pretty good at just popping in like we see when He visits Abraham and several others.   Then He came as a Thief to Satan and the power Satan had over Death/Grave/Sin Nature when he brought Salvation unto us.   And we await His coming like a Thief again.   You gotta love how He works!

[Mary8]

I really like this verse too:

Wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.   1 Thessalonians 1:10 

 

[Mary8]

On 4/2/2021 at 7:11 AM, SONshine said:

The Day of the Lord doesn't come upon everyone as a thief in the night.  So, if you do watch and take heed, He will not come to you as a thief.  Watch watchman watch. 

Four times these verses say watch.

Mark 13:33Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.  34For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. 35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.  37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

[TheBlade]

A thief in the night. A thief we know Christ is not. A thief we know takes something and we never saw him/her yet Christ will come and take whats HIS and the world will not know He came ..YES YES YES! I CAN ONLY IMAGINE! <--song playing now lol YES !

Edited April 12, 2021 by TheBlade

[missmuffet]

On 4/1/2021 at 2:45 PM, MizKJVOnly said:

Jesus Is Coming As a Thief In The Night

 

Matthew 24:42-44

Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

 

Luke 12:39-40

And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

 

I Thessalonians 5:2

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

 

II Peter 3:10-11

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

 

Revelation 3:3

Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

 

Revelation 16:15

Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

 

AMEN

This verse is the second coming of Christ. 

[Omegaman 3.0]

On 4/11/2021 at 6:13 PM, missmuffet said:

This verse is the second coming of Christ. 

Exactly right, the second coming which occurs after the great tribulation, and the elect are gathered. As Jesus said:

“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son,^b but the Father only. 37For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, 39and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

Which day and hours is He speaking about, context is everything. For context:

29“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31And He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

32“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 33So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates. 34Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

So yes, you are totally correct missmuffet, Jesus will return again at His second coming, after the tribulation and gather His elect. If we do not add events to that which the Bible does not speak of, and observe who the thief in the night language is directed at (the unbelieving), then people will not be confused by popular notions which are not from the Bible, but from the imagination, inferring things which are not said.