asfentheperfect.blogg.se - Like a thief in the night bible verse

For example, “ Be you therefore ready also: for the Son of man comes at an hour when you think not” (Luke 12:40). There are many places in the Bible that prophesy the Lord’s secret coming. “ Come as a thief” means that no one knows the exact time of the Lord’s return, and it also means that the Lord will come secretly as the Son of man. I knew, you see, without having to be told, that there would be a fire to go through. Somehow it had been leaked, and now the whispers were going around. This was not supposed to be generally known.

I dreamed that the Second Coming was at hand. Therefore, it’s perfectly appropriate to use the parable “come as a thief.”.

As God reveals Himself in the flesh to do His work, looking ordinary and normal, people are not able to recognize Him as God Himself, and thus God’s appearance and work are hidden to people.

The consequence of falling asleep on the job always applied to the slothful, sleeping, and unprepared individual, not to an individual who was watching, waiting, obedient and prepared.

” The phrase “Thief In The Night” was a known Hebrew idiom during the first coming of Yeshua – it was a title applied to the High Priest. Revelation 3:3 – “If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief.3 While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them. Lesson 17: For the Day of the Lord Will Come as a Thief in the Night (1Th 5:1-4) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-4 (NIV) 1 Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, 2 for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.