1 Thessalonians 5:2

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For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

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  • 2 Pet 3:10 : 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.
  • Rev 16:15 : 15 Look, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps their clothes with them, so they will not walk around naked and be shamefully exposed.
  • Rev 3:3 : 3 Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it and repent. If you are not alert, I will come unexpectedly like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.
  • Matt 24:42-44 : 42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
  • Luke 12:39-40 : 39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
  • Matt 25:13 : 13 Therefore, watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
  • Mark 13:34-35 : 34 It is like a man going on a journey, who leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their task, and tells the doorkeeper to stay alert. 35 Therefore, stay alert, because you do not know when the master of the house will come—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn.
  • Jer 23:20 : 20 The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come, you will clearly understand it.

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  • 1 Thess 5:3-7
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    3While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

    4But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that this day should surprise you like a thief.

    5You are all children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.

    6So then, let us not sleep like the rest, but let us be alert and sober.

    7For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

  • 1 Thess 5:1
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    1Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need for anything to be written to you.

  • 2 Pet 3:10-11
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    10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.

    11Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

  • Matt 24:42-44
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    42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

    43But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

    44So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

  • Luke 12:39-40
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    39But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

    40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

  • Mark 13:35-36
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    35Therefore, stay alert, because you do not know when the master of the house will come—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn.

    36Otherwise, when he comes suddenly, he may find you sleeping.

  • Mark 13:32-33
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    32But about that day or hour no one knows—not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

    33Be on guard! Stay alert and pray, because you do not know when the time will come.

  • Matt 25:13
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    13Therefore, watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

  • Rev 16:15
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    15Look, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps their clothes with them, so they will not walk around naked and be shamefully exposed.

  • 2 Thess 2:1-3
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    1Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,

    2not to be quickly shaken in mind or disturbed, either by a spirit, a message, or a letter seeming to come from us, claiming that the day of the Lord has already come.

    3Let no one deceive you in any way. That day will not come unless the rebellion takes place first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed—the son of destruction.

  • Luke 21:34-35
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    34Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with indulgence, drunkenness, and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.

    35For it will come upon all who live on the face of the earth as a snare.

  • 1 Thess 4:15
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    15For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

  • 2 Pet 3:8
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    8But do not let this one thing escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.

  • 2 Tim 3:1
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    1But know this: In the last days, difficult times will come.

  • Matt 24:50
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    50The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.

  • Matt 24:39
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    39and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

  • Job 24:16-17
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    16In the darkness, they break into houses, but by day, they shut themselves in; they do not know the light.

    17For to them, the morning is like deep darkness; they are familiar with the terrors of the shadow of death.

  • Jas 5:8
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    8You too must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near.

  • Rom 13:11-12
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    11And do this, knowing the time, that the hour has already come for you to wake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

    12The night is far gone, and the day is near. So let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

  • Rev 3:3
    71%

    3Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it and repent. If you are not alert, I will come unexpectedly like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.

  • Mark 13:29
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    29In the same way, when you see these things happening, know that it is near—right at the door.

  • Matt 24:37
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    37As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

  • Zech 14:1
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    1Behold, a day is coming for the Lord, when your plunder will be divided in your midst.

  • Luke 17:30-31
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    30It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

    31On that day, no one who is on the housetop with possessions inside should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should turn back for anything.

  • Zeph 1:15
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    15That day is a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness.

  • Eph 5:16-17
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    16Make the most of the time, because the days are evil.

    17Because of this, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

  • 2 Pet 3:14
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    14Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless.

  • Amos 5:18
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    18Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you desire it? The day of the Lord will be darkness and not light.

  • Luke 12:46
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    46the master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

  • Amos 5:20
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    20Won’t the day of the Lord be darkness and not light, gloom with no brightness in it?

  • Matt 24:33
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    33In the same way, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.

  • 2 Pet 1:19
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    19And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

  • 2 Thess 2:5
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    5Do you not remember that when I was still with you, I used to tell you these things?