Now concerning the times and
the seasons,
friends,
you have no need to have anything written to you.
For
you yourselves are fully aware
that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
While people are saying,
"There is peace and
security,"
then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains
come upon a pregnant woman, and
they will not escape.
But
you are not in darkness,
friends,
for that day to surprise you like a thief.
For
you are all children of light,
children of the day.
We are not of the night or of the darkness.
So then
let us not sleep,
as others do, but
let us keep awake and
be sober.
For
those who sleep,
sleep at night, and
those who get drunk,
are drunk at night.
But
since we belong to the day,
let us be sober,
having put on the breastplate of faith and
love, and for a helmet the
hope of salvation.
For
God has not destined us for wrath,
but
to obtain salvation
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who died for us
so that
whether we are awake or
asleep
we might live with him.
Therefore
encourage one another and
build one another up,
just as you are doing.
{The above is one possible textual outline of 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, which the only edit being “friends” in place of “brothers” for the purpose of blog styling.}
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