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Question 9

Doesn’t the Bible say He’s coming as a thief in the night?


Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:2

"The day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night."
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Answer

Notice carefully that the subject of this verse is "the day", not "the Lord". Its the day that comes like a thief in the night. The Bible isn’t telling us that Jesus is going to steal His people like a thief. But rather the day He comes is unexpected, just like the day a thief comes is unexpected.

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