1 Thessalonians 5:4-11 The Day of the Lord part 2
4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would
overtake you like a thief;
5 for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night
nor of darkness;
6 so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober.
7 For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who
get drunk get drunk at night.
8 But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on
the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.
9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep,
we will live together with Him.
11 Therefore encourage one another and build up one another,
just as you also are doing.
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1 Thessalonians 5:1-7 The Day of the Lord
1 Now as to the times and the epochs, brethren, you have no need
of anything to be written to you.
2 For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come
just like a thief in the night.
3 While they are saying, "Peace and safety!" then destruction will come
upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a woman with child,
and they will not escape.
4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would
overtake you like a thief;
5 for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night
nor of darkness;
6 so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober.
7 For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who
get drunk get drunk at night.
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4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day
would overtake you like a thief;
you are not in darkness
darkness - skótos - spiritual darkness, implying ignorance or error
see the following: John 8:12, John 12:46 and 1 John 1:5
the day would overtake you like a thief;
“the day” – what is this referring to ?
overtake - katalambanō - properly signifies "to lay hold of;" then, "to lay
hold of so as to possess as one's own, to appropriate."
like a thief or as a thief
that the day shall come down upon you as a thief
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5 for you are all sons of light and sons of day.
We are not of night nor of darkness;
sons of light and sons of days
vs
sons of darkness and sons of night
see the following:
John 12:36 and Eph. 5:18 concerning light
Col. 1:13 and 1 Peter 2:19 concerning darkness
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6 so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be
alert and sober. 7 For those who sleep do their sleeping
at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night.
let us not sleep as others do
sleep - katheúdō - to sleep, fall asleep, be fast asleep,
to be spiritually asleep –
(not the same as in 1 Thess. 4:13)
but let us be alert and sober
alert - grēgoreúō - to watch, to refrain from sleep –
from the word “to arise, arouse.”
sober - néphō - to be sober-minded, watchful, circumspect
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6 so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be
alert and sober. 7 For those who sleep do their sleeping
at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night.
the ones sleeping sleep at night
and
the ones being drunk are drunk at night
we (believers) are not sons of night
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8 But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having
put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet,
the hope of salvation.
we are of the day
let us be sober
having put on
the breastplate of faith and love
a helmet - the hope of salvation
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9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but for
obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
God has not destined us for wrath
destined- tithēmi - "to put," is used of "appointment" to any form of service
wrath- orgē -originally any "natural impulse, or desire, or disposition,
"came to signify "anger," as the strongest of all passions
see verse: 1 Thess 1:10 --- who rescues us from the wrath to come
God has destined for obtaining salvation through our Lord
Jesus Christ
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* Vern Peterman 12/12/07
10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or
asleep, we will live together with Him.
who (Christ) died for us
so that we will live together with Him
whether we are awake or asleep
awake - those alive at His coming
asleep - those dead in Christ
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11 Therefore encourage one another and build up one
another, just as you also are doing.
Therefore encourage one another and build up one another
encourage - parakaléō - from pará , to the side of, and kaléō , to call.
To aid, help, comfort, encourage.
build up - oikodoméō - to build, construct, erect. Metaphorically,
to build up, establish, confirm.
just as you also are doing
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