But no one seems to know these verses:
1Th 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
1Th 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
1Th 4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
1Th 5:1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 1Th 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
1Th 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
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Very excellent point. Have long thought that interesting.
The capacity of naysayers as well as rebels to seize on a phrase or a verse to justify their ignoring lists of other Scriptures has long been a sad but fascinating fact of human nature, it seems.
And in this instance, there are plenty of folks who suggest and even go so far as to teach that this verse means "be a good Christian and you will always be prepared when Jesus comes like a thief in the night, because no one really knows the day or the hour"...
1Th 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
But that's not what the verse means...How do I know that...Because that's not what the verse says
It says, "I am not in darkness, therefore, I WILL know the times and seasons...And what's that mean??? You won't find it in the 'original' Greek...
'Seasons' is pretty self explanatory...It means seasons...Times on the other hand will require some Bible study (II Tim 2:15) but it's in there...