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Paul did not provide detailed information on the times and seasons since the Lord would return like a thief in the night – 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11. Paul continued discussing the “ arrival ” or ‘ Parousia ’ of Jesus in Chapter 5 of 1 Thessalonians . He addressed the question of its timing and the different ways it would impact believers and nonbelievers. Rather than signs and timetables, he reminded his readers that the “ Day of the LORD ” would come like a “ thief in the night .” Only God knew that Day’s timing, therefore, believers must remain prepared for its sudden arrival.

Jesus will arrive on the Day of the Lord at which time the dead will be raised, the wicked judged, and death will cease forever . The coming of Jesus is an important major part of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. He touches on several aspects of the event, including its identification as the “Day of the Lord,” the consummation of God’s kingdom, the resurrection of the righteous dead, the judgment of the wicked, and the cessation of death.

Павел опроверг утверждения о том, что “ День Господень ” уже наступил, в своем втором послании к Фессалоникийцам. Этот день не наступит до тех пор, пока не произойдет “ Отступничество ” и “ Человек беззакония ” не будет разоблачен в Доме Божьем. Когда Иисус “ придет ” в этот последний день, он соберет своих избранных и уничтожит “ Беззаконника ”.

Paul provided the Assembly of Thessalonica with instructions on how believers must live in anticipation of the “ Day of the Lord .” It will not overtake them since they “ are not in darkness .” They are the “ Sons of Light ” and the “ Sons of the Day .” Unlike the unrighteous of this fallen age, the watchful believer who lives in the light of the Gospel will not be caught off guard by that Day’s sudden arrival.

Jesus will arrive to gather his people on the Day of the Lord. In the New Testament, this event becomes the Day of Christ . Paul refuted claims that the “ Day of the Lord ” was already underway in his second letter to the Thessalonians. That day would not come until the “ Apostasy ” occurred and the “ Man of Lawlessness ” was unveiled in the House of God. When Jesus “ arrives ” on that final day, he will gather his elect to himself and destroy the “ Lawless One .”

The New Testament warns believers that before Jesus returns his Church will be under assault from within by deceivers, “ false anointed ones ,” and “ false prophets ,” and it does so repeatedly. Before the “ Day of the Lord ” begins, his disciples will be confronted by the “ Man of Lawlessness ,” a figure linked to the final “ Apostasy ,” the final great “ falling away ” from the true faith.