Ep. 333. 1 Thessalonians 4-5 | Voice of an Archangel

EPISODE 333

VOICE OF AN ARCHANGEL: 1 THESSALONIANS 4-5

I already stated this in the video, so I won't belabor the point at length here, but the day of the Lord will not be like a "Thief in the night" for those who know and serve him. I was taught from an early age that the return of Jesus would catch us all off guard, and I am sure I must have taught that well into my twenties. (Hopefully not into my thirties) "But you are not in darkness, brothers, 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 nor of the darkness." We see then that those who do not know Jesus are "surprised" by his return. They are the caught off guard ones since they do their deeds in the darkness.

We need to ask ourselves why believers are not caught off guard at the return of Christ. The answer is obviously because we, who walk in the light, are looking for and hastening the return of Jesus. It figures into everything we believe. We live our lives shaped by the truth of Jesus's return. "The suffering of this present age is nothing compared to the glory that will be brought to us the day Christ is revealed." "Set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you on the day of Christ Jesus." I do find myself wondering about the authenticity of a "believer's" faith when they do not have any framework for the return of Jesus, when they are not in the least shaped by his return.

ADDITIONAL READING: 1 Corinthians 15:49-50; Romans 14:8-9; Philippians 1:19-20; John 3:20-21; Romans 8:18; 1 Peter 1:13-16