Be Steadfast In Awaiting The Day Of The Lord

The Comfort Of Christ’s Coming (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)

But I (Paul) do NOT want YOU (Believers) to be ignorant, Brethren (Believers), concerning Those (Believers) who have Fallen Asleep (The Dead in Christ Jesus), lest YOU (Believers) sorrow, as others (Unbelievers), who have NO Hope.  For if We (Believers) Believe that Jesus (Jesus Christ) died and Rose Again, even so God (God Almighty) will bring with Him (Jesus Christ), Those (Believers) who Sleep in Jesus (The Dead in Christ Jesus).  For this We (Believers) say to YOU (Believers), by The Word of The Lord (Jesus Christ), that We (Believers), who are Alive and Remain, until The Coming of The Lord (Jesus Christ) will by NO means, Precede, Those (Believers) who are Asleep (The Dead in Christ Jesus).  For The Lord (Jesus Christ), Himself, will descend from Heaven with a Shout, with The Voice of an Archangel, and with The Trumpet of God (God Almighty).  And The Dead in Christ, will Rise first.  Then We (Believers), who are Alive and Remain, shall be Caught Up Together, with Them (The Dead in Christ Jesus), in The Clouds, to meet The Lord (Jesus Christ) in the Air.  And thus, We (Believers) shall Always be with The Lord (Jesus Christ).  Therefore, comfort one another, with These Words.

The Day Of The Lord (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11)

But concerning The Times and The Seasons, Brethren (Believers), YOU (Believers) have NO need, that I (Paul) should write to YOU (Believers).  For YOU (Believers), Yourselves, know Perfectly, that The Day of The Lord (Jesus Christ), so comes as “a thief in the night.”  For when they (Unbelievers) say, “Peace and safety!”, then sudden destruction comes upon them (Unbelievers), as labor pains upon a pregnant woman.  And they (Unbelievers) shall NOT escape.  But YOU (Believers), Brethren (Believers), are NOT in darkness, so that This Day (The Day of The Lord Jesus Christ) should overtake YOU (Believers), as a thief.  YOU (Believers) are All, Sons of Light (God Almighty) and Sons of The Day (God Almighty).  We (Believers) are NOT of the night, nor of darkness.  Therefore, let Us (Believers) NOT sleep, as others (Unbelievers) do, but let Us (Believers) Watch and be Sober.  For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night.  But let Us (Believers), who are of The Day (Sons of God Almighty) be sober, putting on The Breastplate of Faith and Love, and as a Helmet, The Hope of Salvation.  For God (God Almighty) did NOT Appoint Us (Believers) to Wrath, but to Obtain Salvation, through Our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for Us (Believers), that whether We (Believers) wake or sleep, We (Believers) should Live Together with Him (Jesus Christ).  Therefore, comfort each other and edify one another, just as YOU (Believers) also are doing.

God’s Final Judgment And Glory (2 Thessalonians 1:3-12)

 

We (Believers) are bound, to thank God (God Almighty) always, for YOU (Believers), Brethren (Believers), as it is fitting, because Your (Believers) Faith grows exceedingly, and The Love of Every One of YOU (Believers), all abounds toward each other, so that We (Believers), Ourselves, boast of YOU (Believers) among The Churches of God (God Almighty) for Your (Believers) Patience and Faith, in All Your (Believers) Persecutions and Tribulations, that YOU (Believers) endure, which is Manifest Evidence of The Righteous Judgment of God (God Almighty), that YOU (Believers) may be Counted Worthy of The Kingdom of God (God Almighty), for which YOU (Believers) also suffer; since it is a Righteous Thing with God (God Almighty) to Repay with Tribulation, those (Unbelievers) who trouble YOU (Believers), and to give YOU (Believers), who are troubled, rest with Us (Believers), when The Lord Jesus (Jesus Christ) is Revealed from Heaven, with His Mighty Angels, in Flaming Fire taking Vengeance, on those (Unbelievers) who do NOT Know God (God Almighty), and on those (Unbelievers) who do NOT Obey, The Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ.  These (Unbelievers) shall be Punished, with Everlasting Destruction, from The Presence of The Lord (Jesus Christ) and from The Glory of His (Jesus Christ’s) Power, when He (Jesus Christ) comes, in That Day (The Day of The Lord Jesus Christ), to be Glorified in His (Jesus Christ’s) Saints and to be Admired, among All those (Believers) who Believe, because Our (Believers) Testimony among YOU (Believers) was Believed.  Therefore, We (Believers) also pray always for YOU (Believers), that Our God (God Almighty) would Count YOU (Believers), Worthy of This Calling, and Fulfill, All The Good Pleasure of His (God Almighty’s) Goodness and The Work of Faith with Power, that The Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, may be Glorified in YOU (Believers), and YOU (Believers) in Him (Jesus Christ), According to The Grace of Our God (God Almighty) and The Lord Jesus Christ.

The Great Apostasy (2 Thessalonians 2:1-12)

 

Now, Brethren (Believers), concerning The Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ and Our (Believers) Gathering Together to Him (Jesus Christ), We (Believers) ask YOU (Believers), NOT to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from Us (Believers), as though The Day of Christ (The Day of The Lord Jesus Christ) had come.  Let NO ONE deceive YOU (Believers) by ANY means; for That Day (The Day of The Lord Jesus Christ) will NOT Come, unless The Falling Away, comes first, and the man of sin is Revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all, that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God, in The Temple of God (God Almighty), showing himself that he is God.  Do YOU NOT remember, that when I (Paul) was still with YOU (Believers), I (Paul) told YOU (Believers) These Things?  And now YOU (Believers) know what is restraining, that he may be Revealed in his own time.  For the mystery of lawlessness, is already at work; ONLY He, who now Restrains, will do so, until He is taken out of the way.  And then the lawless one will be Revealed, whom The Lord (Jesus Christ) will Consume with The Breath of His (Jesus Christ’s) Mouth and Destroy with The Brightness of His (Jesus Christ’s) Coming.  The coming of the lawless one, is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those (Unbelievers) who perish, because they (Unbelievers) did NOT Receive, The Love of The Truth, that they (Unbelievers) might be Saved.  And for this reason, God (God Almighty) will send them (Unbelievers), Strong Delusion, that they (Unbelievers) should believe the lie, that they (Unbelievers) All may be Condemned, who did NOT Believe The Truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

 

Stand Fast (2 Thessalonians 2:13-17)

 

But We (Believers) are bound to give thanks to God (God Almighty), always for YOU (Believers), Brethren (Believers), Beloved by The Lord (Jesus Christ), because God (God Almighty), from The Beginning, Chose YOU (Believers) for Salvation, through Sanctification, by The Spirit (The Holy Spirit) and Belief in The Truth (The Holy Bible), to which He (Jesus Christ) Called YOU (Believers), by Our Gospel (The Holy Bible), for The Obtaining of The Glory of Our Lord Jesus Christ.   Therefore, Brethren (Believers), Stand Fast and hold The Traditions, which YOU (Believers) were taught, whether by Word or Our Epistle (The Holy Bible).  Now, May Our Lord Jesus Christ, Himself, and Our God (God Almighty) and Father (God Almighty), who has Loved Us (Believers) and Given Us (Believers), Everlasting Consolation and Good Hope, by Grace, Comfort Your (Believers) Hearts and establish YOU (Believers), in Every Good Word and Work.

The Day Of The Lord (2 Peter 3:10-13)

 

But The Day of The Lord (The Day of The Lord Jesus Christ) will come, as “a thief in the night,” in which The Heavens will Pass Away with a Great Noise, and The Elements will melt with Fervent Heat; both the Earth and The Works that are in it (the Earth), will be burned up.  Therefore, since All These Things will be Dissolved, what manner of persons ought YOU (Believers) to be, in Holy Conduct and Godliness, looking for and Hastening The Coming of The Day of God (God Almighty), because of which The Heavens will be Dissolved, being on fire, and The Elements will melt with Fervent Heat?  Nevertheless, We (Believers), According to His (Jesus Christ’s) Promise, look for New Heavens and a New Earth, in which Righteousness Dwells (in God Almighty’s Immediate Presence).

 

Be Steadfast (2 Peter 3:14-18)

 

Therefore, Beloved (Believers), looking forward to These Things, be diligent to be found by Him (Jesus Christ), in Peace, Without Spot, and Blameless; and consider that The Longsuffering of Our Lord (Jesus Christ) is Salvation, as also Our Beloved Brother, Paul, according to The Wisdom given to him (Paul), has written to YOU (Believers), as also in All his (Paul’s) Epistles, speaking in them (Paul’s Epistles) of These Things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught (Unbelievers) and unstable (Unbelievers) people, twist to their (Unbelievers) own destruction, as they (Unbelievers) do also, The Rest of The Scriptures (The Holy Bible).  YOU (Believers) therefore, Beloved, since YOU (Believers) know this, beforehand, beware lest YOU (Believers) also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; but Grow in The Grace and Knowledge of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  To Him (Jesus Christ) be The Glory, both now and Forever.  Amen.

Fellow Believers, both Peter and Paul, are referring to The Same Event, “The Day of The Lord Jesus Christ!”  The Day of The Lord Jesus Christ is Coming, YOU (Believers) are Ready, but is Your Spouse, are Your Children, Your Other Family Members, Your Friends, Your Church Family, Your Neighbors, etc.? 

Folks, I’m NOT picking out individual verses, to make my point, and I truly encourage each of YOU (Believers), to delve into Your Copy of The Holy Bible, and see what God Almighty Reveals to YOU (Believers).  In fact, I will always encourage each of YOU (Believers), to do this.  I do it myself.  Whether it’s something I’ve read, been told, or something I want to know more about, I delve into my favorite translation of The Holy Bible, usually online.  Understanding The Scriptures of The Holy Bible requires reading them, IN CONTEXT.  Misunderstandings arise, from taking Scriptures (The Holy Bible, verse or verses) out of context, i.e., by taking them, and looking at them, individually.  We (Believers) may misunderstand, misinterpret, or misuse them, destroying their True Intent and more importantly, their True Purpose.  A good rule of thumb, is when in doubt about the particular use of a verse(s), go read it in The Holy Bible, in its (verse or verses) complete context, then pray for Wisdom.  YOU (Believers) may also wish to consult a Fellow Believer or Fellow Believers.