He will come like a thief in the night
According to this verse, such attempts will be futile. The Greek word for "escape" here is ekphygōsin, which includes the concepts of fleeing or escaping. Unbelievers will not be able to avoid that horrific time. Ezekiel 38:11 describes her as a land of "unwalled villages." Revelation 6:3–4 describes a rider on a red horse taking peace from the earth as the day of the Lord-in this case meaning the tribulation-begins. Further, Israel will feel secure and peaceful when the day of the Lord begins. Unbelievers will enjoy a false sense of peace and security at the beginning of the tribulation, but the peace and security will not last long.ĭaniel 9:27 describes the signing of a peace agreement, but it will be broken in the middle of the tribulation period. Jesus will be coming like a thief in the night in that He will take the world by surprise when He comes to get His church. They will think the world is experiencing peace and security, but sudden destruction will come upon them, just as labor pain grips a pregnant woman. The day of the Lord will catch unbelievers by surprise. 2 Peter 3:10 in all English translations.
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This will occur after the rapture-a bodily removal of all Christians by Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:15–17). 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Paul is explaining the nature of the "day of the Lord," a reference to the time when God's judgment falls on an unbelieving world. And there will be no escape.ġ Thessalonians 5:3, CSB: When they say, "Peace and security," then sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 Parallel Verses 1 Thessalonians 5:3, NIV: While people are saying, 'Peace and safety,' destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.ġ Thessalonians 5:3, ESV: While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.ġ Thessalonians 5:3, KJV: For when they shall say, Peace and safety then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child and they shall not escape.ġ Thessalonians 5:3, NASB: While they are saying, 'Peace and safety!' then sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.ġ Thessalonians 5:3, NLT: When people are saying, 'Everything is peaceful and secure,' then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman's labor pains begin.