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1 | Why does Jesus come as a thief? | 2 Pet 3:10 | hopalong | 188110 | ||
Howdy Mark, I'd lke to give you an aletrnative interpretation, if that's OK with you. Obviously Paul is addressing Christians, calling them "beloved". It seems that unbelievers are giving them a hard time by making fun of their claim concerning the Lord's return at the end of the age. Peter reminds them that Jesus is likely to return at an unexpected time, just as a thief comes when folks are least expecting him. The text indicates that this is a "reminder" to the "beloved". I read the chapter through a dozen times and found nothing that would support the idea that the saints were not expecting His return. If that were the case, they would have been fallen from the teaching of Peter. In fact, he commends them saying: You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness, Hoppy |
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2 | Why does Jesus come as a thief? | 2 Pet 3:10 | mark d seyler | 188129 | ||
Hi Hoppy, How then do you relate this to those passages that go into greater detail on this, such as: 1Th 5:1 And concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you, 1Th 5:2 for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come, 1Th 5:3 for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail doth her who is with child, and they shall not escape; 1Th 5:4 and ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may catch you as a thief; 1Th 5:5 all ye are sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness, ? I answered based on the totality of Scriptures that speak towards this. If you have a different opinion, that's fine. Love in Christ, Mark |
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3 | Why does Jesus come as a thief? | 2 Pet 3:10 | hopalong | 188133 | ||
I answered based on the totality of Scriptures that speak towards this. If you have a different opinion, that's fine. Hi Mark, Are Peter and Paul reffering to the same event? And if they are, to what event do they refer. The "rapture"? or Christ's 2nd coming at the end of "the age". I believe that this Q is at the heart of our discussion. PS: I try to not be hasty or blunt when I respond...but the pressure and demands of running a home based business, at times, forces me to be brief. Hoppy |
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