Security of Believers: Ready for the day of the Lord 1 Thessalonians Chapter 5 By Wong

1. SECURITY OF BELIEVERS
READY FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD
1 Thessalonians
Chapter 5
Island Glades Gospel Centre
16th October 2016 1

2. Review:
Thessalonians were
Spiritually Well:
Working in faith
Laboring in love
&
Steadfast in Hope
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3. 3
Introduction
Chapter 5
The Return of Christ to Judge
V.2 - for you know very well that
The Day of the Lord
will come like a thief in the night.

4. 4
THE DAY OF THE LORD
A period at the end of time
when God’s will & purpose for
mankind & His world
will be fulfilled.
When Christ will reign the world.

5. 5

6. 6
The day would be a time of
Judgment, Vengeance & Wrath
But it will also be a time of
Restoration

7. 7
V.1-3 - Suddenness of Jesus’ Coming
1Now, brothers & sisters, about times
& dates we do not need to write to you,
2 for you know very well that the day of the
Lord will come like a thief in the night.
3 While people are saying, “Peace & safety,”
destruction will come on them suddenly,
as labor pains on a pregnant woman,
& they will not escape.

8. 8
Mat.16:3
....You know how to interpret
the appearance of the sky,
but you cannot interpret
the signs of the times

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Verse 3
While people are saying,
“Peace & safety,”
destruction will come on them
suddenly,
as labor pains on a pregnant
woman, and
they will not escape:

10. 10
Mat.24:15-31
19 dreadful
21 great distress
22 no one would survive
24 false messiahs
29 sun will be darkened
30 the Son of Man coming
31 gather his elect

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12. 12
Verses 4 - 5
4 But you, brothers & sisters,
are not in darkness so that this day
should surprise you like a thief.
5 You are all children of the light &
children of the day.
We do not belong to the night or to
the darkness

13. 13
Verses 6 - 8
Paul’s exhortations:
be awake, sober, and watchful
put on faith & love
as a breastplate, &
the hope of salvation
as a helmet.

14. 14
Verses 9 - 10
The security of our future
9 For God did not appoint us to
suffer wrath
but to receive salvation through
Our Lord Jesus Christ.
10 He died for us so that, whether
we are awake or asleep,
we may live together with Him.

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V.11 - Our privilege to
comfort one another
11 Therefore encourage one
another & build each other up,
just as in fact you are doing.

16. 16
The signs of the coming of the
Day of the Lord
 Mankind of this generation
The church becoming corrupted
 Man-made destruction
 Nations of the world
 Mark of the Beast
 Plagues, Famine & Disasters

17. 17
2 Peter 3:10
10 But the day of the Lord will
come like a thief.
The heavens will disappear
with a roar;
the elements will be destroyed
by fire, & the earth &
everything done in it will
be laid bare

18. 18
2 Peter 3:11
11 Since everything will be
Destroyed in this way,
what kind of people
ought you to be?
You ought to live
holy & godly lives.

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God’s Blessings Be With You
HisMerciesAreNewEveryMorning