There are seven specific references in the New Testament to Jesus coming as a thief in the night. Two are found in the gospels (Mt. 24:43; Lk. 12:39); two are found in 1 Thessalonians 5: 2 and 4, one is found in 2 Peter 3:10, and two are found in Revelation 3:3 and 16:15. Both Paul and Peter associate this coming of the Lord like a thief with the Day of the Lord. Paul says, “that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night,” and Peter says, “the Day of the Lord will come like a thief.” Jesus told the Apostles that “if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming he would have stayed awake” (Mt. 24:42). This verse takes on even greater significance when it is compared to the words Christ communicated to the Apostle John in Revelation 16:15. Revelation chapter 16 describes the out pouring of God’s wrath upon the antichrist, his kingdom, and those who have taken the mark of the beast in the form of seven bowls each described in detail. In each case an angel of the Lord is instructed to pour out his bowl on the earth. First, second, third and so forth until the six bowl is poured out. Then there is a very interesting verse almost out of nowhere presented in a parenthetical sense. Revelation 16:15 presents the words of Christ:
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame....
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Pastor Sean Harris has been the Senior Pastor for Berean Baptist Church and Academy in Fayetteville, NC since 2006. He served as a member, lay teacher and deacon at Berean from 1987 until he became the Senior Pastor. As the Senior Pastor, he oversees Berean’s ministry to over...
