1 Thessalonians 5:8

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 5:8

The Christian's panoply is not faith alone, but faith, hope and charity, as we see here. read more

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:6-11

6-11 Most of mankind do not consider the things of another world at all, because they are asleep; or they do not consider them aright, because they sleep and dream. Our moderation as to all earthly things should be known to all men. Shall Christians, who have the light of the blessed gospel shining in their faces, be careless about their souls, and unmindful of another world? We need the spiritual armour, or the three Christian graces, faith, love, and hope. Faith; if we believe that the eye of... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-99

1Thess 5 THE FIRST AND second verses of chapter 5 stand in very direct contrast to 1Th_4:13 , 1Th_4:15 . As to the coming of the Lord Jesus for His saints that which is commonly spoken of as “the rapture” they had been ignorant, and consequently they were in needless difficulty and sorrow, and the Apostle wrote to them “by the word of the Lord” to enlighten them. But as to “the times and the seasons” they were not at all ignorant and there was no need for Paul to write to them on that subject.... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Thessalonians 5:4-11

The alertness and vigilance of the Christians: v. 4. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness that that day should overtake you as a thief. v. 5. Ye are all the children of light and the children of the day; we are not of the night nor of darkness. v. 6. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others, but let us watch and be sober. v. 7. For they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. v. 8. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

1 Thessalonians 5:1-112. But when He will come, we know not; let your walk, therefore, be at all times watchful and sober.1But of [concerning, περί] the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write [it be written]1unto you: 2for yourselves know perfectly that 3the2 day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when [When]3 they shall say [are saying] 4: Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon4 them, as [even as, ὥσπερ] travail upon a woman [her that is,... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - 1 Thessalonians 5:8

1 Thessalonians THE WORK AND ARMOUR OF THE CHILDREN OF THE DAY 1Th_5:8 . This letter to the Thessalonians is the oldest book of the New Testament. It was probably written within something like twenty years of the Crucifixion; long, therefore, before any of the Gospels were in existence. It is, therefore, exceedingly interesting and instructive to notice how this whole context is saturated with allusions to our Lord’s teaching, as it is preserved in these Gospels; and how it takes for... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Ready for “the Day of the Lord” 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 To the Apostle “the day of the Lord” was near. He expected it in his lifetime, and if we remember that the Lord’s words with reference to it were in part fulfilled when Jerusalem fell, it is clear that his expectation was not altogether vain. The suddenness of the Advent was the theme of Jesus’ reiterated assurances. See Matthew 24:38 ; Matthew 24:43 ; Luke 17:29-30 . The world spends its days in careless indifference ( sleep ), or in... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-28

Under the figure of a camp in which fully armed soldiers are waiting for the break of day, while those not expecting this are sleeping and drunken, the apostle shows that those waiting for the Son are children of light, and therefore called upon to live in watchfulness and sobriety. In view of the glorious certainty of hope the apostle urged them to continue in the 'labour of love" in serving "a living and true God." There follow brief injunctions (verses 1Th 5:17-20 ) which perfectly set... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

The Lord's Coming 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The question up for discussion is one of utmost importance. If it is true that the Lord's Coming is near, and that at any moment we may hear His shout, and the sound of the trumpet; it is certainly also true that the Lord would not leave us ignorant of the fact of that soon Coming, The Holy Spirit has borne witness, that that day should not overtake us as a thief, for the reason that we are not of the night, neither of the darkness.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8

‘So then let us not sleep as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober, for those who sleep, sleep in the night, and those who are drunken, are drunken in the night, but let us, since we are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love and for a helmet the hope of salvation.’ As sons of the day we are to watch and be sober, not sleep and be drunken (see Romans 13:13). The Christian does not ‘sleep’ with regard to spiritual things (compare Mark 13:36; Ephesians 5:14), he... read more

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