1 Thessalonians 5:8

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

1 Thessalonians 5:1-1 Kings : . Paul’ s Warning to the Christians to be Prepared for the Parousia. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 . as a thief in the night: cf. the words of Jesus ( Matthew 24:43). Throughout this paragraph the suddenness of the Parousia is emphasized. 1 Thessalonians 5:5 . sons of light: a Hebraism, meaning those who have been enlightened. 1 Thessalonians 5:8 . breastplate: cf. with this passage the fuller description of the Christian’ s armour in Ephesians 6:13-Proverbs :. 1... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:8

The apostle here commands two spiritual duties, and the former is sobriety; which he mentioned before, 1 Thessalonians 5:6, as a preparation for Christ’s coming; but here, as that which was suitable to their present state, and as standing opposite to that drunkenness in the foregoing verse. It is not sufficient to abstain from vice, without practising the contrary virtue. The other duty is, putting on their spiritual armour. The former was to secure them against the good things of the world,... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES1 Thessalonians 5:1. Times and seasons.—The one is the even, continuous flow of the river, the other is the cataract. Seasons we may represent as epochs. Our Lord in the same words refused to gratify the curiosity of His followers (Acts 1:7).1 Thessalonians 5:2. For yourselves know perfectly.—The adverb here is the same as in Ephesians 5:15 (A.V. “circumspectly,” R.V. “carefully”). It is used five times only in the New Testament. The translations are... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-8

1 Thessalonians 5:1-8 I. The Apostle having disclosed much in the foregoing verses about the Lord's second coming, and the respective shares in its glory which are to fall to those of His people who are then asleep, and those of them who are then alive, and remain, and having shown that the one class will not be more highly favoured than the other, proceeds now to declare to his readers that, having such assured knowledge, they have enough. It is not for them in a spirit of mere curiosity to... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 5:8

1 Thessalonians 5:8 The Work and Armour of the Children of the Day. I. First, this central injunction, into which all the moral teaching drawn from the second coming of Christ is gathered "Let us be sober." Now, I do not suppose we are altogether to omit any reference to the literal meaning of this word. The context seems to show that by its reference to night as the season for drunken orgies. But, passing from that, let us turn to the higher subject with which the Apostle is here evidently... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-8

DISCOURSE: 2203WATCHFULNESS ENJOINED1 Thessalonians 5:1-8. Of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 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. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Thessalonians 5:8

DISCOURSE: 2204THE DUTIES OF MODERATION AND WATCHFULNESS1 Thessalonians 5:8. Let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breast-plate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.THE exact season of the day of judgment is wisely hid from our eyes. If it were revealed to us, there is no reason to think that we should make a right improvement of that knowledge. The uncertainty of its arrival is far better calculated to excite our diligence in religious duties, because,... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - 1 Thessalonians 5:8-9

salvation (See Scofield " :-") . read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-28

Chapter 5But of the times and seasons, brethren, you have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 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. But ye, brethren, [and here's the key] are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief ( 1 Thessalonians 5:1-4 ).The day of the Lord is coming. Jesus... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-28

1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 . Of the times and seaso n s, ye have no need that I write to you. Paul as a prophet might have said much concerning the dispensations of providence which should attend the church, but it is best to wait till the Lord shall open the sealed book. The seasons, or opportunities to correct the wicked, and reveal righteousness to the saints, are divided here, and given in the plural number, for heaven will meet the multifarious states and wants of the church with a... read more

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