3For 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.
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And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. …
But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. …
And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. …
How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. …
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-5)In these words observe, I. The apostle tells the Thessalonians it was needless or useless to enquire about the particular time of Christ’s coming: Of the times and seasons you need not that I write unto you , 1 Thess. 5:1. The thing is certain that Christ will come, and there is a certain time appointed for his coming; but there was no need that the apostle should write about this, and therefore h…
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