Thessalonica: Excel Still More

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Thessalonica Excel Still More
Thessalonica
We Are Of The Day -- 1 Thess. 51-8
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When Will Christ Return?

• According to one blogger He will return in 2014!
• Figured out by dates in the book of Daniel and
  simple math.
• Time, times and half a time 3.5 years, but is
  really 42 months or 1,260 days.
• 1,290 days from another place in Daniel, or 43
  months.
• Added together is 2,550 days but really means
  years rather than days.

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When Will Christ Return?

• Countdown began from Dan. 925 and the decree by
  Cyrus to rebuild Jerusalem. That was 536 B.C.
• Subtract 536 from 2,550 and you get
  2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• His quote God has seen fit to reveal the truth
  to me, His chosen prophet.It is privilege to be
  the first person who knows when Jesus will
  return.

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Want To Know The Very Day?

• Switch from Gregorian calendar to Hebrew calendar
  (why for the day but not for the year?)
• Add entire months ever so often to make up for
  leap years.
• Do some more math, and you come out with March 5,
  2014.
• Jesus returned on March 5, 2014!!!!!
• And you missed it?????????
• And this prophet didnt even bother to be
  embarrassed enough to remove this false prophesy.

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Understanding Times And Epochs

• 1 Thessalonians 51-2 --Now as to the times and
  the epochs, brethren, you have no need of
  anything to be written to you. For you yourselves
  know full well that the day of the Lord will come
  just like a thief in the night.

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What is meant by times and epochs?

• Times CHRONOS a period of time
• Epochs KAIROS a season of time
• So Paul says we are not to know the timing of the
  second coming of Christ.

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What Is Meant By The Day Of The Lord?

• It is a day of visitation by the Lord.
• 2 Peter 310 -- But the day of the Lord will come
  like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away
  with a roar and the elements will be destroyed
  with intense heat, and the earth and its works
  will be burned up.

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What Do We Need To Know?

• The Parousia/Second Coming
• They knew full well
• They had no need of further teaching
• Nor do we. What can be known has already been
  revealed. No new prophesy coming.
• So how do we live while we wait?

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Dwellers In Darkness

• Some choose to live in ignorance
• 53, 6-7 While they are saying, Peace and
  safety! then destruction will come upon them
  suddenly like labor pains upon a woman with child
  and they will not escape.

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What Are THEY Saying?

• Peace and Safety
• Matt. 2438 For as in those days before the
  flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and
  giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered
  the ark.
• But what did they KNOW?

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Vs. 6-7

• and they did not understand until the flood
  came and took them all away so will the coming
  of the Son of Man be.

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What Are THEY Doing?

• Sleeping and drinking.
• Life most ordinary.
• No plans for the future.
• Going for the gusto.
• YOLO
• They have NO escape!

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Children Of The Day

• 1 Thes. 54-6, 8 But you, brethren, are not in
  darkness, that the day would overtake you like a
  thief for you are all sons of light and sons of
  day. We are not of night nor of darkness so then
  let us not sleep as others do, but let us be
  alert and sober.

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Day Will Not Overtake Us

• Thieves come unexpectedly and surprise us.
• We cannot be surprised by the day if we are
  walking in the day.
• Only the unprepared need fear the second coming
  of Jesus.

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We Are Not Of The Darkness

• 1 Peter 29 -- But you are a chosen race, a royal
  priesthood, a holy nation, a people for Gods own
  possession, so that you may proclaim the
  excellencies of Him who has called you out of
  darkness into His marvelous light

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Vs. 8

• But since we are of the day, let us be sober,
  having put on the breastplate of faith and love,
  and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.

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Living Expectantly

• Psychology paper on boredom in the military
• Hours of Boredom, Moments of Terror
• How to stay ready?
• Military personnel compensate for intervals of
  boredom by participating in training,
  maintenance, additional activities and duties,
  and using modern electronic access to make
  contact with home and family.
• Are we ready for THE DAY?