It describes any moment when God suddenly interrupts the normal flow of life and “breaks in” to time and space. He calls it “the day of the Lord.” That’s a phrase found in many places in the Old Testament. Paul uses a particular term to describe the end times.

While people are saying, ‘Peace and safety,’ destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape” (vv. “Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. In this passage, Paul reminds us of four things we already know about the end of the age. With that introduction, let’s turn to our text-1 Thessalonians 5:1-11. You will be amazed at the similarity between the Bible and today’s headlines. Read the Bible and study its description of the world situation when Jesus returns. These are the last hours.” Here is my challenge to you. I spoke with a Christian leader in Kenya who said, “These are not the last days. Wake up, for the coming of the Lord is nearer now than when we first believed ” (Romans 13:11 LB). The Apostle Paul said, “Yo u know how late it is time is running out. The Bible says “the end of all things is at hand” (1 Peter 4:7), and Jesus said, “Yes, I am coming soon” (Revelation 22:20 NLT). How will the world end? Man has his answers, but God always gets the last word. In early 2017 the Doomsday Clock was reset to 2 ½ minutes until midnight, the closest it has come since 1953. Since then the minute hand has come closer and closer to midnight, due to the spread of terrorism, the rise of rogue nuclear states, and increasing instability in the world. It was moved back to 17 minutes before midnight in 1991. The clock has been adjusted seven times since its inception when it was set at 7 minutes before midnight. As the situation in the world gets better or worse, the hands of the clock are set closer or further away from midnight. Since 1947 a magazine called the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has kept the “Doomsday Clock,” a symbolic clock that shows how close we are to global catastrophe. So how close are we to the end of the world? One thing leads to another, and then you have Armageddon. Speaking of all the trouble in the world, Pope Francis said, “World War III has begun, piecemeal.” We know what he means: a battle here, an outbreak there, a terrorist attack in a big city, a revolution in the Middle East, and the relentless spread of nuclear weapons. No one can say with certainty where the next world war will begin, but the author suggests Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific as the most likely flashpoints. The article notes that both world wars in the 20 th century were unanticipated.

I noticed this recent headline from The Independent: World War 3 is Coming. A high-level North Korean defector says that the dictator Kim Jong Un is desperate to maintain his power and is prepared to use nuclear weapons against the US and its allies. Experts tell us North Korea has developed a nuclear warhead and is actively experimenting with rockets capable of reaching the United States. In some ways, the danger seems greater now than then. Should we still be worried today? The danger seems greater today After the nukes have been launched, society is destroyed, and billions are dead. It terrified many people with its graphic description of a world gone over the edge. He predicted utter catastrophe through global nuclear war. Jonathan Schell made a splash when he wrote The Fate of the Earth in 1982. It depends on what you mean, and it depends on who you ask.

Thief in the night scripture