1 Thessalonians 5:2 Douay-Rheims

For yourselves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall so come, as a thief in the night.

Cyprian

c. A.D. 200–258 Patristic

The apostle says: "The day of the Lord shall so come as a thief in the night. When they shall say, Peace and security, then on them shall come sudden destruction." [1 Thessalonians 5:2-3] Also in the Acts of the Apostles: "No one can know the times or the seasons which the Father has placed in His own power." [Acts 1:7]

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A.D. 258 · on 1Thess 5:2 (Treatise 12, Third Book, Section 89)

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