Instead, believers should wait patiently and always be prepared for his appearance (e.g., Matt. In Jesus’ reply, known as the Olivet Discourse, he affirms that, though signs will presage his return, the actual timing of his second coming is not for us to know (Matt. The disciples asked this very question (Matt. Many wish to know when Jesus will return to establish his kingdom fully. 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11 Not for Us to Know 11Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. 9For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. 8But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. 7For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. 6 So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. We are not of the night or of the darkness. 5For you are all children of light, children of the day. 4But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. 3While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. This article is part of the Tough Passages series.
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