“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:…”
Cyprian, 3th c. — Treatise 12, Third Book, Section 89
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2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
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1But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
— 1 Thessalonians 5:2 —
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.
4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.