Book of Common Prayer

But You Know The Day of The Lord Will Come Like a Thief In The Night. Keep Watching

5 But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything should be written to you. ² For you yourselves accurately know that the day of the Lord comes in this manner— like a thief in the night. ³ When they are saying “peace and security”, then unexpected^[a] destruction suddenly-comes-upon^[b] them, just as the birth-pain on the one having a child in the womb. And they will by no means escape. ⁴ But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that the day should overtake you like a thief. ⁵ For you all are sons of ^[c] light and sons of day. We are not of night, nor of darkness. ⁶ So then, let us not be sleeping like the others, but let us be keeping-watch^[d] and being sober. ⁷ For the ones sleeping are sleeping at night. And the ones getting-drunk are-drunk at night. ⁸ But let us, being of the day, be sober, having put on a breastplate of faith and love, and a helmet: the hope of salvation. ⁹ Because God did not appoint^[e] us for wrath, but for the obtaining^[f] of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ— ¹⁰ the One having died for us in order that whether we are keeping-watch or sleeping^[g], we may live together with Him. ¹¹ Therefore be encouraging one another and building-up one the other, just as you are also doing.

Jesus Says The Temple Will Be Destroyed. The Disciples Ask, When?

⁵ And while some were talking about the temple— that it has been adorned with beautiful stones and gifts-dedicated-to-God— He said, ⁶ “As to these things which you are observing, days will come during which a stone on a stone will not be left which will not be torn-down^[a]”. ⁷ And they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, when therefore will these things happen? And what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?”

Do Not Be Deceived By False Christs Or Frightened By Wars And Disturbances

⁸ And the One said, “Be watching-out that you may not be deceived. For many will come on the basis of My name, saying ‘I am^[b] the One’, and ‘The time has drawn-near’. Do not go after them. ⁹ And whenever you hear-of wars and disturbances^[c], do not be frightened. For these things must take place first, but it is not immediately the end”.

There Will Be Disasters On Earth And Great Signs From Heaven

¹⁰ Then He was saying to them, “Nation will arise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. ¹¹ There will be both great earthquakes, and famines and plagues in various places. There will be both fearful^[d] things and great signs from heaven.

But Before All This, You Will Be Imprisoned

¹² “But before all these things, they will put their hands on you and persecute you— they handing you over to the synagogues and prisons, you being led-away before kings and governors for-the-sake-of ^[e] My name. ¹³ It will turn-out for you to be for a testimony. ¹⁴ So put in your hearts not to prepare-beforehand to speak-a-defense. ¹⁵ For I will give you a mouth, and wisdom which all the ones being opposed to you will not be able to resist or to speak-against^[f]. ¹⁶ And you will be handed-over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends. And they will put some of you to death. ¹⁷ And you will be being hated by all because of My name. ¹⁸ And a hair of your head will by no means be^[g] lost. ¹⁹ Gain^[h] your souls^[i] by your endurance.