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One of the main points of For you know very well that the day of
dispute is that of i inency, that the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
is, that Christ could return
anytime “like a thief in the night.” I Thessalonians 5:2

But about that day or hour no one
knows, not even the angels in heaven,
nor the Son, but only the Father.
Matthew 24:36

At that time,
Pre-tribulation theology holds the sign of the Son of Man wi
that there are predictable a
ear in the sky, and a the
timelines regarding the Antichrist nations of the earth wi mourn.
and the 3 ½ year time period of the They wi s the Son of Man
Great Tribulation, so that day coming on the clouds of the
would not come as a surprise. sky, with power and great
glory (Mahew 24:30).
Post-tribulation theology points
out the “thief in the night”
scenario ours in the context of
Ma€hew 24:36 pointing to Christ
coming after the Tribulation.

And he wi send his angels
with a loud trumpet ca ,
and they wi gather his
elect from the four winds,
from one end of the
When you s a
heavens to the other. these things, know
that it is near — at
the dƒrs!
(Mahew 24:31-33)

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