"But understand this : if the owner of the house had known at what time of night the THIEF was coming, , he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into." Matt.24:43 [N.I.V.]
WHAT IS JESUS SAYING HERE ???
GOD IS HOLY AND THEREFORE DOES NOT ENGAGE IN SUCH CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES AS THEFT !!!
THE M A N N E R OF OPERATION A THIEF EMPLYS IS ...
1. UNANNOUNCED
2. SPEEDY
3. COVERT
4. HIDDEN
5. UNOBSERVED
If we then consider H O W THE LORD Will Return...in the light of the preceding description,
WE...THE CHURCH... HAD BETTER REMAIN IN A STATE OF CONSTANT READINESS !!!
May The Lord Bless you.