Reference

Matthew 24:42

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“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.”
40

Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

41

Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

42

Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

43

But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

44

Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

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Counter-Arguments

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Thief in the Night

The verse does not explicitly use the word "thief" or directly compare the Lord's coming to a thief; it only emphasizes the unexpected timing.

Delay Warnings

The verse explicitly states "ye know not what hour your Lord doth come," which implies an unexpected and potentially immediate arrival, not a delay. It warns of the *uncertainty* of the timing, not that the coming is necessarily far off or contingent on other events.

Sequential Timeline

This verse focuses on the *uncertainty* of the timing of the Lord's coming, rather than presenting a sequence of events. It emphasizes readiness at any moment, which is distinct from outlining a chronological order of prophetic occurrences.

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Cross-References

1 Corinthians 16:13Thematic

“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”

Luke 21:36Thematic

“Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.”

Matthew 25:1Thematic

“Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.”

Romans 13:11Thematic

“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.”

Matthew 25:13Thematic

“Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.”

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