1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes on them, as travail on a woman with child… I. IN THY MIDST OF IMAGINED SECURITY. When enjoying riches, and contemplating, as the rich fool, their further augmentation; and when, perhaps, trusting in the infinitude of the Divine mercy, and thinking "the day" afar off. II. Sudden. Without notice: nothing in the course of nature, or the affairs of men, to indicate the catastrophe. III. UNAVOIDABLE: reputation, good works, etc., will be as cobwebs. IV. TERRIBLE. "Destruction." (Sir E. Bayley, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: For 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. |
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