1 Thessalonians 5:1-11: So when will Jesus return?

Rev. Nabil Nour of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hartford, SD, joins host Rev. Brady Finnern to study 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11.

“Did you hear what happened overseas? We must be near the end.” We hear these words almost every year. They must have had the same concerns in Thessalonica as Paul emphasizes that we do not know when Jesus will return, but know who you are. You are children of the light and salvation is yours in Christ. Be prepared by faith and build each other up as “Paraclete people” instead of trying to predict what God will do. “O Holy Spirit, renew us as encouraged people as children of the light so that we encourage others by building them up in Christ. Keep us from pursuing questions of which we have no answers, but help us to focus on what we do know—Salvation in Christ Jesus. O LORD come quickly. Amen”