I Thessalonians 5:4 and the Destruction of Jerusalem
by Terry Wane Benton
Is “this day” (I Thessalonians 5:4) the destruction of Jerusalem?
No! If “this day” is talking to the Thessalonians about the coming of the Lord in wrath on Jerusalem:
- How would that day overtake the Thessalonians as a thief?
- How did “sudden destruction” overtake any Thessalonians?
- Why did everyone “escape?” (I Thessalonians 5:3)?
- Were all the Thessalonian brethren “caught up” to meet the Lord in the air (I Thessalonians 4:17) in AD 70?
If not, then the Lord Himself did not descend from heaven with a shout, and the dead were not raised in AD 70, and the whole doctrinal deck of cards played by Realized Eschatologists falls flat and they are caught being false teachers who must be marked and avoided (Romans 16:17).
