1 Now, brothers and sisters, we do not need to write you about times and dates.
2 You know very well that the day the Lord comes again will be a surprise, like a thief that comes in the night.
3 While people are saying, “We have peace and we are safe,” they will be destroyed quickly. It is like pains that come quickly to a woman having a baby. Those people will not escape.
4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not living in darkness, and so that day will not surprise you like a thief.
5 You are all people who belong to the light and to the day. We do not belong to the night or to darkness.