1. Now, brothers and sisters, we don’t need to write to you about times and dates.
2. You know very well that the day when the Lord comes again will be a surprise, like a thief who comes at night.
3. People will say, “We have peace and we are safe.” At that time destruction will come to them quickly, like the pains of a woman giving birth. And 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. You belong to the day. We don’t belong to the night or to darkness.