Why an imaginable thought will the world believe false prophets who say this is just the

dawning of a wonderful new time of peace?

I'll tell you why because those false prophets will do great what signs and wonders.

Whatever capability hell has to put on a show, it'll put it on then.

There's an old saying, red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky in the morning,

sailors warning. Well, if you're keeping an eye on the weather, world politics, or wall

street, or your physical wellness, it's possible to spot the signs of what's ahead, and that

certainly is true when it comes to the Lord's judgment. So what are the signs of Christ's return,

and should you really be concerned about them? John MacArthur helps answer those questions on

grace to you, as he continues his study of prophecy yet to be fulfilled, titled,

The Rapture and the Day of the Lord. And with that, let's get to the lesson. Here's John.

We find ourselves in chapter 5, and I would invite you to turn to chapter 5, and we look again at the

first three verses of this chapter. First Thessalonians chapter 5, verses 1 through 3.

Now as to the times and the epics brethren, you have no need of anything to be written to you.

For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.

Well, they are saying, peace and safety, then destruction will come upon them suddenly like

birth pangs upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape. This reference to the day of the

Lord in verse 2, keys this entire text all the way down through verse 11. The prophets of the Old

Testament also spoke of the day of the Lord, as I pointed out in our last study, they call it the

great and terrible day of the Lord. Amos, for example, is one of the prophets that writes about the

day of the Lord, along with others like Isaiah, Ezekiel, Zefania, and Malachi. And Amos, for example,

shows us that the day of the Lord will be darkness and not light. It will be judgment and not mercy.

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