The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:
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… That's a great end time warning. Number two, 1 Peter chapter four, verse seven. 1 Peter 4, seven. But the end of all things is at hand. Therefore, be serious and watchful in your prayers. Prayer. Not only contending for the faith, we should be people marked by prayer. communication, ongoing, connected to our God. And then 1 Thessalonians 5, and we'll come back to this at the end of tonight. 1 Thessalonians 5, verses 1 through 4, Paul said to the believers in Thessalonica, but concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you'll have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief of the night. For when they say peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes upon them as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness. Notice the contrast. The believer is in the light. They, them, those, they're in the darkness. …
… but there is a verse I do want to share because it may shed light on some of this. It's in 1 Peter 4 verse 7 which we read last week. It says, The end of all things is at hand. Therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. The end of all things is at hand. And therefore, be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. He says, because the return is imminent, because we know that the end of all things is right there, what should we do? He says, be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. In other words, don't be so distracted. He wants your mind clear. He wants you to be sober-minded, and that involves exercising self-control. That means controlling all of the, and this is something we wrestle with nowadays, because there's so many things to read, so many things to watch, so many things to be distracted by, so many things to do, and he says, show some self-control. …
… Put these scriptures in your margin. 1 Peter 4, verse 7. But the end of all things is at hand. 1 Corinthians 10, 11. Now all these things are written unto them for examples, and they are written for our admonition. Notice in Paul's day, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Paul said the ends of the world have come in our day. Philippians 4 verse 5, Let your moderation be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. That is, the Lord is near. James 5 verse 8, Be ye also patient, establish your heart, for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. 1 John chapter 2 verse 18, The apostle John said, Little children, it is the last time. Now that was 2,000 years ago. And all of these verses are saying Jesus is very near. His coming is very near. Now, some people have the idea that there's certain prophecies that have to be fulfilled before Jesus can come. That is not so. …