1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 ~ The Day of The Lord: Like a Thief? + PDF Teacher's Notes

ESV Acts 1:7 . . . It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.

Learning from History: Influential American Baptist preacher and student of prophecy William Miller famously predicted Jesus’ return by October 22, 1844. His calculations must have been very convincing because he had a following of between 50,000 and 500,000 people. People even sold their property, thinking they would not need it any more. You can guess what happened next. Miller was wrong. It is called the Great Disappointment. People wept and were dismayed and distraught. A more recent example of failed date setting can by found in the teachings of the late radio broadcaster Harold Camping, who loudly predicted Jesus’ return first in 1994 and then again in 2011. The Jehovah’s Witnesses also made several failed predictions of Jesus’ return. What we can learn from this is not to foolishly set dates for the Second Coming.