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The coming of The Bridegroom at midnight within the parable of the ten virgins also alludes to this idea of 'night'.

 

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. This word 'night' here in Isa.21:4 is Hebrew 'nesheph' meaning 'twilight, darkness' (Strong's no. 5399). Night and darkness are symbols for the great tribulation time.
     I hear many who have bought into the deception of Satan's false "secret rapture;” which means to get out before the great tribulation using this phrase "as a thief in the night", trying to say it means they will be taken out by Christ, 'in secret' even, and all others are left here on earth to experience God's wrath. I'm going to cover this 'thief in the night' from ...1 Thessalonians 5 by Paul, to finish this 'travailing with child' analogy for being deceived by the workers of iniquity.

1Thes 5:1   But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
2    For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

     Those being taught they're going to 'fly away' before antichrist does his thing are being left out in the cold, not learning this matter of being 'with child' we've covered here in Isaiah. Thus they are told not to worry about the "times and the seasons" of the latter day events our Lord taught in His Word. "Just believe and you'll be saved", etc. is their theme of the day. But Paul the apostle is clearly saying here to our brethren in Christ of the time, and to us, that he had no need to write to them and explain all the "times and the seasons", which are the seven signs our Lord taught in The Gospel and the Book of Revelation. Paul didn't have to teach them the 'signs', for they already had been taught and knew them, and were obedient to our Lord's commandment to study The Word.
     Paul also reminded them that because they already knew the "times and the seasons" of our Lord's coming, they also knew Christ's second coming would take others by surprise, much "as a thief in the night." The analogy of this phrase is about one who is 'spiritually asleep' that won't wake up, nor hear a thief breaking into their home at midnight, all in the spiritual sense as to our Lord's coming. But one who does know the 'times and the seasons' will be fully awake, and prepared! Those then would know when the 'thief' came, simply by paying attention to the signs our Lord Jesus gave us in all of His Word. God's elect have been given to know those 'times' and 'seasons', as our Lord Jesus did teach them.

1Thes 5:3    For when they shall say, 'Peace and safety'; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

     Now Paul is talking about "they", "them", who remain 'spiritually asleep', because they don't know the "times and the seasons" of our Lord's coming, and thus our Lord's return will be to "them" just like a thief breaking in at midnight. Those would rather listen to false prophets pushing slogans and 'hot air', i.e. the "we have brought forth wind" bunch of Isa.26:18 and they will wish for the mountains to fall on them when our Lord does finally return. Only those who fall for this future "Peace and safety" will be those who can't tell the first seal to the seventh seal of the Book of Revelation, nor the seven signs our Lord gave in...

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