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1Thess.5:7 For those who sleep, sleep in the night, and those who are drunk are drunk in the night. 5:8 But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

Metaphorically the apostle Paul uses drunkenness connected with darkness, but many do drink during the day, and sometimes all day and night, so why does he use night as being drunk time?

Psalms 11:2 For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

Psalms 18:28 For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.

1 John 2:8 Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shines.

First are we talking about drunkenness that impairs the mind, or spiritual drunkenness? Moreover, can a person be spiritually drunk and think themselves in the light, and what light does Paul speak to here? The light, is the Christ, and he was speaking specifically to brothers of Christ whom are born again into the life of Christ Jesus, and who also have his light shining in them.

1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don't tell the truth.

1 John 1:5 This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

Now in this context being Paul was speaking about reports of Christ coming at a certain time, we find Paul stating the truth, which is exactly what? If a person in the light, that is, in Christ as the light how can a report coming from darkness and a drunk shake a person faith? Furthermore, why would the flesh be involved in the first place, isn't the flesh dead in Christ? So why would any brother of Christ be in the darkness and a quandary over Christ coming, not unless, they were in the dark thinking they were in the light?

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

1 Thessalonians 5:5 You are all children of light, and children of the day. We don't belong to the night, nor to darkness.

In other words, let keep this simple, light is not darkness, those in Christ should be given the truth, it should not be hidden from them through a mystic calculation of numbers and scriptures if they are part of Christ Jesus life which is the light. Does not the brain on our own body communicate with our hand, or does it secretly hid information for the hand so it must be in a quandary as to what its next move?

John 14:17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world can't receive; for it doesn't see him, neither knows him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.

John 14:26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

John 15:26 "When the Counselor{Greek Parakletos: Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, and Comfortor.} has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.

So how had these brothers and sisters come to such a lack of faith in Christ being their head? By works of law! Yes! As shocking and difficult as that is to the fleshly mind to understand it is the truth. When a brother or sister in Christ thinks by their personal actions in studying or any other matter they are entitled to the truth in Christ they will find darkness and suspicion creating distrust and not faith in God love. When a person think by some special gift of knowledge they are entitled to a hidden truth, they will be deceived as Eve was by the same power of flattery.

John 7:18 He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

Matthew 19:16 Behold, one came to him and said, "Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?" 19:17 He said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

This is Paul point if your in the light than you must at least rest in Christ merit his works, his goodness to feed and cherish the body he paid for with his very life. If one can't get passed themselves thinking they are in Christ by some work they are doing, they are fooled into darkness, drunk on the works of flesh like the world that will not know the day or the hour Christ is coming overtaking them as a thief because they are not his, nor do they love, or no the love of God has for his children.

Matthew 7:11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Matthew 21:21 Jesus answered them, "Most certainly I tell you, if you have faith, and don't doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it would be done.

Romans 9:32 Why? Because they didn't seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;

Romans 10:6 But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Don't say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'{Deuteronomy 30:12} (that is, to bring Christ down);

Romans 10:8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart;"{Deuteronomy 30:14} that is, the word of faith, which we preach:

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