Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
THE SUDDENNESS OF CHRIST'S COMING A MOTIVE FOR WATCHFULNESS; VARIOUS PRECEPTS: PRAYER FOR THEIR BEING FOUND BLAMELESS, BODY, SOUL, AND SPIRIT, AT CHRIST'S COMING: CONCLUSION. (1Th. 5:1-28)
times—the general and indefinite term for chronological periods.
seasons—the opportune times (Daniel 7:12; Acts 1:7). Time denotes quantity; season, quality. Seasons are parts of times.
ye have no need—those who watch do not need to be told when the hour will come, for they are always ready [BENGEL].
cometh—present: expressing its speedy and awful certainty.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Thessalonians 5:1:
Daniel 2:21
Hebrews 8:11
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