Keep Watch: For Those Who Wait For The Lord's Coming
In 1 Thess. 5:6 - 10. The verb "to keep watch" is paired with the verb for "be sober" as opposed to "to sleep. " St. Paul here exhorts the Thessalonians to remain alert and awake since the moment of the Lord's coming is near. In 1 Cor. 16:13, Col. 4:2 and 1 Pet. 5:8, it connotes a vigilance that... Sign in to see full entry.