SCRIPTURE TO MEMORIZE. SECOND COMING warning 1 Thessalonians 5:2-6 scripture poster/card set. “For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; BUT LET US WATCH AND BE SOBER.”
Use for COME FOLLOW ME Primary and Home lessons, family home evening, Youth and Seminary
SCRIPTURE POSTER / CARDS
1 Thessalonians 5:2-6
SECOND COMING
8 pages (color only visuals: 3 sizes for poster)
Objective: Help children/youth memorize 1 Thessalonians 5:2-6: “For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; BUT LET US WATCH AND BE SOBER.”
SCRIPTURE READS:
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
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.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
To Make: Print, color, and cut out poster of your choice. If printing the larger size poster, mount the two parts on poster paper. The smaller cards are for children to take home.
Ways to Motivate Children/Youth to Memorize Scripture:
• Give out small black and white scripture cards to memorize.
• Once they are passed off give out the colored version of scripture cards.
ADDITIONAL SECOND COMING ACTIVITY: Help youth learn of the signs that will appear before Jesus’ Second Coming and the signs that will appear after He comes.
DOWNLOAD “Signs of Jesus’ Second Coming” Post-and-Present activity (HERE or below).
Additional Lesson Helps:
1. The Lord has said, “Be not troubled, for, when all these things [the signs] shall come to pass, ye may know that the promises which have been made unto you shall be fulfilled” (D&C 45:35). He told us not to worry about the calamities but to look forward to the Second Coming of the Savior and be glad.
2. Some of the signs of Jesus’s Second Coming have happened. Others will be fulfilled in the future.
3. We look forward to Jesus’s Coming as a time of peace and joy.
4. But before He comes, the people of the earth will experience great trials and tragedies. Heavenly Father wants us to prepare for these troubles.
5. God has revealed these signs to His prophets. If we are faithful followers of Christ, we will know the signs of His coming and watch for them (see D&C 45:39). We will not be overtaken suddenly as by a “thief in the night,” but those who are in darkness will (Joseph Smith—History 1:37; Joseph Smith—Matthew 1:46–47).
