“ At midnight someone cried out,‘ Here’s the groom! Come out to meet him!’

半夜有人喊着说：‘新郎来了，你们出来迎接他！’

半夜有人喊：‘看，新郎来了，你们出来迎接他。’

半夜有人喊：‘看，新郎来了，你们出来迎接他。’

“到了半夜，忽然听见有人喊道，‘新郎来了！出来迎接吧！’

半夜，有人喊叫：‘新郎来了，快出来迎接他。’

“半夜里，有人喧嚷：‘看哪，是新郎！你们出来迎接他！’

半夜有人喊着說：『新郎來了，你們出來迎接他！』

半夜有人喊：『看，新郎來了，你們出來迎接他。』

半夜有人喊：『看，新郎來了，你們出來迎接他。』

「到了半夜，忽然聽見有人喊道，『新郎來了！出來迎接吧！』

半夜，有人喊叫：‘新郎來了，快出來迎接他。’

半夜裏有嚷叫的聲音說：「看哪，新郎來了！出來迎接他哦！」

「半夜裡，有人喧嚷：『看哪，是新郎！你們出來迎接他！』

中夜有呼曰、新娶者至矣、爾出迎之、

中夜呼云、新娶者至矣、出迎之、

中夜有呼云、新娶者至矣、爾出迎之、

子夜忽有聲呼曰：「新壻來矣其出迎之！」

“ At midnight the cry rang out:‘ Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

But at midnight there was a cry,‘ Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’

“ At midnight they were roused by the shout,‘ Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out and meet him!’

“ In the middle of the night there was a shout:‘ Here’s the groom! Come out to meet him.’

But at midnight there finally was a shout:‘ Behold, the groom! Come out to meet him.’

“ And at midnight a cry was heard:‘ Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’

But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him.

“ In the middle of the night there was a shout:‘ Here’s the groom! Come out to meet him.’

And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

But at midnight there was a shout,‘ Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.’

But at midnight there was a cry,‘ Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!’

The Lord who rules over all says,“ I will send my messenger. He will prepare my way for me. Then suddenly the Lord you are looking for will come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant will come. He is the one you long for.”But who can live through the day when he comes? Who will be left standing when he appears? He will be like a fire that makes things pure. He will be like soap that makes things clean.

“ Here is what the kingdom of heaven will be like at that time. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.

So you also must be ready. The Son of Man will come at an hour when you don’t expect him.

He will send his angels with a loud trumpet call. They will gather his chosen people from all four directions. They will bring them from one end of the heavens to the other.

At that time they will say,“ He is our God. We trusted in him, and he saved us. He is the Lord. We trusted in him. Let us be filled with joy because he saved us.”

“ Do not be amazed at this. A time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice.They will all come out of their graves. People who have done what is good will rise and live again. People who have done what is evil will rise and be found guilty.

“ The Son of Man will come in all his glory. All the angels will come with him. Then he will sit in glory on his throne.

Let them sing to the Lord, because he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the nations of the world in keeping with what is right and fair.

The master of that servant will come back on a day the servant doesn’t expect him. The master will return at an hour the servant doesn’t know. Then the master will cut him to pieces. He will send the servant to the place where unbelievers go.

Enoch was the seventh man in the family line of Adam. He gave a prophecy about these people. He said,“ Look! The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of his holy ones.He is coming to judge everyone. He is coming to sentence all of them. He will judge them for all the ungodly acts they have done. They have done them in ungodly ways. He will sentence ungodly sinners for all the things they have said to oppose him.”

“ Look! I am coming like a thief! Blessed is anyone who stays awake and keeps their clothes on. Then they will be ready. They will not be caught naked and so be put to shame.”

Keep watch! Stay awake! You do not know when that time will come.It’s like a man going away. He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge. Each one is given a task to do. He tells the one at the door to keep watch.“ So keep watch! You do not know when the owner of the house will come back. It may be in the evening or at midnight. It may be when the rooster crows or at dawn.He may come suddenly. So do not let him find you sleeping.What I say to you, I say to everyone.‘ Watch!’ ”

Let all creation be full of joy in front of the Lord, because he is coming to judge the earth. He will faithfully judge the people of the world in keeping with what is right.

“ But God said to him,‘ You foolish man! Tonight I will take your life away from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

Our God comes, and he won’t be silent. A burning fire goes ahead of him. A terrible storm is all around him.He calls out to heaven and earth to be his witnesses. Then he judges his people.He says,“ Gather this holy people around me. They made a covenant with me by offering a sacrifice.”The heavens announce that what God decides is right. That’s because he is a God of justice.

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar. Fire will destroy everything in them. God will judge the earth and everything done in it.

He will help you who are troubled. And he will also help us. All these things will happen when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come in blazing fire. He will come with his powerful angels.He will punish those who don’t know God. He will punish those who don’t obey the good news about our Lord Jesus.They will be destroyed forever. They will be shut out of heaven. They will never see the glory of the Lord’s strength.All these things will happen when he comes. On that day his glory will be seen in his holy people. Everyone who has believed will be amazed when they see him. This includes you, because you believed the witness we gave you.

It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready. It will even be good if he comes in the middle of the night or toward morning.But here is what you must understand. Suppose the owner of the house knew at what hour the robber was coming. He would not have let his house be broken into.You also must be ready. The Son of Man will come at an hour when you don’t expect him.”

Let us be joyful and glad! Let us give him glory! It is time for the Lamb’s wedding. His bride has made herself ready.Fine linen, bright and clean, was given to her to wear.” Fine linen stands for the right things that God’s holy people do.Here is what the angel told me to write.“ Blessed are those invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!” Then he added,“ These are the true words of God.”

Brothers and sisters, we don’t have to write to you about times and dates.You know very well how the day of the Lord will come. It will come like a thief in the night.People will be saying that everything is peaceful and safe. Then suddenly they will be destroyed. It will happen like birth pains coming on a pregnant woman. None of the people will escape.

The Lord himself will come down from heaven. We will hear a loud command. We will hear the voice of the leader of the angels. We will hear a blast from God’s trumpet. Many who believe in Christ will have died already. They will rise first.

“ So, people of Israel, I will judge you. Because I will do that to you, Israel, prepare to meet your God!”