![]() Why does Jesus choose this image? I think for two reasons. ![]() ![]() Peter in his Second Letter likewise reminder the early Christians, “The day of the Lord will come like a thief” (2 Pet 3:10). … But you, brothers, are not in darkness, for that day to overtake you like a thief” (1 Thess 5:2-4). Paul, later in his first letter to the Thessalonians than the passage we have this morning says, “For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief at night. John twice by saying, “If you are not watchful, I will come like a thief and you will never know at what hour I will come” (Rev 3:3) and “Behold I am coming like a thief” (Rev 16:15). In the Book of Revelation, he addresses St. But this clearly what he means to communicate. The whole reason why the Good Thief is remembered by that title is because “good” and “thief” together are paradoxical terms. Today he labels himself as a Thief, putting that title in parallel with “your Lord” and “Son of Man.” We normally don’t hold thieves in esteem. We’re used to so many other titles he gives himself that are rich and inviting: Good Shepherd, Son of Man, Son of God, Savior, Lord, Resurrection and Life, Light of the World, the Way, The Truth, Gate, and more.
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