St. Thomas On The Period Of “Peace And Security” After The Death Of Antichrist Before The Second Coming Of Christ

St. Thomas Aquinas: “Or it can be said that all those signs that will occur around the Judgment are counted within the time of the Judgment, so that in this way the Day of Judgment comprises them all. Wherefore, although men will be terrified by the signs that appear around the Day of Judgment, yet before those signs begin to appear, wicked men will believe themselves to be in peace and security [1 Thess. 5:3], SINCE THEY DO NOT IMMEDIATELY SEE THE WORLD ENDING AFTER THE DEATH OF THE ANTICHRIST, AS THEY HAD THOUGHT.” (Summa Theologiae, Supplemental Part, Q. 73, A. 1, Reply to Objection 1)

Latin: “Vel potest dici quod omnia illa signa quae circa judicium erunt, infra tempus judicii computantur, ut sic dies judicii omnia illa contineat. Unde quamvis ex signis apparentibus circa diem judicii homines terreantur, ante tamen quam signa illa apparere incipiant, in pace et securitate se impii esse credent, post mortem Antichristi non statim videntes mundum consummari, ut existimabant.”