“Like a thief in the night” DOES NOT imply it would be an actual night. It would be impossible because of time zones: 7 am in Moscow, Russia (day) is midnight in New York, and everyone will see Christ at the same moment (Revelation 1:7). Also, there are places on earth (Arctic Circle) where they don’t get night or day for months straight. Mark 13:35 “YOU, TOO, MUST KEEP WATCH! FOR YOU DON’T KNOW WHEN THE MASTER OF THE HOUSEHOLD WILL RETURN— IN THE EVENING, AT MIDNIGHT, BEFORE

No. This ability is given only on special occasions AS A SIGN TO UNBELIEVERS who are around to listen. 1 Corinthians 14:21–22 “It is written in the Scriptures: “I will speak to my own people through strange languages and through the lips of foreigners. but even then, they will not listen to me,” says the Lord. So you see that speaking in tongues is a sign, not for believers, but FOR UNBELIEVERS. Prophecy, however, is for the benefit of believers, not unbelievers.” Acts 2