Timothy and silassilvanus who were the apostles companions on his second missionary journey 51 to 54 ac were with him now. Book of 2 thessalonians, explained scripture by scripture. In the greek new testament, 2 thessalonians is listed as to the thessalonians. There was circulating in the thessalonian church a. This represents the apostle pauls second canonical correspondence to the fellowship of believers in the city of thessa. It is traditionally attributed to paul the apostle, with timothy as a coauthor. Both jesus and the man of sin are revealed 2 thessalonians 1. Dont believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us.
Find top church sermons, illustrations, and powerpoints for preaching on 2 thessalonians 2. Watch our overview video on 2 thessalonians, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Paul needed to address the three troubles the church in thessalonica faced. Book of second thessalonians overview insight for living. Judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings the first book of chronicles the second book of. Judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings the first book of chronicles the second book of chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job book psalms proverbs. Modern biblical scholarship is divided on whether the epistle was written by paul.
That false teaching had the thessalonians overly excited to the point where some quit their jobs. Standing firm in light of this destiny 2 thessalonians 2. Accompanying the second coming voice of the archangel relaxing relaxation. So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us. He writes 1 to encourage persecuted believers, 2 to correct a misunderstanding concerning the lords return and 3 to exhort the thessalonians to be steadfast and to work for a living 2. Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our lord jesus christ and our gathering together to him, paul, the author of the book of 2nd thessalonians is speaking in this verse about the rapture of the church, the time of our gathering together to him. Now i know were not going to be able to finish everything that i wanted to teach today, but well pick it up again next month with our next taping. The book of 2 thessalonians was written shortly after the book of 1 thessalonians, probably within a few months. Second epistle to the thessalonians read the bible online. Its a tricky book, and not one we teach to young kids often. Nine of these book are letters to local churches like the one in thessalonica.
Tradition in the new testament and 2 thessalonians 2. So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to. This verse must be taken in context of the entire argument of the book of 2 thessalonians see introduction. You suffered from your own people the same things those churches suffered from the jews 15 who killed the lord jesus and the prophets and also drove us out.
The letter is more focused on problems in the church and may reflect the receipt of later news from the thessalonians. Ill freely admit this was in preparation for our sunday school lesson, and let me work out the best way to teach my 2 thessalonians lesson to the kids. Explore scripture in its jewish and early christian context. Paul wrote 2 thessalonians from corinth in ad 51 within months of writing the first letter. The same three, paul, silvanus, and timothy sent the letter. Like 1 thessalonians, this letter deals extensively with eschatology see introduction to 1 thessalonians. The christians in thessalonica were still baby christians when paul wrote 2 thessalonians. The point here is that many people will come under the. Someone told these christians that the apostle paul said jesus was returning any second, and there was no doubt about that.
In the doctrine of the gospel in general, and in the article of christs second coming in particular, and not in. The second epistle to the thessalonians, commonly referred to as second thessalonians or 2 thessalonians is a book from the new testament of the christian bible. Both jesus and the man of sin have a gospel 2 thessalonians 2. Summary of the book of 2 thessalonians bible survey. The second epistle followed shortly after the first epistle in a. Second thessalonians is the ninth of pauls letters. To the church of the thessalonians in god our father and the lord jesus christ. Choose a chapter and verse from 1 thessalonians to begin your versebyverse study of gods word using the more than 100 commentaries available on. The book of 2 thessalonians was likely written in ad 5152.
Through the bible with les feldick lesson 2 part 4 book 42 i thessalonians 2. This represents the apostle pauls second canonical correspondence to the fellowship of believers in. They thought it had come already so they stopped with their work. Paul had heard of it and is now writing a second epistle to teach and encourage them. Verse 1 now we beseech you, brethren, touching the coming of our lord jesus christ, and our gathering together unto him.
So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter. The first part of each article is the same because it is relevant to each article. The second epistle to the thessalonians begins with almost the same wording as the first epistle. This outlines the chapter, which regards the second advent, an event which the thessalonians had mistakenly assumed to be just at hand, some of them actually having stopped work in anticipation of it. Thus the thessalonians who were still young in their faith had been confused and wearied in their living hope of the coming of the lord. In the new american bible and the kjv, the verse begins with therefore. The tradition being spoken of is the teaching about the second. Title in the greek nt, 2 thessalonians is listed as to the thessalonians. Since the subject matter of the second letter has a number of thematic similarities to the first, paul probably had received a second report from the city detailing continuing questions or problems regarding the end times. A few weeks ago we took a brief dip in our homeschool bible lessons into the book of 2 thessalonians. Now may our lord jesus christ himself, and our god and father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace, comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word. It is important to use good hermeneutics to interpret scripture. Both jesus and the man of sin have a coming 2 thessalonians 2. Both jesus and the man of sin say that they alone should be worshipped 2 thessalonians 2.
Great truths must have great conclusions or applications. But once these effects will cease at the rapture of the believers compare 1 thessalonians 1. The church in thessalonica still had some misconceptions about the day of the lord. It was written from athens or, more likely, corinth on his second missionary journey. Exhortations concerning practical matters 2 thessalonians 3.
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