📖 The Book of 2 Thessalonians
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Stand firm until Christ returns — the Day of the Lord and the man of lawlessness.
Who wrote 2 Thessalonians?
Author
Paul
Written
c. AD 52
Genre
Pauline
Why 2 Thessalonians was written
Paul corrects misunderstanding about the timing of Christ's return and encourages the church to stand firm under persecution, knowing that God's judgment will vindicate them.
Outline of 2 Thessalonians
- 11: Encouragement in persecution; God's just judgment
- 22: The man of lawlessness and the Day of the Lord
- 33: Call to faithful work while waiting
Key verses
2 Thessalonians 1:72 Thessalonians 2:3-42 Thessalonians 3:3
How 2 Thessalonians points to Christ
Christ's return is described in 2 Thessalonians 1:7-8 as a revelation in flaming fire, bringing relief to the persecuted and judgment to the persecutors — the full establishment of his righteous rule.
How 2 Thessalonians begins
1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
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