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2nd Thessalonians
Following hot on the heels of his first letter, Paul again
writes to the new believers in Thessalonica. In his first
letter Paul had laid a solid foundation of doctrine, with
particular emphasis on the Rapture of the church and the
coming Tribulation. However, apparently they had received a
letter purporting to be from Paul that was in fact a
forgery. Whatever this letter had said had unsettled these
believers. Within a year of receiving Paul’s original
letter, persecution had begun, which some were now saying
was the Tribulation. If the Tribulation had begun, the
obvious conclusion (based on what Paul had already taught
them) was that they had missed the Rapture!
So now Paul writes to them again to comfort them; he
explains that the Tribulation (‘that day’ 2:3) will not come
unless there come a ‘falling away’, and the man of sin (whom
we refer to as Antichrist), is revealed. Furthermore,
Antichrist could not be revealed until ‘the Restrainer’
(Holy Spirit/Church) was removed (2:6-7). Thus Paul opens
acknowledging the present distress (ch1), gives the timing &
order of events (ch2), and closes with a call to work for
the night is at hand (ch3).
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3 Chapters,
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Author: Paul
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