Book or Epistle to the Thessalonians, First and Second (50 A.D.)
by Owen Borville
September 26, 2020
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Thessalonica (Thessaloniki) was founded in 315 B.C. and became the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia in 148 B.C. Thessalonica was the wealthiest city in the Byzantine Empire and it is now located in northern Greece. The Apostle Paul preached in Thessalonica, as described in Acts 17. Today, Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece and a port city. The epistles or Books of Thessalonians were written by Paul the Apostle. Three major Biblical prophecies are included in the Epistle or Book of Thessalonians, the prediction of the Resurrection of the Dead in Christ, the prediction of the Day of the Lord, and the prediction of the "Man of Lawlessness."
1 Thessalonians 1 Thanksgiving from Paul, Silvanus, and Timotheus
1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
1 Thessalonians 2 Paul's Ministry in Thessalonica
2 But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
1 Thessalonians 3 Timothy Brings Good News
6 But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
1 Thessalonians 4 The Dead in Christ Shall Rise First
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 5 The Day of The Lord Predicted
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
2 Thessalonians 1 Thanksgiving and Prayer
1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; 4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: 5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
2 Thessalonians 2 The Man of Lawlessness Predicted
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
2 Thessalonians 3 Instructions on Prayer, Idleness, and Paul's Final Greetings
6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. 17 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
by Owen Borville
September 26, 2020
Bible
Thessalonica (Thessaloniki) was founded in 315 B.C. and became the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia in 148 B.C. Thessalonica was the wealthiest city in the Byzantine Empire and it is now located in northern Greece. The Apostle Paul preached in Thessalonica, as described in Acts 17. Today, Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece and a port city. The epistles or Books of Thessalonians were written by Paul the Apostle. Three major Biblical prophecies are included in the Epistle or Book of Thessalonians, the prediction of the Resurrection of the Dead in Christ, the prediction of the Day of the Lord, and the prediction of the "Man of Lawlessness."
1 Thessalonians 1 Thanksgiving from Paul, Silvanus, and Timotheus
1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
1 Thessalonians 2 Paul's Ministry in Thessalonica
2 But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
1 Thessalonians 3 Timothy Brings Good News
6 But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
1 Thessalonians 4 The Dead in Christ Shall Rise First
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 5 The Day of The Lord Predicted
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
2 Thessalonians 1 Thanksgiving and Prayer
1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; 4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: 5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
2 Thessalonians 2 The Man of Lawlessness Predicted
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
2 Thessalonians 3 Instructions on Prayer, Idleness, and Paul's Final Greetings
6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. 17 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.