2 Thessalonians study section
2 Thessalonians chapter summaries
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Chapter list
Chapter 1
Judgment at Christ’s Coming
Paul thanks God for the Thessalonians’ growing faith and love under persecution and comforts them with the promise of God’s righteous judgment when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in flaming fire, granting them relief and glory.
- Chapter 1 (c. AD 51): Paul comforts the persecuted church with the promise of God’s just judgment when the Lord Jesus is revealed in flaming fire.
Chapter 2
The Day of the Lord
Paul corrects the false report that the day of the Lord has come, teaching that the rebellion and the man of lawlessness must be revealed first, and calls the church to stand firm in the truth they were taught.
- Chapter 2 (c. AD 51): The day of the Lord has not come; the rebellion and the man of lawlessness must appear first, so stand firm in the truth.
Chapter 3
Stand Firm and Work
Paul asks for prayer, affirms God’s faithfulness, and warns sharply against idleness, commanding the disorderly to work quietly and earn their own living, while the church continues to do good.
- Chapter 3 (c. AD 51): Paul asks for prayer, affirms God’s faithfulness, and commands the idle to work quietly and not grow weary in doing good.
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