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	Second Epistle to the Thessalonians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, also known as the Second Letter to the Thessalonians, is a book from the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
		The second epistle to the Thessalonians was probably written from Corinth, Greece not many months after the first.
		The Thessalonians had embraced the idea that Paul had taught that "the day of Christ was at hand", that Christ's coming was about to occur.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2_Thessalonians (170 words)

	Thessalonians, The Second Epistle Of Paul To The (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools
		The different treatment of the subject of the second coming of Christ, the different emotional tone, and the different relationships between Paul and the church presupposed in the First and Second Epistles have been among the causes which have led to repeated questionings of the Pauline authorship of 2 Thessalonians.
		Indeed his Epistles abound with assertions that this was not the case (2 Corinthians 1:8; 1 Thessalonians 3:9), and it is unreasonable to expect him always to write in the same key.
		The exhortation that the brethren should work with quietness and earn their own bread (2 Thessalonians 3:12) is full of interest to those who are studying the psychological development of the early Christians under the influence of the great mental stimulus that came to them from the gospel.
	bibletools.org /index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/ID/8730 (2089 words)

	The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, New Testament Introduction- Louis Berkhof (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, New Testament Introduction- Louis Berkhof
		The Thessalonians need not fear the manifestation of Christ, since they were chosen and called to everlasting glory; and it is the apostles wish that the Lord may comfort their hearts and establish them in all good work, 13--17.
		The Epistle itself claims to be the work of Paul, 1: 1; and again in 3:17, where the apostle calls attention to the salutation as a mark of genuineness.
	www.dabar.org /NewTestament/berkhof/epi2thess.htm (1945 words)

	Epistles
		The epistles of the New Testament are Christian writings of Apostles to churches in particular parts of the world.
		For instance, the "prison epistles" are the ones written by Paul while he was in prison, while the "pastoral epistles" are the letters to Timothy and Titus, since they contain advice about providing pastoral care to their churches.
		Epistle of the Romans to the Corinthians (1 Clement)
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/e/ep/epistles.html (327 words)

	Thessalonians, Epistles to the (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net
		The first epistle to the Thessalonians was the first of all Paul's epistles.
		The second epistle to the Thessalonians was probably also written from Corinth, and not many months after the first.
		The occasion of the writing of this epistle was the arrival of tidings that the tenor of the first epistle had been misunderstood, especially with reference to the second advent of Christ.
	christiananswers.net /dictionary/thessaloniansepistlestothe.html (213 words)

	New Testament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Epistle to the Hebrews -- Anonymous, traditionally attributed to Paul.
		The earliest of the books of the New Testament was 1 Thessalonians, an epistle of Paul, written probably 51, or possibly Galatians in 49 according to one of two theories of its writing.
		Of the pseudepigraphical epistles, critical scholars tend to place them somewhere between 70 and 150, with 2 Peter usually being the latest.
	usapedia.com /n/new-testament.html (2100 words)

	Encyclopedia: Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
		The Epistle to the Romans is one of the epistles, or letters, included in the New Testament canon of the Christian Bible.
		The Epistle to the Ephesians is one of the books of the Bible in the New Testament, traditionally said to be written by Paul at Rome about the same time as that to the Colossians, which in many points it resembles.
		This article or section should be merged with Second Epistle to Timothy The First Epistle to Timothy is a book of the canonic New Testament, one of the three so-called pastoral epistles (1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and the Epistle to Titus).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Second-Epistle-to-the-Thessalonians (1076 words)

	John Darby's Synopsis of the Bible
		When the Second Epistle was written, this Jewish influence had another character; and the false teachers were more directly concerned in it.
		By this means they were delivered from the influence of the error, and from the disturbance of mind which it had caused; and were rendered capable of looking at the error, as being themselves outside it, and of judging it according to the instruction that the apostle gave them.
		In the second place, the glorious manifestation of the Lord Jesus: His own should be in rest and happiness with Him, when His power should be in exercise.
	eword.gospelcom.net /comments/2thessalonians/darby/2thessalonians1.htm (1271 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Epistles to the Thessalonians
		Moreover, the structure of the Epistle, its subject-matter, and its affectionate outbursts of prayer for the recipients and of exhortation are all decidedly Pauline characteristics.
		II Thessalonians was written at Corinth not long after I Thessalonians, for both Timothy and Silas are still with Paul (i, 1), and the silence of the Acts shows that, once Paul left Corinth, Silas was not again his companion in the ministry.
		The eschatology of I Thessalonians had been misunderstood by the Thessalonians; they took it, the day of the Lord was at hand (ii, 2); they were overwrought by the exaggerations of some meddlers and perhaps by a forged letter which purported to have come from Paul (ii, 2; iii, 17).
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14629d.htm (3529 words)

	The Rapture Solution - Second Thessalonians: Glory
		Paul writes his second epistle to the Thessalonians to correct this false notion, and his theme is God delays punishment of the wicked in order to produce patience in the believer.
		The object of beseeching is the attitude of the Thessalonians and the disorderly conduct it led to.
		Second Thessalonians 2:15 is the key verse: "Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle." "Traditions" in this context refers to working (see 3:6–12).
	www.rapturesolution.com /beechick/Book/2thess.htm (11662 words)

	2 Thessalonians
		20-21): "Imitated from the First Epistle and specially co-ordinated with the insertion on the resurrection of the dead [4:13-5:11], the Second to Thessalonians is, for the most part, a theological dissertation on the conditions of the Second Advent.
		The author enlarges on the apocalyptic theme of the Antichrist, prehaps identified with Nero risen from the dead, whose manifestation was to cause the ruin of the Roman Empire.
		Second Thessalonians is so like 1 Thessalonians and yet so different that it must be an imitation of 1 Thessalonians written to meet a later situation.
	www.earlychristianwritings.com /2thessalonians.html (1095 words)

	2 Thessalonians - Chapter 1 - Barnes' Notes on the New Testament on StudyLight.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Either by a false interpretation of his former epistle, or by an epistle forged in his name and sent to them, the opinion had become prevalent in the church at Thessalonica, that the Saviour was about to appear, and that the end of the world was at hand.
		Had not this second epistle been written to correct that false interpretation, and to show what was his belief, it would have been charged on him that he was mistaken; and then the inference would have been naturally made that all the prophecies respecting that event were false.
		There is no stronger language on that subject in any of their writings than occurs in the first epistle to the Thessalonians; and Paul, in the second epistle, expressly says that he held no such opinion, and meant to teach no such thing.
	www.studylight.org /com/bnn/view.cgi?book=2th&chapter=1&verse=1 (4595 words)

	2 Thessalonians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Paul, accordingly, fortifies beforehand the minds, not merely of the Thessalonians, but of all the pious, that when the Church should come to be in a scattered condition, they might not be alarmed, as though it were a thing that was new and unlooked for.
		He accordingly puts himself forward as a surety, that the Thessalonians may not doubt that the gospel, in which they had been instructed by him, is the safety—bringing voice of God, by which they are aroused from death, and are delivered from the tyranny of Satan.
		And thus it will be a second means of confirmation that he will defend them, as being nothing less than his own inheritance, and, in maintaining their salvation, will stand forward in defense of his own glory; which latter meaning, in my opinion, suits better.
	www.ccel.org /c/calvin/comment2/2thes.htm (12225 words)

	ipedia.com: Second Epistle of Peter Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Scholars agree that it depends on the Epistle of Jude and should be dated later than that epistle, perhaps as late as 140.
		The editors of Barclay's New Testament characterize the epistle's style as "florid, rhetorical and flamboyant." Some scholars explain this difference by explaining that Peter had assistance in writing his first epistle from Barnabas, and therefore the second epistle is actually Peter's own unaided writing.
		Part of the case for a date no earlier than the second century is the internal evidence of 3:15, 16, where the writer assumes that the letters of Paul are well known to his readers.
	www.ipedia.com /second_epistle_of_peter.html (539 words)

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		Apparently, the converts were still being persecuted, and some of them, perhaps because of the severity of the persecutions, seem to have convinced themselves that the end was at hand.
		He tells the Thessalonians that the apostles are bound to give thanks forever for the patient steadfastness under persecution of the new faithful.
		Paul then asks the "brethren" not to be deceived: the day has not come; nor shall it come before the advent of "the son of perdition" (2:3), an event to be preceded in turn by a rebellion against God.
	www.geocities.com /ant312001/2Thessalonians_1.htm (241 words)

	Sermon Outlines - Sermons From Second Thessalonians - Introduction To The Epistle (1:1-2)
		"THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS" Introduction To The Epistle (1:1-2) INTRODUCTION 1.
		In our study of First Thessalonians, we suggested Corinth as the place from which it was written a.
		Paul arrived in Corinth sometime around 50-52 A.D. Writing the second epistle toward the end of his stay, the date would be 53 A.D. [Now let's consider...] IV.
	www.higherpraise.com /outlines/2thess/2th1_1.htm (968 words)

	Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
		2 Thessalonians should be studied in connection with 1 Thessalonians because it is only from an understanding of the First Epistle and the situation that it revealed that one can fully grasp the significance of the Second.
		Indeed his Epistles abound with assertions that this was not the case (2Cor.
		5:27) that this Epistle be read unto all the brethren, as a proof that there was a coterie in the church that met separately and that might easily have been neglected by the rest, just as the Greeks in Jerusalem were neglected in the daily ministration (Acts 6:1).
	www.astheoracles.org /index-147.htm (2131 words)

	McGarvey and Pendleton's Commentary on Second Thessalonians: Introduction. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Moreover, certain passages in his first Epistle could be, and evidently were, misconstrued [28] to favor the idea, and were used to foster and strengthen it.
		Again, traditional sayings of the apostle were appealed to in confirmation of this erroneous notion, and, as a consequence of all this, the church was excited and troubled.
		The design, therefore, of this second Epistle was to correct the error as to the Lord's coming, and thus restore tranquility to the church.
	www.biblestudyguide.org /comment/mcgarvey/tcgr/TCGR200.HTM (252 words)

	The Epistles of Paul: II Thessalonians, Part I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He was still there when he wrote Second Thessalonians, as far as we know.
		The second purpose was to tell them not to quit their jobs because of such thinking.
		You set out sturdy trees, and then you graft in (from another tree) the bud of the tree that you want.
	www.talentsministries.org /Sermons/secondthessalonians1.html (4475 words)

	Introduction to the New Testament (xx) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He thanks God for the increasing faith and patience of the Thessalonians, reminding them of the fact that in the day of Christ’s coming God will provide rest for his persecuted church and will punish her persecutors; and prays that God may fulfil his good pleasure in them to the glory of his Name, 3—12.
		The Thessalonians need not fear the manifestation of Christ, since they were chosen and called to everlasting glory; and it is the apostles wish that the Lord may comfort their hearts and establish them in all good work, 13—17.
		The writer requests the prayer of the church for himself that he may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men, and exhorts her to do what he commanded, 1—5.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/berkhof/newtestament.xx.html (1840 words)

	ST. PAUL'S Second Epistle to the THESSALONIANS
		Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ; Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ.
		We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of every one of you toward each other aboundeth.
		And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
	wesley.nnu.edu /john_wesley/wesley_NT/14-2Thes.html (742 words)

	Sermon Outlines - 2 Thessalonians Introduction Higher Praise Sermons
		On his second missionary journey, Paul and his companions (Silas and Timothy) had just left Philippi and passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia to arrive at Thessalonica.
		This would place the writing of the epistle during Paul's extended stay at Corinth on his second missionary journey (cf.
		Ac 18:1-11), sometime around 53 A.D. The first epistle to the Thessalonians had been written in response to news brought back by Timothy who had made a quick trip there while Paul was in Athens (cf.
	www.higherpraise.com /outlines/2th/2th_00.htm (1183 words)

	Notes on 2 Thessalonians - New Testament Survey REL 103
		Class Notes for the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
		Evidently his first letter to the Thessalonians had not silenced the opposition, and false teaching about the Second Coming of Christ was being spread in the Church, maybe even by someone who was forging letters to make them look as if they came from Paul (2 Thessaloninas 2:1-3)
		Caligula even declared that his horse was divine, and gave it a vote in the Roman Senate.
	www.drshirley.org /rel103/n14.html (361 words)

	Saint (St)Paul’s Second Letter (Epistle) to the Thessalonians
		The second is that they themselves may be glorified in Him, not in the eyes of the world, but in the eyes of His people and the heavenly host.
		And 1 Thessalonians 5.2, 4 also tells us that the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, when sudden destruction will come on unbelievers, but that Christians will not be caught out by it because they are not in darkness.
		Caligula, ten years before, had seriously represented himself as divine and demanded worship from all, and had set up statues of himself in many places and ‘temples of God’ and had had the idea of setting up a statue of himself in the temple at Jerusalem and was only prevented by death.
	www.angelfire.com /ok/bibleteaching/2thessalonians.html (12103 words)

	Key Studies In Second Thessalonians
		In our study of First Thessalonians we saw that Paul taught the imminent return of our Lord and quieted the fears of the believers regarding their departed loved ones and friends.
		The Second Epistle deals with the Second Coming in relation to the world and the foes of the true church.
		Paul's Second Epistle to the Thessalonians was written to correct error.
	www3.telus.net /thegoodnews/thess2.htm (4798 words)

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