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	Pre-Trib Research Center
		In summary, Gundry has argued that the gathering together at the coming of the Lord (2 Thessalonians 2:1) is a reference to the rapture of the church, and that that gathering is the same as the gathering of the elect in Matthew 24:31, decisively establishing the time of the rapture as posttribulational.
		The "gathering together" of 2 Thessalonians 2:1 must be a reference to the rapture of the church, and the gathering of the elect in Matthew 24:31 must be identical with it.
		A second reason for identifying the Thessalonian references as a posttribulational coming of Christ is the linguistic parallel between the "gathering to him" of 2 Thessalonian 2:1, and the "gathering of his elect," in Matthew 24:31.
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	Antichrist
		The apocalypse and second epistle to the Thessalonians were supposed to point at false doctrine and its leading representatives.
		Less definite in the second epistle to the Thessalonians, it is tolerably specific in the Revelation.
		Humanity is not so vicious as to break away from God with the extreme insanity which the feelings of the sacred writers conjure up in times of fear for the church.
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	The Meeting in the Air Otto
		In the cult of the Cabiri, for instance, purification was effected by water and blood relating to the dying and rebirth of the murdered and dismembered Dionysus.
		The Thessalonians must have construed the Pauline apocalyptic proclamation “from Greek thought patterns, which would have resulted in a strong deformation of the content of that proclamation.” 19 Those thought patterns involved a strong sense of fate and fear of the powers of gods and demons.
		40 Wanamaker, The Epistles to the Thessalonians, 171; cf.
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	Exemplary Believers
		The recipients of the letter are identified as "the church of the Thessalonians." The Greek term translated "church" finds its background in the Old Testament concept of the assembly of the Israelites who were summoned before the Lord as a covenant community.
		Note that the hope known by the Thessalonian church was "in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father." It was based upon the confident expectation of Christ’s continual presence with them in their sufferings now, but also in view of the certainty of the Second Advent.
		As the Thessalonians patterned their lives after Paul and the Lord, they provided a worthy example of how all men and women should respond to the Word of God.
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	Timothy Reports to Paul
		The Thessalonian church members needed to be established and comforted, lest under the pressure of persecution, they would backslide.
		Morris proposed the idea that the Thessalonian's persecution might be so strong that in order to escape it they would turn to Judaism and embrace it.
		Yeager writes, "Paul's delight to learn from Timothy that the Thessalonians were growing in grace and thus that his efforts among them were not in without fruit, has heightened his desire to visit them again in order to remedy, by Christian Education the areas in their theological understanding that were still deficient.
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	Thessalonian Dope Gods
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		Thessalonian Dope Gods brings elements of all of these artists into their sound, all the while remaining fun, exciting, artistic and full of integrity.
		The sounds and ideas are all over the place, and each and every song contain such a wide range of styles that its easy to get wrapped up into all of the textures and experimentation going on throughout the entire album.
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	Bibliography
		"Pauline Theology in the Thessalonian Correspondece." In aul and Paulinism, 173-83.
		Tuckett, C. "Synoptic Traditions in 1 Thessalonians?" In The Thessalonian Correspondence, 160-182.
		Wanamaker, Charles A. The Epistles to the Thessalonians: A Commentary on the Greek Text.
	www.andrews.edu /~jonp/thessbibl.html (376 words)

	Change in Doctrine?
		Thessalonian, I am not asking you to proove what is found in the articles you have provided.
		The website that Thessalonian shows us, where it claims none of Bruno's astronomical views contributed to his punishment, is from a Catholic website (ie.
		In all due respect, Thessalonian, you are being too aggressive.
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		The paraenetic section of 1 Thessalonians admits of a variety of topoi; there are injunctions to avoid sexual immorality (4:1-8), exhortation to excel in brotherly love (4:9-10), commands to live quietly and work diligently (4:11-12), and instruction regarding the fate of those who have died in light of the Lord's imminentparousia (4:13-5:11).
		This thesis lends coherence to the paraenetic section on the sole basis of the Thessalonian inquiries, and not as a consequence of Paul's line of thought or rhetorical agenda, which are left hopelessly fragmented.
		Paul prefers that the Thessalonian Christians work with their own hands, but they are in no case to rely on the benefactions of wealthy individuals beyond the bounds of the Christian community.
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	2 Thessalonians 1 Supports Amillennialism
		According to David Chilton and some other contemporary postmillennialists, not only 2 Thessalonians but most of the other NT passages that have traditionally been understood as describing the Second Coming are in fact describing the fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. The language is figurative rather than literal.
		The question is whether the Thessalonians have any significant clues that would lead them to turn away from what from their point of view is the most obvious meaning.
		The postulate that the Thessalonians had a sophisticated, complete framework seems attractive because it helps protect our modern positions; but it is dangerously circular and, I believe, improbable in the light of the Thessalonians' confusions and Paul's short stay at Thessalonica.
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		Some members of the Thessalonian church were upset because people were saying that Christ had already come back again, and that they had missed out on this event.
		The Thessalonians are told to pray for the spread of the good news (3:1-5), and they are warned to listen to Paul’s teachings and avoid being lazy (3:6-13).
		Even though the members of the Thessalonian church were good examples of faith and love, some of them were listening to some false teachings about Christ’s return (2:1-5).
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	Imminent is not the Same as Immediate
		The Thessalonian believers were good students of the Word and had digested these truths with thankfulness, but apparently the subject of Christians who die before the return of the Lord had either not been covered or had been misunderstood.
		Evidently the Thessalonian believers were concerned that the death of believers before the return of the Lord might cause them to lose out on all opportunities to share in the glorious reign of Christ.
		In chapter 5 the apostle Paul further emphasized the imminence of the Rapture by encouraging the Thessalonian believers with the truth that they were sons of light and not sons of night and darkness (5:5).
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	"GOD’S WILL … FOR YOU" Sanctification in the Thessalonian Epistles
		Paul knew that in the Thessalonian context (as in ours), one of the most difficult hurdles that any pagan convert had to clear was the area of sex.
		We are reminded of the text of I Thessalonians 4:7-8 which speaks of God as the One who has called us in holiness, and then proceeds to speak of the indwelling ministry of his Holy Spirit.
		Thus we conclude that the vigorous growth of the Thessalonian in faith and love is evidence of their progress on the way of holiness.
	wesley.nnu.edu /wesleyan_theology/theojrnl/11-15/12-3.htm (4491 words)

	Apostolic Defense
		In this chapter, Paul defends his ministry to the Thessalonians as an authentic apostle and witness of Christ.
		As we have noted earlier, he and his missionary companions were met with severe opposition upon their arrival in the city, and continued to face spurious charges from their opponents on an ongoing basis.
		In this first section, Paul speaks concerning the Thessalonian’s personal knowledge of his initial visit to the city—a visit that resulted in the establishment of the Thessalonian church.
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	Sunday School Lesson 05-02-04 - CHOSEN TO OBTAIN GLORY
		The growth of faith and love among the Thessalonians was even more remarkable when one considers that the Thessalonian church was undergoing persecution.
		The hatred toward the Thessalonian Christians was a result of their decision to follow the calling of CHRIST in their lives.
		Paul’s prayer is that the Thessalonians would continue to endure and continue to be CHRISTLIKE in their walk.
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	What God Wants the Church to Be - John MacArthur
		The Thessalonian church was an assembly of born-again Christians.
		The Thessalonian church was surrendered to Christlikeness, which had been demonstrated in the lives of Paul, Silas, and Timothy.
		Verse 10 says the Thessalonians turned from idols to serve God "and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivered us from the wrath to come." Jesus promised He would come back and gather the faithful to be with Him forever (John 14:1-3).
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	Turning To God
		The situation among the Thessalonian church was not unlike many congregations.
		The Thessalonian converts had not merely accepted the viewpoint of men, but "the word of God, which also performs its work in [those] who believe" (2:13).
		This is the God to whom the Thessalonian believers swore their loyalty.
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	The Endurance Of Hope (1:10)
		A striking feature about the Thessalonian letters is that each chapter in both letters ends with a reference to the coming of the Lord.
		It was the ever-present hope of the early church, and that hope became the dominant theme of the Thessalonian letters.
		The Thessalonians were confident of their victory over death, and they did not fear what Paul called "the wrath to come" (v.10).
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	1 Thessalonians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The epistle to the Thessalonians is certainly one of the most ancient Christian documents in existence.
		The letter to the Thessalonians is thought to have been written by Paul from Corinth a few months after founding a congregation there.
		(4) The use of the concept of imitation in 1 Thessalonians 2.14 is singular.
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		T F The Thessalonians' affliction was part of the careful plan of God.
		T F God expected the Thessalonians to endure the afflictions which came their way because their afflictions were His assignment to them.
		Select and quote one verse from the book of I Thessalonians that shows that, as prophesied in Amos 3:7, believers are fully aware of what Jesus plans are for their future and that they will not be taken by surprise when He returns.
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	bibleteacher.org: Sermons by Dr. Mike Willmouth
		The Thessalonian church was willing to work itself to the point of exhaustion, because Christ was the labor of their love.
		The Thessalonians had exercised saving faith in Christ in the past when they had believed the gospel, they were loving Christ in the present, and they were hoping for His return in the future.
		The Thessalonian church stood upon the firm foundation of God's salvation, and therefore where not shaken when trials came their way either -- they are a church worth copying today.
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	1st Century Thessalonian Milieu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The earliest possible quotation to 2 Thessalonians is from a letter of Polycarp, which unfortunately only exists in Latin, and which cannot be dated reliably earlier than 135 A.D. 2 Thessalonians was written by the same three, and contains exactly the same introductory phrase as in 1 Thessalonians.
		It is possible 2 Thessalonians was written at the same time as 1 Thessalonians, but sent to a different group in the community.
		The instructions in 1 Thessalonians 5:27 that the letter be read to all the congregation suggests there may be more than one group of worshippers.
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	The Meeting in the Air \| Dr. Randall Otto \| Partial Preterism \| The Preterist ...
		They were anxious over the fate of those of their community who had died, whether they were lost to the powers of the gods and demons and were themselves to become daimones.
		The air, specifically the ether, was considered by the Greeks to be the abode of the gods, the daimones, and the souls of the departed.
		Beyond the trumpets' "tactical purposes, to encourage the warriors and frighten the enemy," "their principal function in Israel was to stress the religious character of the war" (Y. Yadin, The Scroll of the War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness [Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1962] 113).
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	Direction: When the Church Was Young: Studies in the Thessalonian Epistles
		As Ewert himself indicates, this slim volume is dwarfed by his mammoth commentary on the Thessalonian letters published by Baker.
		In the attempt to communicate to the “person in the pew,” which is illustrated by the fact that the Thessalonian correspondence is divided into 13 units--eight on 1 Thessalonians and five on 2 Thessalonians--, as befits a quarterly study schedule.
		But it also means, for example, that he nimbly dodges the serious charge of anti-Semitism often leveled against Paul on the basis of 1 Thessalonians 2:15-16, by characterizing these verses “as outburst coming from the heart of an exasperated missionary” (36).
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	Sermon for Pentecost 22
		Paul’s and my Thessalonian Thank You for Christ the Lord is also truly for you as individual brothers and sisters in Christ because of your faith, hope and love.
		This the Thessalonian Christians needed to keep realizing, too, because of the fact that they were being so persecuted and mocked for their new Christian faith, as I spoke about last week on our Mission Festival celebration.
		Their certain hope for the life of heaven to come enabled them to endure the hardships they were going through.
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	AdvRevfnl
		In 1 Thessalonians (1:7-8) Paul indicates that he knew what people were thinking in Achaia (the province where Corinth was located), suggesting that 1 Thessalonians was written from there after Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia.
		One way to explain the seeming contradictions between Acts and Thessalonians is that the author Acts tends to focus on Paul and minimize the movements of Paul's missionary partners.
		The kinds of activities and emotinal connections hinted at in the Thessalonian letters are typically left out of the reckoning in Acts.
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	Direction: The Thessalonian Epistles
		Those reading the “Introduction” to the Thessalonian Epistles will be reminded of this earlier work.
		Hiebert’s commentary on the Thessalonian Letters is a careful verse-by-verse (and frequently word-by-word) explanation of the Greek text of the letters.
		There is no need here to question his pre-millennialism (which comes out rather strongly in some places), although one has the feeling at times that an exegesis of the text doesn’t demand that it be mentioned in so many instances.
	www.directionjournal.org /article?6 (698 words)

	Thessalonica: A Working Church
		The Thessalonians were included in the "great collection" for the saints in Jerusalem (Rom.
		The Thessalonians received the Gospel as the authoritative message of Heaven (1 Thes.
		Paul says the Thessalonians "turned to God from idols to serve." Repentance is one fruit of the gospel (Matt.
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	End Times Pt.5
		Some at the Thessalonian church wanted to know more about the time and manner of Christ's return than Paul was able to tell them.
		Paul reminds the Thessalonian Christians that they were not appointed or predestined to see the wrath of God but His salvation.
		The Thessalonian Christians quenched the Holy Spirit in their worship and it happens in church today as well.
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