Category Archives: 2 Thessalonians

2 Thess 3:6-12 (2 Thess. 3:6-12 ESV)  6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition … Continue reading →

2 Thess 3:1-2 (2 Thess. 3:1-2 ESV) Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you,  2 and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. … Continue reading →

2 Thess 2:14-15 (2 Thess. 2:14-15 ESV)  14 To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.  15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that … Continue reading →

I apologize for not being involved in the comments these last several days. I’ve been under the weather with something called “endocarditis,” meaning an infection of the heart valves. I’ve been on 24-hour IV antibiotics for a month. (Anti = … Continue reading →

2 Thess 2:13-14 Having contradicted the false teaching regarding the Second Coming and likely concerned that he may have offended the church, Paul immediately shifts the subject to give a word of encouragement. (2 Thess. 2:13-14 ESV) 13 But we … Continue reading →

Closing thoughts So I started with just the text and Gordon Fee’s commentary on 2 Thess. And I soon worked with just the text as I found Fee too unwilling to consider the possibility that these events had already happened. … Continue reading →

Verse-by-verse exposition Let’s work through the text to see how it fits to equate the Rebel with Simon bar Giora, the leader of the Jewish rebels against  Rome — (2 Thess. 2:3-4 ESV)  3 Let no one deceive you in … Continue reading →

A little history The language Paul uses for the Rebel is borrowed from Daniel’s description of Antiochus Epiphanes and Eze 28:2. Eze 28:2 condemns the king of Tyre for claiming to be god. The desecration of the Temple by Antiochus … Continue reading →

Paul’s explanation of the timing of the Second Coming It’s my view, contrary to much Protestant teaching, that in 2 Thessalonians, Paul is speaking of the Destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD, not some as-of-yet future war involving a Jerusalem … Continue reading →

Well, things get interesting in chapter 2 — downright apocalyptic. It seems that the Thessalonians were struggling with understanding the Second Coming (no real surprise). Paul had mentioned the Second Coming in 1 Thessalonians and offers a more comprehensive explanation … Continue reading →