Bible Book

2 Thessalonians

Pauline Epistles • New Testament • 3 Chapters

Summary

The New Testament’s ninth Pauline Epistle; the fourteenth book of the New Testament; the fifty-third book of the Bible.

Author: Paul, Silvanus (Silas), and Timothy, as noted in 2 Thessalonians 1:1.

Audience: Paul wrote this second letter to the church he founded in the city of Thessalonica during his second missionary journey (Acts 17:1–9). Though he lived among these people only a short time, he had already written one letter to them and follows up with a second letter to clear up concerns regarding the day of the Lord as well as dealing with Christian persecution.

Date: Approximately AD 51—52.

Illustrative Verse

“With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith. We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

2 Thessalonians 1:11-12

Explanation

After his first letter, Paul still had some issues to clear up in Thessalonica. There was false teaching circulating that the day of the Lord had already come. His second letter to this church builds upon the eschatological teachings in from his first epistle.

Study Resources

McGee Notes

Synopsis on Bible Hub

Introduction on ESV

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