Anytime we look at Bible prophecy we are faced with the problems of finding a genuine fulfillment unless, of course, there is inspiration to tell us the meaning and the exact fulfillment. Like 1 Thessalonians, this letter is from Paul, Silas andTimothy. In Paul's day, the region in which Thessalonica was located was known as Macedonia. Today, it is northern Greece.

"Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." —The right reading is, was calling, which has been altered because of the slight theological difficulty, on the analogy of Galatians 1:6, etc.The call is not simply a momentary act, but a continual beckoning upwards, until the privileges offered are actually attained. In the New Testament we have some inspired statements telling us the precise fulfillment of some Old Testament prophecy.

This shows that all three of them agreed. Introduction In chapter 1, Paul begins with a salutation or greeting (1:1) followed by thanksgiving for the work of God and the response of the Thessalonians to the Gospel (1:2-10).

I Thessalonians 2:12 “encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.” I Thessalonians 3:13 “ May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father … 2 Thessalonians’ role in the Bible.

2 Thessalonians 1:12. A Life Pleasing to God.

The writer of this letter used the same style as 1 Thessalonians andother letters that Paul wrote. This shows that Paul was the main author. [1] There has been much debate as to the exact point or points Paul wished to make, the identity of “the restrainer,” and exactly what is the relationship between the Antichrist and the restrainer. Ἰησοῦ] The name of our Lord Jesus, i.e. In return for its 4 Finally, then, brothers, 1 we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you d received from us e how you ought to walk and f to please God, just as you are doing, that you g do so more and more.

Τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου ἡμ.

so far as He is the κύριος, the Lord; comp. 2 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter —asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. 2 Thessalonians chapter 1 KJV (King James Version) "..your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:" It should not offend us that God tries our hearts and proves our faith by trial of fire. (12) Hath called. Mark Dunagan Commentary on the Bible. Second Thessalonians is the ninth of Paul’s letters.Of the 27 New Testament books, Paul wrote 13. "That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as … 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12. In many verses,‘we’ write.