1 Thessalonians gave Instruction of Paul on the Rapture of the Church. In 2 Thessalonians, we are given the Instruction of Paul on the Second Coming of Christ
(2 Thessalonians Part 1): The Instruction of Paul on the Second Coming of Christ.
2 Thessalonians 1:3 - We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith growth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
He says we are bound, and that's the Greek word OPHEILOMEN that means to be indebted. We are indebted to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, and the word meet is the word worthy, because of two reasons:
Because your faith grows exceedingly, and this is the only place in the New Testament where this Greek word is found "grows exceedingly." That means that their growth was very unusual. It was not normal. That your faith grows exceedingly, and secondly: the charity, and that's the word AGAPE love, of every one of you all toward each other is abounding, or increasing;
The two elements of the believer's life that Paul marked and expressed as being the genuine evidence of a person's salvation, is that they have faith and trust towards Christ, and love for the people of God.
2 Thessalonians 1:4 - So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
The word glory is the word boast. So that we ourselves, we boast in you in the churches of God for your patience, and that's the word HUPOMENO which means to remain under, and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you are enduring:
He says that it's your remaining under and your faith. You remain under your circumstances trusting the Lord, so therefore we are using you for an example. And you do this in all your persecutions and tribulations that you are presently enduring. They didn't back down. They remained under to trust the Lord.
2 Thessalonians 3:7 - For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
The word ought is the word necessary. And the word follow is the word MIMETAI. That is the word for mimic.
2 Thessalonians 3:8 - Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought;
Interesting that the word nought is the word donation. That's interesting! We didn't eat any person's food as a donation. But we worked in labor and travail night and day, in order that we not be chargeable to any of you:
2 Thessalonians 3:16 - Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. That is, through everything. He is the God of peace. He's the Lord of peace. May He give you peace always through all things.
Literal translation: The Lord is with you all.
Now if He's the Lord of peace and He's with me all the time, then I can experience the peace of God. He's with me all the time.
This is all I have for 2 Thessalonians. I'll begin with the pastoral letters next, Paul's letters to Timothy and to Titus. What a great study those letters will be!
2 Thessalonians 3:1 - Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
The Greek word for "free course" means to run, that it might just run, not be hindered.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 - But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and keep you from evil. Both are statements of facts, who will establish you, and who will keep you from evil. The word evil has the definite article. He will keep you from (the evil one).
2 Thessalonians 3:5 - And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
And the Lord direct your hearts, into two things: into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. Interesting the emphasis here, the patient waiting is HUPOMENO, which is the word that Paul says represents this life, to remain under the circumstances of your life here on the earth.
That's what it's all about. What do I do while I'm waiting for Christ to come? Remain under! That's how you learn how to trust the Lord.
2 Thessalonians 3:6 - Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
He says now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, (and this is a "heavy one" here), that you withdraw yourselves from every brother that is walking disorderly, and not after the tradition which you received from us.
The word withdraw is a very technical word. It comes from the word to stand, but it means to purposely stand off from someone. To withdraw means to stay away from. People who profess to be Christians but are not walking the way Paul describes a Christian should walk, he says as you receive from us!
2 Thessalonians 2:11 - And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion. The literal language here (ENERGEIAN PLANE) is that He will send them an energizing error, an actual spirit, or energizing force that's going to overcome them and lead them into error or false teaching, that they should believe a lie. God's going to send it.
2 Thessalonians 2:12 - That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
That they all might be damned, literally it's the word judged, who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
The word believed, and the word pleasure, are both Aorist Participles which means that they judge because they had not believed the truth, because they had taken pleasure in unrighteousness. So, this is the judgment, something that they had already settled in.
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
Therefore, brethren, the first commandment: stand firm, and hold the traditions, and the word hold is the word grip (KRATEITE). It's not the normal word hold. It's the word grip. Grip the tradition which you have been taught, either through word, or through our letter.
2 Thessalonians 2:17 - Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
May He comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good word and work. The word good is the word AGATHOS which is one of several words used for good, and that denotes the good of God's Spirit.
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
He says let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except, and now he's going to present these things must happen before Christ comes back and brings judgment prior to.
Over the years, the term "falling away" has been applied to several things, especially the church, that we would be taken out and that must happen first. The Greek word is APOSTASIA. It's the word apostasy. First of all, there must come an apostasy first. Apostasy means that people will leave the truth of the gospel, leave the faith in Christ, and it will be a godless world more and more. There must be an apostasy against God and the gospel.
Secondly, and that man of sin be revealed, who is called the son of perdition;
The word perdition means destruction. It's a title. There's only one other person in the bible called that and that's Judas Iscariot in John Chapter 17. So, there must be an apostasy. Secondly, the man of sin needs to be revealed. He can't just show up. It's going to take some circumstances that are going to reveal him.
2 Thessalonians 2:5 - Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
Then he says do you not remember that when I was yet with you, I told you these things? In the Greek text, that's an Imperfect Tense. I was telling you these things, which means he told them more than once, and taught them.
2 Thessalonians 1:10 - When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
When he shall come to be glorified in his saints. Glorification is a word that represents the very nature and substance of God. How do we give glory to God? It's when people see Christ in us.
2 Thessalonians 2:2 - That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
He presents to them the rapture and he says that you be not soon shaken in mind. The word mind is the word NOUS, which is a Greek word that describes the perceptive processes of the mind. He says that you soon not be shaken in mind, or be troubled, and notice these three things: neither through spirit, and that is somebody coming along and saying that some spirit gave them a "revelation".
Nor through a word, nor through a letter. He's addressing this letter problem. He says nor through a letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. The oldest manuscripts say the day of the Lord, not day of Christ. So, you might take note of that. We are talking about the day of the Lord.
1 Thessalonians gave Instruction of Paul on the Rapture of the Church. In 2 Thessalonians, we are given the Instruction of Paul on the Second Coming of Christ
(2 Thessalonians Part 1): The Instruction of Paul on the Second Coming of Christ.
2 Thessalonians 1:3 - We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith growth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
He says we are bound, and that's the Greek word OPHEILOMEN that means to be indebted. We are indebted to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, and the word meet is the word worthy, because of two reasons:
Because your faith grows exceedingly, and this is the only place in the New Testament where this Greek word is found "grows exceedingly." That means that their growth was very unusual. It was not normal. That your faith grows exceedingly, and secondly: the charity, and that's the word AGAPE love, of every one of you all toward each other is abounding, or increasing;
The two elements of the believer's life that Paul marked and expressed as being the genuine evidence of a person's salvation, is that they have faith and trust towards Christ, and love for the people of God.
2 Thessalonians 1:4 - So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
The word glory is the word boast. So that we ourselves, we boast in you in the churches of God for your patience, and that's the word HUPOMENO which means to remain under, and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you are enduring:
He says that it's your remaining under and your faith. You remain under your circumstances trusting the Lord, so therefore we are using you for an example. And you do this in all your persecutions and tribulations that you are presently enduring. They didn't back down. They remained under to trust the Lord.
2 Thessalonians 3:7 - For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
The word ought is the word necessary. And the word follow is the word MIMETAI. That is the word for mimic.
2 Thessalonians 3:8 - Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought;
Interesting that the word nought is the word donation. That's interesting! We didn't eat any person's food as a donation. But we worked in labor and travail night and day, in order that we not be chargeable to any of you:
2 Thessalonians 3:16 - Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. That is, through everything. He is the God of peace. He's the Lord of peace. May He give you peace always through all things.
Literal translation: The Lord is with you all.
Now if He's the Lord of peace and He's with me all the time, then I can experience the peace of God. He's with me all the time.
This is all I have for 2 Thessalonians. I'll begin with the pastoral letters next, Paul's letters to Timothy and to Titus. What a great study those letters will be!
God Bless!!!
Again, thank you for the work you are doing in these posts. I am glad you are pursuing this study. may many be blessed by it, especially you!
Thank you so much for your kind and edifying message!
2 Thessalonians 3:1 - Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
The Greek word for "free course" means to run, that it might just run, not be hindered.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 - But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and keep you from evil. Both are statements of facts, who will establish you, and who will keep you from evil. The word evil has the definite article. He will keep you from (the evil one).
2 Thessalonians 3:5 - And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
And the Lord direct your hearts, into two things: into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. Interesting the emphasis here, the patient waiting is HUPOMENO, which is the word that Paul says represents this life, to remain under the circumstances of your life here on the earth.
That's what it's all about. What do I do while I'm waiting for Christ to come? Remain under! That's how you learn how to trust the Lord.
2 Thessalonians 3:6 - Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
He says now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, (and this is a "heavy one" here), that you withdraw yourselves from every brother that is walking disorderly, and not after the tradition which you received from us.
The word withdraw is a very technical word. It comes from the word to stand, but it means to purposely stand off from someone. To withdraw means to stay away from. People who profess to be Christians but are not walking the way Paul describes a Christian should walk, he says as you receive from us!
2 Thessalonians 2:11 - And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion. The literal language here (ENERGEIAN PLANE) is that He will send them an energizing error, an actual spirit, or energizing force that's going to overcome them and lead them into error or false teaching, that they should believe a lie. God's going to send it.
2 Thessalonians 2:12 - That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
That they all might be damned, literally it's the word judged, who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
The word believed, and the word pleasure, are both Aorist Participles which means that they judge because they had not believed the truth, because they had taken pleasure in unrighteousness. So, this is the judgment, something that they had already settled in.
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
Therefore, brethren, the first commandment: stand firm, and hold the traditions, and the word hold is the word grip (KRATEITE). It's not the normal word hold. It's the word grip. Grip the tradition which you have been taught, either through word, or through our letter.
2 Thessalonians 2:17 - Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
May He comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good word and work. The word good is the word AGATHOS which is one of several words used for good, and that denotes the good of God's Spirit.
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
He says let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except, and now he's going to present these things must happen before Christ comes back and brings judgment prior to.
Over the years, the term "falling away" has been applied to several things, especially the church, that we would be taken out and that must happen first. The Greek word is APOSTASIA. It's the word apostasy. First of all, there must come an apostasy first. Apostasy means that people will leave the truth of the gospel, leave the faith in Christ, and it will be a godless world more and more. There must be an apostasy against God and the gospel.
Secondly, and that man of sin be revealed, who is called the son of perdition;
The word perdition means destruction. It's a title. There's only one other person in the bible called that and that's Judas Iscariot in John Chapter 17. So, there must be an apostasy. Secondly, the man of sin needs to be revealed. He can't just show up. It's going to take some circumstances that are going to reveal him.
2 Thessalonians 2:5 - Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
Then he says do you not remember that when I was yet with you, I told you these things? In the Greek text, that's an Imperfect Tense. I was telling you these things, which means he told them more than once, and taught them.
2 Thessalonians 1:10 - When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
When he shall come to be glorified in his saints. Glorification is a word that represents the very nature and substance of God. How do we give glory to God? It's when people see Christ in us.
2 Thessalonians 2:2 - That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
He presents to them the rapture and he says that you be not soon shaken in mind. The word mind is the word NOUS, which is a Greek word that describes the perceptive processes of the mind. He says that you soon not be shaken in mind, or be troubled, and notice these three things: neither through spirit, and that is somebody coming along and saying that some spirit gave them a "revelation".
Nor through a word, nor through a letter. He's addressing this letter problem. He says nor through a letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. The oldest manuscripts say the day of the Lord, not day of Christ. So, you might take note of that. We are talking about the day of the Lord.
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