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2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
2 Thess 1:
1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.
4 Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring.
5 This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering—
Spiritual Growth amidst Suffering
Spiritual Growth amidst Suffering
a. Their faith is growing.
b. Their love for others is increasing.
c. All this in spite of persecution and affliction.
God is Just
God is Just
(definition of just is correct, righteous)
6 since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
7 and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels
8 in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
9 They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
10 when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.
2 Thess 1:6-
a. God will grant relief
a. God will grant relief
b. God is just to repay affliction
35 Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly.’
b.
Deut 3:
19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
c. Hell is for real ya’ll
c. Hell is for real ya’ll
9 They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
Universalism-
Universalism is the belief that everyone eventually will be saved.
Geisler, N. L. (1999). Universalism. In Baker encyclopedia of Christian apologetics (p. 746). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Annihilationism-the view that persons who cannot qualify for heaven simply go out of existence.
8 And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.
41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left.
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
13 wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.
8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
There is no such thing as annihilation, the suffering of those who do not know God is eternal.
There is no such thing as annihilation, the suffering of those who do not know God is eternal.
d. Those who believe will marvel at God
10 when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.
13 This will be your opportunity to bear witness.
2 Tim
The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Letters to the Thessalonians B. “It Is Indeed Just of God to Repay with Affliction Those Who Afflict You”—The Destiny of the Persecutors (1.6–10)
The ultimate destiny of a person or a group of people at the time of the final revelation of the Lord depends on their response to the message of the gospel delivered by the apostolic witnesses. The importance of this testimony, and of one’s response to it, transcends the boundaries of debate and opinion. Eternal destiny is bound inextricably with one’s response to the gospel of Christ.
8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,
2 categories of people in the end
those who do not know God or obey the gospel
those who believed
Paul’s Prayer for the Persecuted Church
Paul’s Prayer for the Persecuted Church
Present suffering
11 To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power,
12 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 Thess 1:
a. “That God may make you worthy of his calling...”
Paul is praying that they live out their faith
1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
2 Pet
10 Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.
What can we gleam from
We Will Suffer
He will Avenge
He will be glorified in you
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