2 THESSALONIANS
2 THESSALONIANS : This book is a letter from Paul, Silas,
and Timothy to the Church at Thessalonica (Greece),
further describing Jesus' return and encouraging them to
withstand the oppression for their beliefs:
- "...you are suffering. God is just: He will pay back
trouble to those who trouble you and give relief...This
will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven
in blazing fire with His powerful angels. He will punish
those who do not know God and do not obey the Gospel of
our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting
destruction (i.e., hell) and shut out from the presence
of the Lord and from the majesty of His power." (2
Thessalonians 1:5-9)
- "...for that day will not come until the rebellion
occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man
doomed to destruction." (2 Thessalonians 2:1-3)
"The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance
with the work of Satan..." (2 Thessalonians 2:9)
Paul advised them not to be lazy and to work hard -- not just
waiting around for the return of Jesus.