From Stephanie Slater

Hello,

I noticed that each chapter in Thessalonians ends with the coming of Christ.

1:10 ...Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
2:19 ...presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
3:13 ...at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
4:17 ...Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
5:23 ...preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

4:18 Tells the Thessalonians to comfort one another with these words. Do we refer to the coming of Christ often to encourage each other? Just thinkin!

Do you all agree these references ALL refer to the final judgment day? If not, please share.

Another thought; Like Phil. 1:6 "He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ," Thess. 5:25 says, "He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it." Jesus is sufficient for me!

In Him,

Steph

From Jean Smith

Hello Canyon Sisters:

I thought I'd put out a little study challenge for you to investigate this week. I've been doing some background study on the writing of the book of Thessalonians and came across two historical pieces of data today that I thought were interesting. See if you can answer the following in your study of the book this week:

1. What is Via Egnatia and how did it relate to either the book of Thessalonians or Paul's 2nd missionary journey?

2. What piece of information is contained in the inscription found at the Temple of Apollos at Delphi that helped confirm the year Paul wrote the book?

Happy studying!

Jean