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2 Thessalonians

2 THESSALONIANS 1

PAUL'S PRAISE OF THE CHURCH AT THESSALONICA (1:1-4)

The church's testimony (1:1-3)

Their faith in the Saviour has grown more and more (1:1-3a).
Their love for the saints has grown more and more (1:3b).

The church's trials (1:4):

PAUL'S PROMISE TO THE CHURCH AT THESSALONICA (1:5-10):

What (1:5-6)

Concerning the persecuted (1:5):
Concerning the persecutors (1:6):

When (1:7-10):

PAUL'S PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH AT THESSALONICA (1:11-12)

Concerning God's power (1:11a):

Concerning God's purpose (1:11b):

Concerning God's person (1:12):

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THE DAY OF THE LORD (2:1-12):

The day of the Lord and the church (2:1-3)

The confusion (2:1-2):
The clarification (2:3b, 3c):
A worldwide religious apostasy (2:3b)
The appearance of a satanic superman (2:3c)

The day of the Lord and the Antichrist (2:3a-4, 8-9)

His titles (2:3a, 8a, 9a)
"The man of lawlessness" (2:3a, 8a)
"This evil man" (2:9a)
His travesty (2:4):
His trickery (2:9b):
His trampling (2:8b):

The day of the Lord and the restrainer (2:5-7):

The day of the Lord and the unsaved (2:10-12):

THE DISCIPLES OF THE LORD (2:13-17):

Their election by the Lord (2:13-14):

Their exhortation by the apostle (2:15-17):

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PAUL'S REQUEST (3:1-2):

That they pray for God's messenger (3:2):

That they pray for God's message (3:1):

PAUL'S REASSURANCE (3:3-5)

He reassures them concerning God's faithfulness (3:3-4).

He reassures them concerning God's love and patience (3:5).

PAUL'S REPRIMAND (3:6-18)

The recipients (3:6-11, 13, 14b):

The lazy (3:6-10):

The gossipers (3:11, 13):

The disobedient (3:14b):

The rules (3:12, 14a, 15):

Step 1-identify them (3:14a)

Step 2-admonish them (3:12, 15a)

Step 3-love them (3:1 5b):

PAUL'S FINAL REMARKS (3:16-18)

The apostle's heart (3:16, 18)

He prays that they will experience God's peace (3:16).

He prays that they will experience God's grace (3:18).

The apostle's hand (3:17):