In the church of Thessalonica there were some misunderstandings about the return of Christ. Paul desired to clear them up in his letter. He also writes it as an instruction in holy living.
Brief Summary: The first three chapters are about Paul longing to visit the church in Thessalonica but not being able to because Satan stopped them (1st Thessalonians 2 : 18), and how Paul cared for them and was encouraged to hear how they had been. Paul then prays for them (1st Thessalonians 3 : 11 – 13). In chapter 4, Paul is instructing the believers in Thessalonica on how to live, in Christ Jesus, a holy life (1st Thessalonians 4 : 1 – 12). Paul goes on to instruct them of a misconception they had. He tells them that the people who have died in Christ Jesus will also go to heaven when He comes back (1st Thessalonians 4 : 13 – 18, 5 : 1 – 11). The book ends with final instructions of living the Christian life.
Connections: Paul reminds the Thessalonians that the persecution they were receiving from their “own countrymen” (v. 2 : 15), the Jews who rejected their Messiah, is the same that the Old Testament prophets suffered (Jeremiah 2 : 30; Matthew 23 : 31). Jesus warned that true prophets of God would always be opposed by the unrighteous (Luke 11 : 49). In Colossians, Paul reminds them of that truth.
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