In 2nd Thessalonians, Paul continues to develop the theme of the day of the Lord (deception rf. Mat.22:8-14), but always keeping in mind that it does not relate to members of the church (review 1Th.5:3-11).
Second Thessalonians is one of those passages that demands a pre-tribulation rapture. Chapter one talks about the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ and His judgment of the wicked, but in 2:1, he says, “Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, ... ” The word “coming” here is παρουσία parousia and speaks of His personal appearance. “ ... and our gathering together to Him.Well, what is “our gathering together to Him?” He's already told us in 1st Thessalonians four, “... the Lord will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, with the trumpet of God. The dead in Christ will rise first ... we who are alive and remain will be caught up together ... to meet them in the clouds. And so shall we ever be with the Lord."He's already taught it. Now all he has to do is refer back to it. So he says, do not “... be soon shaken in mind or troubled, ...” Why should we not be soon shaken in mind or troubled? Because of His coming, and is gathering together of us to Him. “... either by a spirit or by a word, or by a letter, as if from us.” There were apparently false teachers that were claiming to be representing Paul, and they were spreading false teaching, “... as if the day of Christ had come.”
The Thessalonians had received a message, “... the day of Christ has come.” The oldest manuscripts have “the Day of the Lord.” Why is this important? On the day that Jesus descends from heaven and the church ascends, we call this “the Rapture.” Seven years of tribulation, in the middle, Antichrist takes his place in the temple, proclaiming himself to be God. At the right time,
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Salvation comes only by Grace through faith in Jesus Christ, and only in Him alone. Especially if you've been left behind, learn about "The Simplicity of Salvation" here:
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