2 Thessalonians 1 - Daily Summary

Hello! The book of  2 Thessalonians will be viewed briefly first. 

 2 Thessalonians 1 is only 47 verses long and 3 chapters long, making it the shortest Church epistle that is sent to an entire church by Paul. Let's do an introduction of the book:

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2 Thessalonians Book Information

Testament: New

To: the Church in Thessalonica (modern day Thessaloniki)

From: Paul, Timothy, Silas

Chapter Count: 3

Themes: Persecution and God's Judgement

Special Details: last and shortest of the Pauline Church epistles.

Information about Thessalonica: Thessalonica is a city in modern day Greece, 300km north of Corinth, located in a region called Macedonia. It is the northernmost city that received a letter from Paul. He visited them in his second and  third missionary trip.

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2 Thessalonians 1 makes up a quarter of the book of Second Thessalonians. Two verses are the greetings (verse 1-2), and then it talks about thanksgiving and prayer, common themes in the beginnings of Paul's letters. 

The authors are thankful to God because of the growing faith and love of the Thessalonians. They are being perseverant and faithful amidst persecution. We must follow the example of the Thessalonians - do not adhere to persecution and pressure (verse 4).

God will bless those who are suffering for Him under persecution for faith. God will give back what is good to the good and punish those who should be punished. God will punish the wicked and disobedient (verse 8). Be ready and be obedient, faithful, and endure persecution, so when he comes we can be glorified.

Constantly pray for others so they can be worthy of God's calling and be ready for the Judgement. Us ourselves should also try to be worthy and ready. 

That's all, as 2 Thessalonians 1 is very short.

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